Exchange Server 2007 Turbo Transition Guide

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My name is Paul Cunningham and I wrote the Exchange Server 2007 Turbo Transition Guide. I am a Technical Consultant with a national IT services company in Australia. I currently specialise in messaging and collaboration products, primarily Microsoft Exchange Server. I write regular articles at http://www.exchangeserverpro.com about Exchange Server and other related topics as I encounter them in the field. Send feedback by email to paul@exchangeserverpro.com or go to http://www.exchangeserverpro.com/contact and fill in the contact form.

Table of Contents
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 1 Before you start ................................................................................................................................ 2 Download the Exchange Server 2007 software and tools ............................................................... 2 Verify your existing network environment ..................................................................................... 2 Deploy a new server for Exchange Server 2007 .............................................................................. 3 Windows Server 2003 operating system pre-requisites .............................................................. 4 Windows Server 2008 operating system pre-requisites .............................................................. 4 Installing Exchange Server 2007......................................................................................................... 5 Installing a Typical Exchange Server ............................................................................................... 5 Configuring Exchange Server 2007 ..................................................................................................... 7 Enter the Product Key .................................................................................................................... 7 Configure the Client Access Server ................................................................................................. 8 Configure Outlook Web Access .................................................................................................. 9 Configure ActiveSync ............................................................................................................... 10 Configure Outlook Anywhere ................................................................................................... 10 Configure the Hub Transport Server ............................................................................................ 11 Configure the Receive Connector ............................................................................................. 11 Configure the Send Connector ................................................................................................. 12 Allow the Exchange Server 2007 server to send email to the internet ...................................... 13 Configure the Mailbox Server ...................................................................................................... 16 Move the Storage Group Logs .................................................................................................. 17 Move the Databases ................................................................................................................ 18 Restart the server ........................................................................................................................ 18 Migrating services and data to Exchange Server 2007 ...................................................................... 20 Migrate Exchange remote access ................................................................................................. 20 Export the SSL Certificate from the Exchange Server 2003 server ............................................. 20 Import the SSL Certificate on the Exchange Server 2007 server ................................................ 23 Import the SSL Certificate on the ISA Server 2006 firewall ........................................................ 25 Publish Outlook Web Access on the ISA Server 2006 firewall ................................................... 25 Migrate email routing .................................................................................................................. 31 Publish incoming SMTP to the Exchange Server 2007 server .................................................... 31 Route outbound email through the Exchange Server 2007 server ............................................ 33

Migrating Mailboxes .................................................................................................................... 33 Migrating Public Folders .............................................................................................................. 35 Removing Legacy Servers ................................................................................................................ 37 Move the Offline Address Book ................................................................................................... 37 Remove Public Folder and Mailbox Databases ............................................................................. 37 Remove Routing Group Connectors ............................................................................................. 37 Move the Public Folder Hierarchy ................................................................................................ 38 Remove the Recipient Update Services ........................................................................................ 38 Uninstall Exchange Server 2003 ................................................................................................... 39 Completing the Transition ............................................................................................................... 40 Upgrade Email Address Policies ................................................................................................... 40 Upgrade Address Lists ................................................................................................................. 40

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Introduction
Welcome to Exchange Server 2007 Turbo Transition Guide, the guide to a fast transition to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. This guide will walk you through the process of transitioning your existing Exchange Server organization to Exchange Server 2007 following a simple step by step process covering each of the important stages of the transition. Ideally you the reader are the administrator of an existing Exchange Server environment that is relatively simple and contains very few Exchange servers. In fact this guide specifically deals with a one-to-one transition from a single legacy Exchange server to a single Exchange Server 2007 server running the typical roles of Client Access, Hub Transport, and Mailbox Server. To keep this guide as lean as possible I have avoided going into any depth on the features or capabilities of the Exchange Server 2007 product. I also avoid breaking the flow of the guide by stopping to explain potential hazards at each step, although I do provide links to more comprehensive guidance or troubleshooting where appropriate. The Exchange Server 2007 configuration that I transition to is largely based on default settings and uses as few steps as possible to get there. In most production environments there will be configurations that are more appropriate, such as relocating the mailbox database to another storage volume. If you want to learn more about Exchange Server 2007 and you are unfamiliar with any of the stages I outline in this guide I highly recommend you stop and read some of the suggested materials to gain an understanding of what is being discussed. Before undertaking an Exchange Server 2007 transition in your production environment I highly recommend following this guide at least once in a lab environment.

