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Performing the
Exchange 5.5 Server Move
The first step in
moving a server to a different site is to decompress the Move Server
utility. To do so, insert your Exchange 5.5 Service Pack 4 CD. Now, create a
directory on your hard disk called Movesrvr, and copy the contents of the
CD's \Server\Eng\Server\Support\Movesrvr directory into it. Next, open the
file Setupmvi.exe to decompress the files it contains. When the
decompression program asks you for a location to copy the files to, install
them in the Movesrvr directory on your hard disk. This utility is also
available at the following link.
http://download.microsoft.com/download/d/f/9/df9c841e-137c-4bb2-95ab-12e08faa6dfc/SETUPMVI.EXE
Remove the Exchange
Server Site or X.400 Connector
Before you can use the
Move Server program, you must isolate your Exchange Server. To do so, break
the Directory Replication Connector between the two sites. You can remove
the Directory Replication Connector by opening Exchange Administrator and
navigating to Organization | Site | Configuration | Directory Replication.
Now, highlight the Directory Replication Connector and press the Delete key.
When you do, you'll see a warning message; click Yes to continue. Next,
Exchange will ask if you also want to delete the Directory Replication
Connector from the other site. Click Yes. At this point, Exchange will
delete the Directory Replication Connector. Click OK, and click OK again to
clear the next warning that you see. When
you've removed the Directory Replication Connector, you must remove the Site
or X.400 Connector that joins the two sites. To do so, navigate to
Organization | site | Configuration | Connections. Next, highlight the Site
Connector and press the Delete key. When you see the message asking if you
want to delete the Site or X.400 Connector, click Yes. You must also
manually delete the Site or X.400 Connector from the other site using the
same procedure. When you've removed the Site Connector, you should
eventually see the other site disappear you can press the F5 key to refresh
the view in Exchange Administrator, so you can see if the site has
disappeared yet. This could take up to several hours.
Remove
the Microsoft Exchange Event Service if Installed
The next step is to
check and see if the server you're migrating has the Microsoft Exchange
Event Service running. If this service is running, you must remove it. To do
so, run the Microsoft Exchange Server Setup program and choose the Add/
Remove Components option and uncheck Microsoft Exchange Event Service.
Using the Move Server
Wizard
Now it's time to
perform the physical migration. To do so, open the file \Movesrvr\Mvexsrvr.exe.
When you do, the Microsoft Exchange Move Server Wizard will start. Now,
follow the onscreen prompts until you get to the disk space requirements.
These estimates aren't always accurate, so it's a good idea to select a
drive with plenty of free space. When you've selected the hard drives you
want to use, click Next to continue. Then, you'll see a window similar to
the one used during the Microsoft Exchange Server Setup program. Since we're
trying to make the server a part of another site, we've told the migration
wizard to join an existing site and provided it with the appropriate
information. Click Next to continue.
At this point, the
Setup program will display a window asking you to confirm the site you want
to join. If you want to migrate the server to the listed site, click Yes to
continue. Now, you'll see a warning indicating that the destination site is
a part of the same organization and that you aren't replicating directory
information between the two sites. Click Yes to acknowledge this message and
continue with the migration.
The wizard will now ask
you for the service account name and password for the destination site. When
you've provided this information, click Next. Make sure the Move All Custom
Recipients From This Site check box is selected and click Next. The next
window asks how you want the wizard to handle distribution lists. Unless you
have a special need, select the Move All Distribution Lists In The Site
radio button and click Next. At this point, don't change Windows NT domains
on this screen, unless you've got a special reason for doing so. Unless
you're doing something special, you should leave this screen alone and
simply click Next. The reason is that each mailbox already has a primary
Windows NT account associated with it. If you select a different domain, the
existing accounts will no longer be able to access their corresponding
mailboxes. When you click Next, the migration process will begin looking at
the objects to be migrated. This phase of the wizard will give you the
opportunity to change the names of duplicate objects, and will check to make
sure everything is ready on both servers. It will also provide you with a
report that explains exactly what the wizard will attempt to do. When you're
ready to begin the migration, click the I Understand button followed by the
Finish button. The migration can take a long time it depends on your
environment, especially if you have many users on the server. The migration
wizard displays the status screen shown in so you can watch the progress of
the migration. When migration completes, click Finished. If you open
Exchange Administrator, you should see the server as a member of the site
you told it to join.
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