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How exactly can I move Ex5.5 to new hardware pls?

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Alan

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Oct 26, 2008, 2:23:56 PM10/26/08
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Hello,

I need to move a single-server Exchange 5.5 organisation to new
hardware. It's running on NT4 now and I can move it to a VM or
physical server running NT4 or W2K.

We use Backup Exec to do a full offline backup, so I'm tempted to just
restore a backup it to an NT4 VM.

Two questions:
1. is the restore above a good idea?
2. if I prepare W2K and install a fresh copy of Ex5.5, exactly which
directories do I need to empty from the fresh installation and copy
over from the old installation please? I've seen plenty of
instructions but each mentioning different directories to copy...

BTW we also have Exchange 2003 installed but in a different Exchange
Organisation with no links to the 5.5 installation.

Thx,

- Alan.

Andy David {MVP}

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Oct 26, 2008, 4:40:41 PM10/26/08
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On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:23:56 -0700 (PDT), Alan <bru...@gmail.com>
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Bring up a new server and move mailboxes.


>Thx,
>
>- Alan.

Martin Blackstone [MVP]

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Oct 26, 2008, 5:28:41 PM10/26/08
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http://www.simplerwebb.com/resources/exchange/faq_db.asp?status=questions&faqID=1000&faqname=Exchange%205.5&sectionID=1008&sectionName=The%20Ed%20Crowley%20Server%20Move%20Method

Old, tried, and true!


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Ed Crowley [MVP]

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Oct 27, 2008, 5:01:57 PM10/27/08
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Are you saying that I'm old?
--
Ed Crowley MVP
"There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems."
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Alan

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Oct 28, 2008, 4:17:28 AM10/28/08
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Thanks but I'd prefer a way to move it to new hardware without
installing another server into the site. I can the server off-line for
a few hours, that's not the problem.


On Oct 26, 10:28 pm, "Martin Blackstone [MVP]" <mart...@myrealbox.com>
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> http://www.simplerwebb.com/resources/exchange/faq_db.asp?status=quest...

Andy David {MVP}

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Oct 28, 2008, 6:58:28 AM10/28/08
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On Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:17:28 -0700 (PDT), Alan <bru...@gmail.com>
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>Thanks but I'd prefer a way to move it to new hardware without


>installing another server into the site. I can the server off-line for
>a few hours, that's not the problem.

Similiar to the 2003 method:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa997176(EXCHG.65).aspx?ppud=4

Martin Blackstone [MVP]

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Oct 28, 2008, 9:04:03 AM10/28/08
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Man it was hard to dig up this KB.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q155216/


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