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Monday, July 04, 2005 9:56 AM

Can't run Exdeploy after installing W2k3 SP1?

Here’s an interesting problem: After you apply Windows 2003 SP1, the new security settings prevent running HTA files from a network share. So this means if you download the Exdeploy pack and dump it into a network share, it won’t work properly on a W2k3
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Tuesday, May 24, 2005 9:42 AM

Cross-site moves: The importance of proper ADC Connection Agreements

It’s now been about a year since Exchange 2003 SP1 released, and cross-site, mixed-mode mailbox moves were introduced. In that time, I think folks have really started to get the hang of how it works and what needs to be in place to ensure successful moves.
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Thursday, March 17, 2005 9:07 AM

Funky mail routing after cross-site mailbox moves

When you move mailboxes across mixed-mode site boundaries with the Exchange 2003 SP1 feature, there is a period of time where mail will have trouble routing properly to these moved mailboxes. There are a couple of ways you may see this presented, as I’ll
Posted by evand | 2 Comments
Wednesday, March 16, 2005 1:14 PM

Couple of Interesting KBs

Here are a couple of interesting KBs that have come out or been updated recently: KB.884863 ( http://support.microsoft.com/kb/884863 ) – “Update to Exchange 2000 Server adds application event logging for deletion of public folders” An
Posted by evand | 3 Comments
Friday, February 04, 2005 10:46 AM

Hotfix for scripted cross-site mixed-mode moves!

Thanks to Dave Howe for pointing out this newly released hotfix. With the release of KB.883652 , it’s now possible to script cross-site mixed-mode moves based on the Exchange 2003 SP1 feature. Before applying this hotfix, if you are doing scripted moves
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Tuesday, January 25, 2005 10:24 AM

More DS/IS prerequisite validation info for cross-site, Exchange mixed mode mailbox moves

Back in July of last year, I posted about how the DS/IS hotfix prereq check works and why you need to apply it. Since that time, I’ve run into one other item I wanted to talk about in the process that I didn’t provide enough detail on in the original
Posted by evand | 4 Comments
Thursday, December 16, 2004 9:03 PM

KB.841765 Ex55 Post-Sp4 hotfix re-released

The "Exchange 5.5 Post-SP4 Rollup" ( KB.841765 ) containing the DS/IS Hotfix required for Exchange 2003 SP1 Site Consolidation work (see my earlier posting ) has been updated as of December 16, 2004. If you've been looking for it, you can now download
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Monday, November 22, 2004 12:31 PM

Cross-AG moves and ADC version upgrades

If you've tried to do Exchange 2003 SP1 cross-AG mixed-mode moves, you've (hopefully!) realized that you need to meet a bunch of prereqs before you can proceed. The Site Consolidation Overview KB ( KB.843104 ) lists these various prereqs, but here is
Posted by evand | 3 Comments
Sunday, September 05, 2004 6:31 PM

So what if the "stub" objects never go away?

A while back, I wrote a blog post about verifying that you are ready to remove the source site after undergoing the process of SP1 mixed-mode site consolidation. See here for that intro. Since that post, I've run into a few questions about what to do
Posted by evand | 6 Comments
Tuesday, August 24, 2004 12:40 PM

Do I really need to run the Exchange/Outlook Profile Redirector (ExProfRe)?

Recent newsgroup posting caught my eye: I've done cross sites moves today from 5.5 servers to 2003SP1 servers. The documentation says I need the exprofre.exe tool to update the Outlook profiles. But I don't need it, the profile connect automatically to
Posted by evand | 3 Comments
Tuesday, August 24, 2004 12:03 PM

Should I use the SP1 cross-site moves?

First, my apologies to the folks I'd planned to grab lunch with while I've been out in Redmond these past few weeks. The project I'm working on has been keeping me much busier than I had expected. Maybe next time! Onward -- Someone commented a few weeks
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Thursday, July 22, 2004 11:10 AM

How can I upgrade the ADC to SP1?

In order to to Exchange 2003 SP1 Site Consolidation (ie - cross-site/cross-administrative group moves), we require that the Active Directory Connector (ADC) be upgraded to Exchange 2003 SP1 level. In the webcast I did on Tuesday , I talked a bit about
Posted by evand | 4 Comments
Monday, July 19, 2004 8:11 AM

TechNet Support WebCast: Mixed-mode site consolidation in Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 1

Just a reminder that I'll be doing an “Exchange 2003 SP1 Site Consolidation“ webcast tomorrow: Tuesday, July 20, 2004: 10:00 AM Pacific time (Greenwich mean time - 7 hours) This Support WebCast session introduces the new mixed-mode cross-site move mailbox
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Sunday, July 18, 2004 2:08 PM

But I swear I installed the DS/IS hotfix!?

Before the E2k3 SP1 GUI lets you move mailboxes cross-site and the Object Rehome tool lets you move DLs and Custom Recipients cross-site, they both check to see if the “DS/IS Hotfix” is installed. This hotfix is the KB.836489 hotfix, and is also included
Posted by evand | 5 Comments
Thursday, July 15, 2004 11:27 PM

Moving public folder hierarchy for site consolidation

At some point after you've moved all the public folders, mailboxes, distribution lists, and custom recipients from your source site to the target site, you'll be ready to do the validation to ensure you're ready to remove the servers and site. When you've
Posted by evand | 5 Comments
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