If it were me, I'd start creating all new users in the default recipients container and use restricted address book views and standard ABVs to mimic what containers give you now. I'd stop transferring users between containers ever.... until we were ready to move to E2K where the become irrelevant. Unless your boss is good with the additional hardware requirements and costs that exmerge (or a similar 3rd party tool) is going to involve.
> -----Original Message----- > From: David Gibbons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 5:11 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Information Store and Single Instance Storage. > > > Chris, > > Currently all of our _wonderful_ users depend on the > containers to help them figure out who's at a center or to > send email to everyone at that center and we do not use > address book views at this time. We have a high transfer > rate here and every time some moves from one center to > another I have to move that mailbox. Also we're 62 centers > strong and are looking at adding 30 more centers before the > end of this year. The container's are a pain right now and > will become a nightmare by the end of the year. > Also, my boss doesn't like it and I have to give him what he > wants.... I just wish his previous staff set it up correctly. > > Now, if we drill everyone down to the root anytime I have a > new user hire or a transfer I just need to change the > information in their profile and can manage all the mailbox > resources via an address book view instead of hard moves and > complicated scripting. > > > > Question: Why do you need to move the users to a single container? > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: David Gibbons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 4:52 PM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: RE: Information Store and Single Instance Storage. > > > > > > > > > Chris and Martin, > > > > > > Thanks for the information. *sigh* My manager's going to hate > > > me. But that's what a test lab is for right? > > > > > > As for E2K, > > > > > > I've yet to really look at it as a possabiliy so my first > > > question is... > > > > > > Can I run E2K is it own domain with a DC blah blah blah... > > > Leaving my current NT 4 domain intact and setup a trust > > > between the 2 domains, add the E2K server to my current site > > > and move all the users to it? > > > > > > We're not quite ready to move to 2000 yet so I need to work > > > between the lines. > > > > > > > Upgrade to E2K. > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: David Gibbons > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 4:38 PM > > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > > Subject: Information Store and Single Instance Storage. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To All: > > > > > > > > > > Current environment.... > > > > > > > > > > Test Lab Server 1 > > > > > Compaq r3000 > > > > > 2 PII 333 > > > > > 1.5gig Ram > > > > > 1x 4.1gig OS mirror > > > > > 1x 9.1gig Log mirror > > > > > 4x 18.1gig Information Store Raid 5 > > > > > Windows NT 4sp6 > > > > > Exchange 5.5sp4 > > > > > Information Store Size 33.2gig (Single Instance) 51gig > > > > > uncompressed. 768 mailboxes in information store Container > > > > > Scheme Container for each location e.g. -Center Location 1 > > > > > --User --User --ETC -Center Location 2 --User > --User --Etc > > > > > > > > > > Test Lab Server 2 > > > > > Compaq ML530 > > > > > 2 PIII Xoen 1gig > > > > > 2gig Ram > > > > > 1x 18.1gig OS Mirror > > > > > 1x 18.1gig Log Mirror > > > > > 4x 36gig Information Store Raid 5 > > > > > Windows 2000sp2 > > > > > Exchange 5.5sp4 > > > > > > > > > > We wish to use Ed's server move method to replace the current > > > > > hardware that our exchange server is sitting. We > also wish to > > > > > move all user out of there current containers and set them in > > > > > the root of the exchange server and use address book > views for > > > > > our GAL(ie the right way) Within Ed's server move > method I can > > > > > use the server to server move and not lose single > instance store > > > > > (according to Microsoft Q white papers) with all email on the > > > > > old server and retain my 33.2gig database on the new > server. As > > > > > soon as I use Bind view or exmerge to get all the > mailboxes out > > > > > of there containers and into the root I lose single instance > > > > > store and have a 50gig database on the new server. > Does anyone > > > > > know how to move mailboxes out of their containers > and into the > > > > > root without having to use a .pst and losing single instance > > > > > storage? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > David Gibbons > > > > > Sr. Network Engineer > > > > > Caliber Collision Centers > > > > > 949-283-7593 > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > > List posting FAQ: > http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > > > Archives: > http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
