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Retiring Exchange 5.5 sites with Exchange 2003 SP1 Tools

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Retiring Exchange 5.5 with Exchange 2003 SP1 Tools

While the process of migrating mailboxes across sites\admin groups has gotten easier with Exchange 2003 w/ SP1 or higher there are still many steps involved.  But at least the steps required to move a mailbox across sites has been reduce to two, where it used to be at least half a dozen additional steps to those listed above.  The addition of the Exchange Deployment Wizard has also taken some of the ?behind the scenes magic? out of the upgrade process from Exchange 5.5.

 If you have any questions about this article or the Exchange 5.5 migration process please feel free to contact me or Pro Exchange at Jason.Sherry@theproexchange.com or http://www.theproexchange.com.

 pfMigrate related links:

1.      How to use the pfMigrate tool to perform a cross-site public folder move operation in Exchange Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;843107

2.      Things to consider before you use the pfMigrate tool
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;843107#XSLTH3251121123120121120120

3.      Things to consider after you use the pfMigrate tool
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;843107#XSLTH3255121123120121120120

4.      Administering Public Folders with Exchange 2003 and PFMIGRATE
http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/PFMIGRATE.html

 Mailbox migration:

1.      Moving Mailboxes in Exchange 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=821829
http://www.windowsitpro.com/Articles/Print.cfm?ArticleID=43146

 Retiring site and servers:

1.      How to Remove the First Exchange Server in a Site
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/152959/

2.      How to completely remove a Exchange server or the entire Exchange organization
http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Remove-Exchange-server-entire-Exchange-organization.html

3.      How to remove the last Exchange Server 5.5 computer from an Exchange 2000 administrative group
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/284148/

4.      Best Practices for Removing an Exchange 5.5 Site from the Organization
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324340

 

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