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Before you start

Before you begin the transition to Exchange Server 2007 you must first verify that your existing network environment is ready for Exchange Server 2007, deploy a Windows server to host Exchange Server 2007, and download the essentials software and tools for an Exchange Server 2007 transition.

Download the Exchange Server 2007 software and tools

Download the following software so that you have everything you need on hand for the installation. For production Exchange servers only the 64-bit versions are required, however the 32-bit versions will be useful if you are deploying the Exchange Management Tools to administrative workstations or other hosts such as backup servers. .NET 1.1 (x86 only required for the ExBPA) .NET 2.0 with Service Pack 1 (x86 and x64) MMC 3.0 (x86 and x64) PowerShell (x86 and x64) Exchange Server 2007 with Service Pack 1 (both versions) The latest update rollup for Exchange Server 2007 (both versions) Exchange Best Practices Analyzer (version 2.8 or later) Resources The essential Exchange Server 2007 toolkit

Verify your existing network environment

Use this checklist to confirm that your network environment meets the pre-requisites for Exchange Server 2007. Item Active Directory Functional Level Details Both minimum functional levels must be met: Domain functional level Windows 2000 Server Native Mode Forest functional level Windows 2000 Server Native mode At least one Domain Controller and Global Catalog in the same AD Site as the Exchange Server, as well as the Schema Master for the Forest must be at least Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1. Checked

Domain Controllers

The fast way to migrate to Exchange Server 2007 Incompatible features of Exchange Server 2000 Must be removed: Microsoft Mobile Information Server Instant Messaging Service Exchange Chat Service Exchange 2000 Conferencing Server Key Management Service Cc:Mail Connector MSMail Connector Must be removed: Novell Groupwise Connector Network News Transport Protocol (NNTP) Must be Native Mode. Must be at least: Exchange Server 2000 with Service Pack 3, or Exchange Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 Must be disabled. Must pass.

Incompatible features of Exchange Server 2003

Exchange Organization Mode Exchange legacy servers

Link State Routing Exchange Server 2007 Readiness Check

Resources Exchange Server 2007 System Requirements Preparing a Mixed Mode Organisation for Conversion to Native Mode How to Convert from Mixed Mode to Native Mode in Exchange How to Suppress Link State Updates Exchange Best Practices Analyzer

Deploy a new server for Exchange Server 2007

Install a new Windows server installed on 64-bit hardware for Exchange Server 2007. Both Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 can be used for Exchange Server 2007 without making much difference to the rest of the transition, so you can choose to install any of the following operating system versions: Windows Server 2003 64-bit Standard/Enterprise with Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2003 64-bit Standard/Enterprise R2 with Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2008 64-bit Standard/Enterprise

Exchange Server 2007 Turbo Transition Guide Make sure the server has a static IP address, is a member of the domain, and has run a Windows Update. Resources Slipstreaming Service Pack 2 into your Windows Server 2003 R2 Media Planning your Server and Storage Architecture

Windows Server 2003 operating system pre-requisites If you chose Windows Server 2003 the following Windows Components and additional software must be installed. IIS 6.0 and the following components configured: Network COM+ access World Wide Web service ASP.NET 2.0

NNTP and SMTP must not be installed. Hot fixes Update for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (904639) Update for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (918980)

Additional software: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 with Service Pack 1 Microsoft Windows PowerShell 1.0 Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 3.0

Windows Server 2008 operating system pre-requisites If you chose Windows Server 2008 the following roles and features must be installed using the ServerManagerCMD.exe command.
ServerManagerCmd i PowerShell Web-Server Web-ISAPI-Ext Web-Metabase Web-LgcyMgmt-Console Web-Basic-Auth Web-Digest-Auth Web-Windows-Auth Web-Dyn-Compression RPC-over-HTTP-proxy RSAT-ADDS

Note: You may need to type out the ServerManagerCMD.exe command manually if copy and paste does not work.

