Hi, This issue was already discussed a several times here. Moving an old installation from Imail to a new server is easy.
1 - Install Imail on you new server. The installation process wants, that one domain should be added. Use your IP-Domain. 2 - Stop all Imail servives on your new machine. 3 - Export the registry data "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\IMail\Domains" from you old machine. Note: If you want to transfer all imail settings from your old machine, you can export "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\Imail". All settings are compatible between all versions of Imail. Newer versions have more settings. 4 - Import the registry data on your new machine. 5 - Copy the Imail-data (hosts/mailboxes) from the old machine to the new one. 6 - Start the services 7- Relax and Check the logs. Try to send/receive an email. I assume, that the directory structure is exactly the same on both machines. If not, eg. The Host are somewhere else, you have to edit the registry dump before you import the data. We processed this many many times migrating from Imail 7.*/8.* to 8.*/2006.* without any problems. Hope this helps. -- Mit freundlichen Grüssen -------------------------------------------- Merlin Consulting Martin Schaible Bahnhofstrasse 27 CH-8702 Zollikon Phone: +41 44 391 30 00 Fax: +41 44 391 32 49 Mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.merlinconsulting.ch Support: http://support.merlinconsulting.ch GPS: N47 20.235 E8 34.226 -------------------------------------------- News - Neue Produkte: .:. mxGuard - InvURIBL - MessageSniffer .:. NOD32 Antivirus System .:. BlueDragon .:. Kiwi Syslog Monitor .:. Paessler GmbH .:. SmarterTools -------------------------------------------- -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Stib Gesendet: Dienstag, 24. Oktober 2006 00:50 An: [email protected] Betreff: Re: [IMail Forum] move users to new server Did anyone have some answer on this thread? More than us need info about this.... //Pelle At 15:02 2006-10-19 +0200, you wrote: >Hi, > >Same "problem" here. I have a Windows 2000 box with IMail 8.2x and an old >Declude version. >I want to move to a new machine with Windows 2003 and I *don't* want to >transfer old IMail settings. Just the mailboxes and the user settings. I >want to have a "clean" (as clean as possible) setup on the new machine. > >I've done several upgrades and moves in the past but there was never such >a big difference in the way IMail works. Usually I'd install the old >version on the new box, do the transfer as per KB IM-19980116-JB11, and >then upgrade the new box. >I want to preserve the old box with the old software for a few days as a >fall back in case something does not work. > >I'm testing the new software on a separate testbox and would like to copy >all settings from that box to the new production machine which will run >the same software. After that I want to move just the user settings and >mailboxes to the new machine and be up and running. > >Maybe Trip Allen or Kevin Gillis can give us a few hints how to go about this. > >Seems like, if I copy the mailboxes and just the registry settings for >HKLM\Software\Ipswitch\IMail\<domain>* to the new machine running the new >version of IMail all should work. >* <domain> being both the name and the ip-number for each domain. > >Kevin, Trip, how about it? > >Groetjes, > > >Bonno Bloksma > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Todd Richards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 2:10 PM >Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] move users to new server > > >Thanks Markus. I was able to find that but I'm in the exact same boat as >the original poster: >- Currently on Imail 8.22 running Windows 2000 >- Moving to Imail 2006.1 on a new (different) server running Windows 2003 > >I wasn't sure on the best practice either, whether it's best to start with a >clean install of 2006.1 and transfer into that, or install 8.22 on the new >2003 server, transfer everything, then upgrade to 2006.1? > >Todd > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Markus Gufler >Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 1:58 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] move users to new server > > >For such tasks it's always a good idea to consider the knowledge base: > >http://support.ipswitch.com/kb/IM-19980116-JB11.htm > >Markus > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Todd >>Richards >>Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 3:58 AM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] move users to new server >> >> >>We are looking to do the exact same thing for about 70 domains (400 >>users), and are using the Imail DB. >> >>Todd >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John T >>(Lists) >>Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 3:08 PM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] move users to new server >> >>What database do you have the domains configured to use? >> >>John T >>eServices For You >> >>"Seek, and ye shall find!" >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:Imail_Forum- >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stib >> > Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 12:15 PM >> > To: [email protected] >> > Subject: [IMail Forum] move users to new server >> > >> > Hi again! >> > >> > I recently posted this message but didn´t recieve any respond, so I >> > give >>it >> > a new try. :) >> > >> > >> > >> > Does anyone havce a "guide" how to move all users from >>server A to the >> > newly installed Server B? >> > And just for making everything much harder it is different >>version on >>Imail >> > at the two servers. >> > Server A is running Windows 2000 and Imail 8,05 Server B is running >> > Windows 2003 and Imail 2006. (It CAN be reinstalled to >> > 8,05) >> > >> > We have many problem with the webmail on Server A, >>properbly caused by >> > chaning IP adress on the server far too many times. >> > Thats why we only want to move the USERS/Hosts and their >>mailboxes to >> > the new server, and not every setting. >> > >> > Regards Pelle >> > >> > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >> > List Archive: >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >> > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ >> >>To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >>List Archive: >>http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >>Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ >> >> >>To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >>List Archive: >>http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >>Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > >To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > >To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > >To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
