Migrating to Exchange Server 2007 isn't easy. Quest Software's white paper, "Best Practices for Exchange 2007," explains the importance of proper planning and execution and the best practices you need to successfully migrate to Exchange Server 2007.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION................................................................................. 3 WHAT'S NEW IN EXCHANGE SERVER 2007 ...................................................3 BEST PRACTICES IN DEPLOYMENT ..............................................................4 PRE-MIGRATION ASSESSMENT.......................................................... 5 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................5 EXCHANGE ENVIRONMENTS CAN BE COMPLEX ................................................5 PLANNING A MIGRATION TO EXCHANGE SERVER 2007......................................6 SAMPLE EXCHANGE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS ................................................8 WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT........................................................................8 INFRASTRUCTURE ENVIRONMENT................................................................9 EXCHANGE ENVIRONMENT .......................................................................9 PRE-MIGRATION ASSESSMENT WITH QUEST MESSAGESTATS ............................21 SUMMARY.........................................................................................22 ARCHIVE BEFORE YOU MIGRATE ..................................................... 23 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................23 DEFINING THE PROBLEM........................................................................23 ARCHIVING BEFORE MIGRATION ..............................................................25 SUMMARY.........................................................................................28 MIGRATING TO EXCHANGE SERVER 2007........................................ 29 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................29 TRANSITION OR MIGRATION?..................................................................29 THE MIGRATION PROCESS .....................................................................31 DEPLOYING EXCHANGE SERVER 2007 .......................................................31 DEPLOYING OUTLOOK ..........................................................................32 CONNECT FOREIGN SYSTEMS..................................................................32 ESTABLISH COEXISTENCE ......................................................................33 DIRECTORY SYNCHRONIZATION ...............................................................33 PUBLIC FOLDER SYNCHRONIZATION ..........................................................35 CALENDAR AND FREE/BUSY SYNCHRONIZATION ............................................36 MAILBOX MIGRATION .............................................................................. [download for more]