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Installing Exchange Server 2007

It is time to install Exchange Server 2007 into the organisation. In this scenario I am installing a typical Exchange Server 2007 server into an existing Exchange organisation. The installation process will perform the following actions: 1. 2. 3. 4. Verify the pre-requisites are all met Prepare the Active Directory Schema, Forest, and Domain Install the Exchange Server 2007 roles Check for the latest updates (optional)

For all of this to work quickly and easily you can perform the installation using an account that is a member of the Enterprise Admins and Schema Admins groups, as well as being an Exchange Full Administrator for the existing organisation. In most cases the Administrator account will have all of the required permissions. Note: In some Active Directory Forests schema updates are disabled on the Schema Master. Refer to this Microsoft article for guidance on how to enable Schema updates.

Installing a Typical Exchange Server

A typical Exchange Server 2007 installation includes these roles: Hub Transport server Client Access server Mailbox server Management Tools

Extract the Exchange Server 2007 installation files to a temporary directory such as C:\temp. Copy the latest update rollup that you downloaded into the \Updates folder of the extracted Exchange installation files. This will cause the update rollup to be applied automatically during setup. To perform a typical installation using the default directory path, and into an existing Exchange organisation, the following command line is executed. Use the name of your Exchange Server 2003 server for the /LegacyRoutingServer parameter.
setup /m:install /r:h,c,m,t /LegacyRoutingServer:EXCH-2003.contoso.com

Exchange Server 2007 Turbo Transition Guide If there is anything missing from your pre-requisites Exchange setup will stop and display an error or warning. If everything is fine then you will see this, and it is time to give the server a reboot.
Configuring Microsoft Exchange Server Organization Preparation Copying Exchange files Exchange Management Tools Hub Transport Server Role Client Access server role Mailbox Server Role ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... COMPLETED COMPLETED COMPLETED COMPLETED COMPLETED COMPLETED

The Microsoft Exchange Server setup operation completed successfully. Setup has made changes to operating system settings that require a reboot to tak e effect. Please reboot this server prior to placing it into production.

After the reboot run a Windows Update to verify that you have the latest security updates and bug fixes. Resources Using Baretail to monitor Exchange Server 2007 setup Co-existing with Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2000 Verifying an Exchange Server 2007 Installation

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Configuring Exchange Server 2007

With Exchange Server 2007 installed it is now time to perform some configurations.

Enter the Product Key

Your Exchange server will run for 120 days without a product key but you should enter one as soon as possible and certainly before placing the server into production. Launch the Exchange Management Console from the Start Menu of your server. A warning will appear listing each Exchange server that is currently unlicensed. Click OK to clear the warning.

In the left pane of the Exchange Management console navigate to Server Configuration/Mailbox. Right-click the server in the middle pane and choose Enter Product Key.

Enter your Product Key in the field and then click the Enter button.

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You will see a message when the Product Key has been applied warning you that the change does not take effect until the Information Store service is restarted.

You can ignore this for now because we will be restarting that service at least once before the server goes into production. Click Finish to complete the task. Resources Exchange Management Shell Product Keys

Configure the Client Access Server

Open the Exchange Management Console and navigate to Server Configuration/Client Access.

The fast way to migrate to Exchange Server 2007 Configure Outlook Web Access Before Outlook Web Access is published to the internet you must enter the external URL. Open the properties of the owa (Default Web Site) and enter the external URL in the field shown here.

If you are publishing via ISA Server select the Authentication tab and choose Use one or more standard authentication methods, setting it to Integrated Authentication and Basic Authentication.

Click OK when complete. A warning will appear that the changes will not take effect until IIS is restarted.

Click OK but dont worry about restarting IIS yet, well be restarting it soon. Resources Overview of Outlook Web Access Managing Outlook Web Access

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Configure ActiveSync Similar to Outlook Web Access the ActiveSync external URL must be configured if it is being published to the internet. Choose the Exchange ActiveSync tab and then open the properties of Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync. Enter the external URL in the field shown here.

Click OK when complete. Resources Overview of Exchange ActiveSync Managing Exchange ActiveSync

Configure Outlook Anywhere In the Actions pane to the right of the Exchange Management Console click on Enable Outlook Anywhere.

Enter the external host name in the field shown here.

