How to Run the Exchange Server Migration Wizard

 

The Exchange Server Migration Wizard is a server-based utility that allows administrators to migrate users of other mail systems to Exchange. The Migration Wizard support Lotus cc:Mail and Notes, Novell GroupWise 4.x and 5x, Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, and Collabra Share. The Exchange Server 2003 version of the Migration Wizard also includes support for LDAP directories and IMAP mail servers.

Before You Begin

To successfully run the Exchange Server Migration Wizard, you must use the following accounts:

  • Exchange Full Administrator role applied at the organization level

  • Exchange Full Administrator role applied at the source domain

  • Exchange Full Administrator and Domain Administrator roles applied at the target domain

  • Local Machine Administrator

Procedure

To run the Exchange Server Migration Wizard

  1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft Exchange, point to Deployment, and then click Migration Wizard.

    Note

    To prevent the loss of the user's offline folder store (.ost) file, run Migration Wizard in clone mode. For more information about running Migration Wizard in clone mode, see the section "Running Migration Wizard in Clone Mode to Preserve Offline Folder Store Files" in Inter-Organizational Migration to Exchange Server 2003.

  2. On the Welcome to the Exchange Server Migration Wizard page, click Next.

  3. On the Migration page, select Migrate from Microsoft Exchange and click Next.

  4. On the Exchange Server Migration page, click Next.

  5. On the Migration Destination page, in the Server list, select the Exchange 2003 server to which you want to migrate.

  6. From the Information store list, select the information store to which you want to migrate your accounts, and then click Next.

    The Migration Destination page

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  7. On the Source Exchange Server page, in the Exchange server name box, type the name of the Exchange 5.5 computer from which you want to migrate users. Make sure that the Exchange 5.5 server check box is selected. In the Administrator account and Password boxes, type your Exchange 5.5 administrator name and password, and then click Next.

    Note

    The account that you use to run Migration Wizard must be a member of the Administrators group on the local machine. In addition, it must be a member of a group that has had the Exchange Full Administrators role applied at the organizational level. You must enter the credentials in this format: domain name\account name, followed by the password.

  8. On the Migration Information page, make sure that the Create/modify mailbox accounts check box is selected. Click Next.

  9. On the Account Migration page, select the mailbox accounts that you want to migrate to your Exchange 2003 computer, and then click Next.

  10. On the Container for New Windows Accounts page, select the container in which your accounts will be created. Click Options to configure advanced settings for your accounts migration, including password selection, use of template objects, and creating new accounts such as InetOrgPerson. Click Next.

    Note

    For more information about InetOrgPerson, see "Managing Recipients and Recipient Policies" in the Exchange Server 2003 Administration Guide (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=21769).

  11. On the Windows Account Creation and Association page, review and, if necessary, modify your selected accounts, and then click Next.

    Note

    When migrating from Exchange 5.5, you can change probable matches, but not definite matches. You can change probable matches by creating a new user object instead of using the suggested match that appears in the Existing Windows Account column. Use Create New Account to undo a match and create a new user object. You can edit the Full Name and Logon ID for a new Windows account. Double-click the account to open Mail Account Properties, and then edit the account information.

  12. On the Migration Progress page, after your accounts have been migrated, click Finish, and then click OK to complete your account migration.

For More Information

For more information about the Exchange Server Migration Wizard, see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles: