When migrating from Exchange 2003 to 2007, there is one definitive document to use. It contains every possible task to properly remove Exchange 2003 from the environment.
I have done several Exchange 2003-2003 and 2003-2007 migrations, and the thing that never worked properly was migration of public folders – until now.
In the main instruction set, it tells you to remove the old public folder store. Here's the deal: many times the content fails to replicate unless you force the Exchange 2003 mailbox stores to use the Exchange 2007 public folder stores. The same applies to Exchange 2003-2003 migrations. (Why on earth you would install a new Exchange 2003 server in this day and age is beyond me.) Below are two screenshots:
The above solution is posted here. It's easy to miss, which is why I wrote this post. This is but one of many actions required to force public folders onto a new server. The rest are in the linked docs. Migration of the content may take days or weeks, and there's no use trying to speed it up.
Happy migrations!
3 comments:
For me exist only one tool for MS Exchange. I will explain why. Once I had very unpleasant problem with MS Exchange info, I tried nearly 20 programs and no one helped me. Only a tool from a soft community solved out my issues and what is more it should be proper for this question to my mind - exchange recovery.
Really good information, thanks for sharing it that provides the instructions to exchange public folder migration. I tested the automated migrator tool from https://softcart.wordpress.com/exchange-server-migration/ that migrate the complete items of public folder from Exchange 2003 SBS to Exchange 2010 on Server 2008R2.
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