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If you are publishing via an ISA Server on the same external IP address as Outlook Web Access then choose Basic Authentication. If you can dedicate an external IP address for publishing Outlook Anywhere then choose NTLM Authentication. Click Enable when complete. You will receive a warning that Outlook Anywhere will not be available for up to 15 minutes. Click Finish to clear that warning. Resources Overview of Outlook Anywhere Managing Outlook Anywhere

Configure the Hub Transport Server

During installation Exchange Server 2007 imports many of the relevant settings for the Hub Transport server from the existing Exchange organisation. To begin sending and receiving email with Exchange Server 2007 we must configure Connectors. Configure the Receive Connector To allow the Exchange server to accept incoming email from the internet the default Receive Connector must be modified. Navigate to Server Configuration/Hub Transport. Open the properties of the default Receive Connector.

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Exchange Server 2007 Turbo Transition Guide Select the Permission Groups tab and enable the Anonymous Users group. Click OK when complete.

Resources Receive Connectors How to Allow Anonymous Relay on a Receive Connector

Configure the Send Connector Navigate to Organization Configuration/Hub Transport. In the Actions pane to the right of the Exchange Management Console click New Send Connector.

Enter a meaningful name such as Internet Email and set the intended use to Internet.

Click Next to continue. Click the Add button and add an SMTP address space of * to route all mail to external domains over this Send Connector.

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Click OK and then Next to continue. If you route your outgoing mail via an ISP smart host or email security service choose that option and enter the IP address or DNS name of the smart host. You can add more than one smart host if necessary. Otherwise leave it configured to use DNS to route mail directly to the destination.

Click Next to continue. The Hub Transport server is automatically included as a source server for the Send Connector. Click Next to continue, then New to create the Send Connector with the chosen settings. When the Send Connector has been created successfully click Finish. Resources Send Connectors How to Create a New Send Connector Restricting outbound email with Exchange Server 2007 Transport Rules

Allow the Exchange Server 2007 server to send email to the internet Add a rule on your networks firewall to permit the Exchange Server 2007 server to send traffic to the internet on TCP port 25. On an ISA Server 2006 firewall the process is as follows. Open the ISA Server Management console and navigate to <ISA server name>/Firewall Policy.

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Click on Create Access Rule in the Tasks pane on the right side of the ISA Server Management Console.

Give the new Access Rule a meaningful name such as Permit Outbound SMTP. Click Next to continue.

Set the Rule Action to Allow. Click Next to continue.

Leave the Protocols set to Selected protocols. Click the Add button and choose SMTP from the Common Protocols list. Click Add again to add SMTP to the list of permitted protocols for this Access Rule.

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Click Close to close the Add Protocols selection dialog, then click Next to continue. For the Access Rule Sources click the Add button and then click New Computer.

Enter the name and IP address of the Exchange Server 2007 server then click OK.

In the Add Network Entities dialog navigate to Computers and select the computer object you just created. Click Add to add it to the new Access Rule, then click Close.

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Now that the Exchange server is showing in the list of Access Rule Sources click Next to continue.

In the Access Rule Destinations dialog click Add, navigate to Networks select External then click Add and Close. Click Next to continue.

Leave the User Sets configured to All Users. Click Next to continue, then click Finish to close the New Access Rule Wizard. Apply the ISA rule changes.

Configure the Mailbox Server

The Mailbox Server role is the last role that needs to be configured before the Exchange transition can continue. A new Mailbox Server is configured by default with two Storage Groups, one Mailbox Database, and one Public Folder Database. Each of these is placed in the same location as the Exchange application files.

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The fast way to migrate to Exchange Server 2007 For performance and fault tolerance the Storage Group logs and Database files should be moved to separate disk volumes. Move the Storage Group Logs Navigate to Server Configuration/Mailbox. Right-click the First Storage Group and choose Move Storage Group Path.

Click Browse and change the path for each of the Log files and System files paths to the new disk volume.

Click Move when you are ready to apply the change. A warning will appear that the databases in this Storage Group will be dismounted while the change occurs. Click Yes to accept the warning. When the move has completed click Finish. Repeat the process for the other Storage Group.

