Thanks for the clarification Ed. My apologies for short-changing the process.
Move server between Administrative Groups = ... 1. Move users off of server and onto other servers or onto temporary server 2. Rehome Schedule+ Free/Busy Information public folder 3. Remove server 4. Remove administrative group 5. Reinstall server into other administrative group 6. Move users back to server If you are using existing servers to move the users to temporarily, you can keep them separated by putting them in their own Storage Group/Mailbox Stores. This is an easy way to keep them separated out. Also note that after the move, users will have to republish their free/busy time by logging in with a mail client. Why Microsoft continues to place arbitrary boundaries such as moving servers between Administrative Groups is anyone's guess. An Exchange server's DN is partially composed of the AG name and deep down in the bowels of Exchange, this means something. This is exactly equivalent to Sites in Exchange 5.5. So Microsoft learned its lesson and did not make sites or AG's part of the mailbox DN and therefore moving them between AG's is very simple but then they turn around and make the same stupid mistake with servers??? Idiots. And it is made even worse because they did it correctly with Routing Groups!! Here's a concept, make AG's a property of a server, just like RG's. Wow! One of these days, Microsoft will prove to the world that they can architect their way out of a paper bag. It will probably be long after I am dead, but I have confidence that it will happen eventually. > You cannot natively move servers between administrative groups. You > can, however, move users between servers in different administrative > groups. > > Ed Crowley MCSE+I MVP > Technical Consultant > hp Services > "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems." > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Uso > Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 12:42 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Re: How to move two XCH 5.5 sites to one E2K Admin Group > > > You can move servers between admin groups? > So switching to Native mode will allow me to move users between admin > groups? Is that what I was missing? > > Uso > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Greg Deckler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 12:01 AM > Subject: Re: How to move two XCH 5.5 sites to one E2K Admin Group > > > > Once you get to Native Mode, you can consolidate any number of sites > > into administrative groups. Proceed with your migration, then switch > > to native mode and consolidate. That is the process. > > > > To get there, you will probably want to install an E2K server into the > > > second site, move the mailboxes to that server, get rid of all your > > E55 servers, switch to native mode and then move the server to the > > first AG and then blast the AG/site for your second site. > > > > Let me know if you have any questions. > > > > > I have the following scenario: > > > 2 Exchange servers in one org but different sites that I need to > > > migrate > to > > > Exchange 2000 into one single Admin Group. > > > I can move the first server into the first admin group without > > > problems > but > > > how can I move the mailboxes of the 2nd site into the First Admin > > > Group instead of creating a new admin group? That doesn't seem to > > > work. I thought about using Exemerge, is there another way? > > > > > > regards > > > Uso > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > 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]
