Niki, If they're large, you're right it'll take ages. However, why not just EXMerge them to .PSTs on each of the servers, copy onto CDs and carry or post.
Regards, Mike Scott EPS Ltd -----Original Message----- From: Niki Blowfield - Exchange [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 16 October 2002 10:19 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Advice on infrastructure design That's great, thanks Mark I think this will work well for us performance wise, and returning everyone to a single server will certainly cut down on a lot of headaches, whilst raising one or two more such as our backup capabilities Thanks all for the help, now have a long weekend of moving mailboxes across 256k ADSL :( -----Original Message----- From: Mark Harford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 16 October 2002 09:39 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Advice on infrastructure design Niki, Take a look at the outlook performance document at http://www.microsoft.com/office/outlook/evaluation/performance.asp This gives some good tips on tuning for slow links/dialup/etc. cheers Mark -----Original Message----- From: Niki Blowfield - Exchange [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 16 October 2002 09:32 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Advice on infrastructure design How is it possible to force a client to work offline? Our laptop users have OST files configured, but will automatically work online if they can find the exchange server, i.e if they're plugged into the LAN or connected via VPN thanks -----Original Message----- From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 15 October 2002 12:59 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Advice on infrastructure design Set up all the remote users in MAPI (ie Exchange) mode, and set them to work offline, and to syncronize every 10-15 minutes. That will manage your connect time very well. I'd also spring for a real circuit at the central location, but that's just me - it might not fit the budget. ------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Niki Blowfield - Exchange [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 4:07 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Advice on infrastructure design > > > Would you suggest all users connect with outlook in 'Exchange Mode' as > opposed to POP3 retrieval? > > Our ADSL is capped at 256k upload from the central office, and in my > experience, those who are configured to connect to the central server > over ADSL (i.e. roaming laptop users) find it quite slow. At least in > this config, users have local, faster access to their mail stores and > public folders, and the slow mail transfer happens 'behind the scenes' > > I would prefer to work with one server, but would appreciate some > advice before doing this as to possible performance issues > > Nik > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 10 October 2002 16:13 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Advice on infrastructure design > > > No. Move the mailboxes to your central site, and save the cost of 5 > Exchange servers. > > I have had plenty of 20 person offices hitting Exchange across WAN > links without issue. In fact, I have 2 offices going half way across > Europe, with 30 users each, to the only office there that can support > Exchange (from an > admin standpoint). > > Personally, I think a server for less than about 40-50 users is > insane. > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > Sr. Systems Administrator > Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity > Atlanta, GA > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Niki Blowfield - Exchange > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 11:06 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Advice on infrastructure design > > > > > > Hi > > > > Very few to be honest, at our head office we have something like 30 > > users, then each site has around 10-15 > > > > Am I correct in assuming mailboxes need to be moved to our central > > server first, then the sites created, then the mailboxes moved back? > > > > Thanks > > > > Nik > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 10 October 2002 15:41 > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Advice on infrastructure design > > > > > > Good point > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > > Sr. Systems Administrator > > Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity > > Atlanta, GA > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Tony Hlabse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 10:27 AM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: Re: Advice on infrastructure design > > > > > > > > > I agree, but am curious as too how many users at each > site? Do you > > > really need one at each location. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Roger Seielstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 7:40 AM > > > Subject: RE: Advice on infrastructure design > > > > > > > > > > Switch to x.400 connectors. There is precious little > > > difference, at the > > > > network level, between Site Connectors and intrasite > > > communications - they > > > > both rely entirely on RPC connectivity, which frankly > blows across > > > unstable > > > > or tempermental WANs. > > > > > > > > Alternately (since you'd need to own Enterprise to use > > > x.400 connectors), > > > > you could also use the IMS as your connector, but I find > > > x.400 easier to > > > use > > > > for connector purposes. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > > > > Sr. Systems Administrator > > > > Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity > > > > Atlanta, GA > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Niki Blowfield - Exchange > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 6:26 AM > > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > > Subject: Advice on infrastructure design > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear All, > > > > > > > > > > I hope you will excuse me if this seems like an amateurish > > > > > question to ask, but I think we need to revise our > > setup, and are > > > > > not in a position to hire a > > > > > consultant. > > > > > > > > > > Currently, we have 5 offices connected to each other via ADSL > > > > > links, using Sonicwall routers and their VPN capabilities. > > > > > > > > > > Our Exchange Setup is 1 site with 5 servers. We've had the odd > > > > > problem in the past when the ADSL links have gone down, and > > > > > messages have been lost. Not often, but once or twice > > > > > > > > > > It was suggested to me here that we should configure > > each server > > > > > as residing in a different site, and configure site connectors > > > > > > > > > > I now have an issue where one server experiences massive > > > delays when > > > > > delivering messages to other servers (8 hours in some > > cases). On > > > > > closer inspection, I see lots of MTA errors regarding RPC > > > communication. 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