Resources How to Set or Change the Location of Storage Group Log Files

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Move the Databases Navigate to Server Configuration/Mailbox. Right-click the Mailbox Database and choose Move Database Path. Click Browse and change the Database file path to the new disk volume.

Click Move when you are ready to apply the change. Warning will appear that the database will be dismounted during the change. Click Yes to accept the warning. When the move has completed click Finish. Repeat the process for the Public Folder Database.

Resources How to Set a Database File Location

Restart the server

Some configuration changes made up to this stage require a restart of services. Open the Exchange Management Shell and run the following commands.
[PS] C:\>iisreset /noforce Attempting stop... Internet services successfully stopped Attempting start... Internet services successfully restarted

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[PS] C:\>restart-service msexchangeis WARNING: Waiting for service 'Microsoft Exchange Information Store (MSExchangeIS)' to finish stopping...

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Migrating services and data to Exchange Server 2007

Migrate Exchange remote access
Exchange remote access such as Outlook Web Access, ActiveSync, and Outlook Anywhere is made available via the Client Access Server. Because the Client Access Server can front end mailboxes on either an Exchange Server 2003 or Exchange Server 2007 back end server it makes sense to migrate the remote access services first. Export the SSL Certificate from the Exchange Server 2003 server The Exchange Server 2007 Client Access Server is installed with a self-signed certificate on the IIS site hosting Exchange remote access services. Before publishing this to the internet you should export your existing SSL certificate from the Exchange Server 2003 server and import it on the Exchange Server 2007 server. On the Exchange Server 2003 server go to Start Run and launch mmc.exe.

Click File and Add/Remove Snap-in.

Click on Add and choose the Certificates snap-in.

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Choose Computer Account then click Next.

Choose Local Computer and then click Finish.

Click Close and OK to return to the MMC, with the Certificates snap-in now installed. Navigate to Certificates (Local Computer)/Personal/Certificates. The SSL certificate used for Exchange remote access will be visible in the right pane of the console.

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Right-click the certificate and choose All Tasks Export. Click Next to move past the welcome dialog for the Certificate Export Wizard.

Choose Yes, export the private key and then click Next.

Click Next to accept the default file format. Enter a password for the exported certificate. You will need to remember this password to import the certificate onto other servers. Click Next to continue.

Enter a file name for the exported certificate. Click Next to continue.

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The fast way to migrate to Exchange Server 2007 Click Finish to complete the wizard. Import the SSL Certificate on the Exchange Server 2007 server Copy the exported certificate file to the Exchange Server 2007 server. On the Exchange Server 2007 server launch mmc.exe and add the Certificates snap-in. Navigate to Certificates (Local Computer)/Personal/Certificates. Right-click Certificates and choose All Tasks Import. Click Next to move past the welcome dialog. Browse to the location you copied the certificate file to. Select the file and click Open.

Click Next to continue.

Enter the password for the certificate, and tick the box to mark the key as exportable. Click Next to continue.

Click Next to import the certificate to the Personal certificate store.

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Click Finish to complete the Certificate Import Wizard. Launch Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager from the Administrative Tools menu of the Exchange Server 2007 server. Navigate to the Default Web Site.

Click Bindings in the Actions pane of the IIS Manager console.

Select https and then click Edit.

Use the drop-down list to select the SSL certificate that you imported on the server.

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Click OK and then Close. Import the SSL Certificate on the ISA Server 2006 firewall Copy the exported certificate file to the ISA Server firewall. Use the same procedure to launch mmc.exe and import the SSL certificate on the ISA Server firewall. Publish Outlook Web Access on the ISA Server 2006 firewall Open the ISA Server Management console and navigate to <ISA server name>/Firewall Policy.

Click on Publish Exchange Web Client Access in the Tasks pane on the right side of the ISA Server Management Console.

Enter a meaningful name for the new publishing rule such as Exchange Remote Access. Click Next to continue.

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Select the Exchange version Exchange Server 2007 and tick the Outlook Web Access box. Click Next to continue.

Choose Publish a single Web site or load balancer. Click Next to continue.

Choose Use SSL to connect to the published Web server or server farm as this is the most secure option. Click Next to continue.

Enter the FQDN of the Client Access Server. If for any reason your ISA Server is not able to resolve this name you should also tick the box and enter a name or IP that ISA can use to connect to the server. Click Next to continue.

