Exchange ‘Cross Forest’ Mail Migrations
Oct26

Exchange ‘Cross Forest’ Mail Migrations

KB ID 0001356 Problem PeteNetLive is full of Exchange Migration walkthroughs, going all the way back to Exchange 2003. But what if you are migrating to another forest? Well for small migrations you can of course export mail from the old Exchange Server, and them import it into the new mailbox in the new domain/forest (usually via .PST files). I’ll provide links at the bottom of the page, if that’s what you would prefer to...

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Exchange – Slow Mailbox Migration?
Jul13

Exchange – Slow Mailbox Migration?

KB ID 0001327  Problem I had a problem recently during an Exchange 2007 to 2013 migration, (client can’t support 2016 yet!) Where the mailbox migrations were taking ages.  Solution 1. Disable Microsoft Replication Service Throttling On the ‘Target’ server > Open ‘regedit’ > Navigate to; HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\MSExchange ResourceHealth Locate the MRS REG_DWORD Value and...

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Mailbox Move Error – ‘Couldn’t switch the mailbox into Sync Source mode’
Nov17

Mailbox Move Error – ‘Couldn’t switch the mailbox into Sync Source mode’

KB ID 0000795  Problem While attempting to move a mailbox between sites last week I got this; Error details: Couldn’t switch the mailbox into Sync Source mode. This could be because of one of the following reasons: Another administrator is currently moving the mailbox. The mailbox is locked. The Microsoft Exchange Mailbox Replication service (MRS) doesn’t have the correct permissions. Network errors are preventing MRS from...

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