In the next month I
am going to be tackling a major upgrade of our existing Imail Server and am
looking for any feedback from other users have done similar
migrations/upgrades. (I've done some reading through the KB and mail
archives already.)
Current
environment:
Windows NT 4.0 Server
Imail version 7.0 using the Imail User database
Hosting email for two domains.
Physically located in my office building
New
Environment:
Windows
2000 Server
Imail
version 8.05
Integration with Active Directory (I hope)
Moved
to server co-location facility
I know what I want
to do isn't going to be easy but here's the layout. I'll install the
new server into an existing AD environment and configure it to run AD.
I'll install Imail v8.05 on it.
First question, will
the existing AD users get email accounts automatically by virtue of doing a
clean install or will I have to create them in some fashion?
My active directory
is configured with a different domain name (irr.net) then what Imail will host
(irr.com). Can I host mail for irr.com even though the AD domain name is
irr.net?
I've read that if
you choose AD integration, that you can only host one domain. Can I host
another domain using the Imail user database or that domain? (Pretty sure that
answer is yes.)
What are the chances
that I can transfer mail from my old 7.0 server to the new 8.0 server?
I've read the KB article about moving servers but it assumes a like-to-like
move.
Since my mail
servers will be changing IP address' and it will take a couple of days to
replicate the DNS changes, is there a good way to leave the old server running
in a fashion that would forward mail to the new server if an
SMTP connection to it was made? (I don't see how I could leave POP3
running.)
Any input anyone has
is much appreciated. If there are any online articles I can refer to,
please point me in the right direction.
Matthew Brandes, MCSE,
CCA
IT Manager
Integra Realty Resources, Inc.
1901 W.
47th Place, #300
Westwood, KS 66205
T. 913-748-4720
F. 913-236-4307
http://www.irr.com