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Enter the Public Name of the server. This should match the name on the SSL certificate you imported on the Exchange and ISA servers, the External URL setting on the OWA virtual directory for the Exchange Client Access Server configuration, and the external DNS name that your clients use to connect to Exchange remote access. Click Next to continue.

Click New to create a new web listener for Exchange Remote Access.

Give the listener a meaningful name such as ExchangeSSL. Click Next to continue.

Choose Require SSL secured connections with clients. Click Next to continue.

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Exchange Server 2007 Turbo Transition Guide Select the External network to listen for incoming web requests. If you have more than one external IP address you must click Select IP Addresses and specify which IP address bound to the External network to listen on. Click Next to continue.

Click Select Certificate and choose the SSL certificate you imported on the ISA Server firewall. Click Select and then click Next to continue.

Leave the authentication settings set to HTML Form Authentication with Windows (Active Directory). Click Next to continue.

Clear the Enable SSO check box. Click Next to continue.

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Click Finish to complete the New Web Listener wizard. Select the web listener you have just created and click Next to continue.

Choose Basic Authentication for authentication delegation. Click Next to continue.

Note: Delegation using Basic authentication allows a single SSL certificate, public IP address, and ISA publishing rule to be used for all Exchange remote access methods (eg Outlook Web Access and Outlook Anywhere). In environments with multiple public IP addresses and a requirement to delegate Outlook Anywhere authentication using Kerberos/NTLM then Negotiate(Kerberos/NTLM) would be chosen.

Leave the users set to Authenticated Users. Click Next to continue.

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Exchange Server 2007 Turbo Transition Guide Click Finish to complete the Publishing Rule wizard. Right click the newly created rule and choose Properties.

Navigate to the Paths tab. Click the Add button to add more paths to the publishing rule for ActiveSync, AutoDiscover, and Outlook Anywhere. Note: If you are planning to publish these services on separate IP addresses and SSL certificates you would not perform these steps.

Add the following paths: /rpc/* /Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync/* /AutoDiscover/*

Click OK when you have added each of the paths to the rule. Apply the ISA rule changes.

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Migrate email routing

Email routing is performed by the Hub Transport Server. Because the Hub Transport Server can route mail to both the Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2007 Mailbox servers it makes sense to migrate email routing now. Publish incoming SMTP to the Exchange Server 2007 server To migrate inbound email routing to the Hub Transport server update your firewall to forward inbound TCP port 25 to the IP address of the Hub Transport server. On an ISA Server 2006 firewall the process is as follows. Open the ISA Server Management console and navigate to <ISA server name>/Firewall Policy.

Click on Publish Mail Servers in the Tasks pane on the right side of the ISA Server Management Console.

Give the rule a meaningful name such as Permit Inbound SMTP and click Next to continue.

Choose Server-to-server Communication and click Next to continue.

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Tick the box for SMTP and click Next to continue.

Enter the IP address of the Exchange Server 2007 server. Click Next to continue.

Select the External network to listen for requests. Click Next to continue.

Click Finish to close the publishing rule wizard. Apply the ISA rule changes.

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Route outbound email through the Exchange Server 2007 server To migrate outbound email routing to the Hub Transport server remove any other SMTP connectors on the Exchange Server 2003 server that are used for outbound email.

Migrating Mailboxes
Launch the Exchange Management Console and navigate to Recipient Configuration/Mailbox. Each of the existing mailbox users in the organization will be visible as a Legacy Mailbox.

Select all of the mailboxes. Right-click the selection and choose Move Mailbox...

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Exchange Server 2007 Turbo Transition Guide Click Browse and select the Exchange Server 2007 mailbox database as the target. Click OK and then click Next to continue.

Leave the Move Options at their default settings and click Next to continue.

Set the Move Schedule to Immediate. If you want the mailboxes to move at a later time you can set a date and time instead. Click Next to continue.

If you are happy with the summary click Move to begin moving the mailboxes.

The move operation is multi-threaded and will move several mailboxes simultaneously.

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When the move has completed check the results and click Finish to close the wizard.

Resources Its Mailbox Migration Time! How to enable/disable circular logging

Migrating Public Folders

On the Exchange Server 2003 server launch Exchange System Manager. Navigate to the Public Folder store on the Exchange Server 2003 server.

