Re: Migrating to New Forest

Hello TSDept,

For the domains you can use ADMT v3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

For Exchange you have to do a cross forest migration or use Exmerge to export
the mailboxes to .pst file and import the .pst into the other Exchange organisation.
Also you can use "Exchange Migration Wizard".
http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/20...02/430289.aspx


Exmerge:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Looking for a little guidence. I have two separate forests, each in a
> different location, each with its own 2003 domain, 2003 domain
> controller and Exhange 2003 server. The goal is to combine Exchange
> servers for the purpose of sharing GAL, Calendars and Public Folders
> (as per upper management). When all is said and done, we would like
> to keep the existing domain controllers and Exchange server at both
> the parent and remote sites (remote site with child servers). We
> would also like to keep the server names the same. The remote site
> has 30 application servers, 150 users, a lot of share resources, web
> hosting, FTP sites, database hosting, etc. What is the best way to
> approach this without completely blotching up the enitre network?
>
> I guess I need to migrate all user accounts, ad objects, SIDs from the
> remote DC to the parent DC first. Discommission the remote DC and
> bring
> back as a secondary DC in the parent forest.
> I hope there is a different easier method for the Exchange server
> joining the parent Exchange organization. I hate to migrate or move
> mailboxes accross a PTP T-1 to the parent server, then move them back
> once the remote Exchange is reconfigured as a child Exchange server.
> Any guidence on this would be greatly appreciated.
>
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