I moved 650+ mailboxes in a weekend. Our limit is 75MB per mailbox, and most people hover between 50MB and 70MB. I just dialed in, started a remote session to one server, selected 100 mailboxes started the move and closed the session. About once an hour I would dial back in and check on it.
I watched the entire 4th Season of the X-Files the entire time :) ! Scott Lounder ! Systems Engineering/1801 Main/3d Floor/Renaissance Tower Direct 713-232-6201 Cell 281-541-6061 E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: CHRIS H [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 12:59 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Re: Moving Exchange 5.5 to new hardware I just finished doing the exact same thing and the only thing I didnt like about the "forklift" method of moving my mailboxes is that I was bringing my old database along for the ride. I did the move mailbox procedure, for about 250 mailboxes and it took me 3 Sundays. I just terminal servered into the server at 12 midnight Saturday and let it chug along until Midnight Sunday. Worked great. "You cannot create experience. You must undergo it." Albert Camus (1913-1960); French writer and philosopher ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rowell, John (AFIT)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 2:52 AM Subject: RE: Moving Exchange 5.5 to new hardware > No, I work 8x5 like the rest of the 4000 staff in my organization and so > opportunities to move mailboxes are in a small window in the mornings > between 7am and 8am, before users arrive. That does not give a lot of time > to move users, and moving a mailbox of, say, 100 MB can take some time. Try > moving 500 mailboxes with an average of 30 MB each and I think you'll find > it takes longer than a backup and restore. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Chris Scharff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 28 March 2002 16:57 > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Moving Exchange 5.5 to new hardware > > > > > > Do you work 24x7? Because assuming a 12 hour window on a > > Friday and Saturday night I could probably move around > > 30-40GB on a LAN and actual impact to any single user would > > likely be only a matter of minutes. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Rowell, John (AFIT) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 8:25 AM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: RE: Moving Exchange 5.5 to new hardware > > > > > > > > > Over 500. > > > > > > Mailboxes can't be moved during working hours.... > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Andy David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: 26 March 2002 20:12 > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > Subject: RE: Moving Exchange 5.5 to new hardware > > > > > > > > > > > > Months to move? How many mailboxes are we talking here? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Rowell, John (AFIT) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 8:32 AM > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > Subject: RE: Moving Exchange 5.5 to new hardware > > > > > > > > > > > > While the Ed Crowley Server Move method is very > > effective, I would > > > > not discount the backup and restore method, where you do > > the whole > > > > move within one day. I've used the Ed Crawley Server Move method > > > > and it works fine, but the downside is that it can take months to > > > > move the mailboxes, if you have a lot of them, and if > > they are big. > > > > As a result, recently I used the server move method, and > > had great > > > > success, it was finished in one day and was much cleaner. I > > > > wouldn't say it's that risky, as long as you know how to > > back out of > > > > it. > > > > There are also two types of move, i) using one-line backup & > > > > restore, ii) using off-line backup & restore, and I found the > > > > latter easier. > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: 25 March 2002 18:14 > > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > > Subject: RE: Moving Exchange 5.5 to new hardware > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I suggest rebuilding your plan from the ground up. > > > > > > > > > > Read the FAQ (Link is below) - there is a well developed set of > > > > > steps to doing it the right way. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > > > > > Sr. Systems Administrator > > > > > Peregrine Systems > > > > > Atlanta, GA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Sebastian, Didy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 4:21 AM > > > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > > > Subject: Moving Exchange 5.5 to new hardware > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have to move my existing Exchange 5.5 to new > > hardware. 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