Right-click the Public Folder store and select Move All Replicas.

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Choose the Exchange Server 2007 server in the drop-down list and click OK to continue.

Click OK to clear the information message and begin the move.

When the Public Folder Instances folder for the store shows no items the public folder migration is complete.

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Removing Legacy Servers

When the Exchange data and services have been successfully migrated to the Exchange Server 2007 server it is time to complete the transition by removing the legacy Exchange servers.

Move the Offline Address Book

Launch the Exchange Management Console and run the following command.
[PS] C:\>Get-OfflineAddressBook | Move-OfflineAddressBook -Server EXCH-2007 -confirm:$false WARNING: Do not turn off public folder publishing for offline address book (OAB) "\Default Offline Address List" before it is generated on the target server "EXCH-2007". If you turn off public folder publishing prematurely, the entire OAB will be downloaded for all users who are associated with this OAB.

Resources How to Move the Offline Address Book Generation Process to Another Server

Remove Public Folder and Mailbox Databases

On the Exchange Server 2003 server launch Exchange System Manager. Navigate to the Exchange Server 2003 server and remove all Public Folder and Mailbox databases, and the Storage Groups that contained them. Resources You receive a "c1034a7f" error message when you delete a mailbox store

Remove Routing Group Connectors

On the Exchange Server 2007 server launch the Exchange Management Shell. Run the following command.
[PS] C:\>Get-RoutingGroupConnector | Remove-RoutingGroupConnector -confirm:$false

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Move the Public Folder Hierarchy

Right-click the Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT) and choose New -> Public Folders Container.

Drag the Public Folders tree from the Exchange Server 2003 administrative group to the Exchange Server 2007 administrative group.

Remove the Recipient Update Services

On the Exchange Server 2007 server launch ADSIEdit.msc. Connect to the Configuration Naming Context.

Navigate to CN=Configuration/CN=Services/CN=Microsoft Exchange/CN=First Organization/CN=Address Lists Container/CN=Recipient Update Services . In the middle pane delete each of the Recipient Update Services listed.

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Uninstall Exchange Server 2003

You will need your Exchange Server 2003 installation media to remove it from the server. The uninstall routine will not allow you to select the Remove action if any of the previous steps have not been completed properly.

When Exchange Server 2003 has been removed you can restart the server and then proceed with decommissioning the host.

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Completing the Transition

Note: In organisations with only the default Email Address Policy, Address Lists, and Global Address List, you can complete the Exchange upgrade with a script instead of running each command manually. Download the Exchange Transition Script.

Upgrade Email Address Policies

Upgrade the default Email Address Policy to Exchange Server 2007 OPath format.
[PS] C:\> Set-EmailAddressPolicy "Default Policy" -IncludedRecipients AllRecipients

If you have any additional custom EAPs you can upgrade them by following the advice at this Technet page. Resources Set-EmailAddressPolicy

Upgrade Address Lists

Upgrade the default Address List objects to Exchange Server 2007 OPath format.
[PS] C:\> Set-AddressList "All Users" -IncludedRecipients MailboxUsers [PS] C:\> Set-AddressList "All Groups" -IncludedRecipients MailGroups [PS] C:\> Set-AddressList "All Contacts" -IncludedRecipients MailContacts [PS] C:\> Set-AddressList "Public Folders" -RecipientFilter { RecipientType -eq ' PublicFolder' }

Upgrade the default Global Address List to Exchange Server 2007 OPath format.
[PS] C:\> Set-GlobalAddressList "Default Global Address List" -RecipientFilter {( Alias -ne $null -and (ObjectClass -eq 'user' -or ObjectClass -eq 'contact' -or O bjectClass -eq 'msExchSystemMailbox' -or ObjectClass -eq 'msExchDynamicDistribut ionList' -or ObjectClass -eq 'group' -or ObjectClass -eq 'publicFolder'))}

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If you have any additional custom ALs or GALs you can upgrade them by following the advice at these resources. Resources Set-AddressList Set-GlobalAddressList OPATH recipient filtering for Exchange Server 2007 Address List and EAP filter upgrades with Exchange Server 2007

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