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Q300583: XADM: Merge Separate Exchange Servers into a Single Server

Article: Q300583
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): 5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbExchange
Last Modified: 19-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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SUMMARY
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This article explains how to merge separate servers that are running Exchange
Server version 5.5 into a single server.

MORE INFORMATION
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You can merge separate servers into one server by performing an export to a
file, editing the files, and then importing the files to the new server:

1. On each of the servers from which you want to export files:

  a. On the Tools menu, click Directory Export.

  b. Complete the appropriate information in the Directory Export dialog box to
     specify the Exchange Server recipients' containers and servers that you
     want to export from.

  c. Under "Export objects", click to select the "Mailbox" and the "Custom
     recipients" check boxes, and then click Export.

  d. Follow the on-screen instructions to export the file to a specific drive
     and folder.

2. Open the exported files in Microsoft Excel to edit data under the
  "Home-Server", "OBJ Container", and "Addressing field (X400 addressing)"
  columns as needed.

3. For each of the exported files, in Exchange Server, on the Tools menu, click
  Directory Import to import the file into the new Exchange server.

4. Use Exmerge against the Exchange server and export mail messages to a .pst
  file.

5. Send a message to all Exchange Server users, asking each user to create a
  mailbox, and then use Exmerge against the new server to import the newly
  created .pst files.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbenv kbExchange 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : :5.5
Issue type        : kbinfo

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