Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 to Exchange 2010 on Windows 2008 R2 Standard Server   

Step by step process for swing migration

* Pre Site inspection

On SBS 2003

Windows update

Windows 2003 Service Pack 2

Windows Small Business Server Service Pack 1

Microsoft Exchange 2003 Service Pack 2

Checked the health of the Active Directory by running DCDIAG /a

Run Best Practices Analyser

Run the Small Business Server 2003 Best Practices Analyser

Domain/forest Functional Level

Raise the Domain Functional Level :

Click Start > Administrative Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers

Right click on the domain name and select Raise Domain Functional Level

On Small Business Server 2003

Click Start > All Programs > Microsoft Exchange > System Manager

Checked the Operational Mode

X:\support\adprep\adprep32 /forestprep

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Test PING SBSSERVER to 2008

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ADD New Win8 SRV to SBS 2003

Windows 2008 and CD

Start > Run and DCPROMO click OK.

Tested the DNS

DCDIAG /a

Create records needed

POWER SHELL commands on New 2008 St Srv

Import-Module ServerManager

Add-WindowsFeature NET-Framework,RSAT-ADDS,Web-Server,Web-Basic-Auth,Web-Windows-Auth,Web-Metabase,Web-Net-Ext,Web-Lgcy-Mgmt-Console,WAS-Process-Model,RSAT-Web-Server,Web-ISAPI-Ext,Web-Digest-Auth,Web-Dyn-Compression,NET-HTTP-Activation,RPC-Over-HTTP-Proxy –Restart

Set-Service NetTcpPortSharing -StartupType Automatic

CMD 2008

Run D:\setup /PrepareLegacyExchangePermissions

Run D:\setup /PrepareSchema

setup /PrepareAD /OrganizationName

Exchange installation

Migrate the user mailboxes

New Local Move Request

Public folder troubleshooting

a.Creating replica of public folders

i.          .\AddReplicaToPFRecursive.ps1 -TopPublicFolder \ -ServerToAdd Exch2010

ii.         .\AddReplicaToPFRecursive.ps1 -TopPublicFolder "\" -ServerToAdd "exchange2010"

b.         Moving public to the exchange server 2010 sever

i.          Select public folder database and right click from the menu select “Move All Replicas” or MoveAllReplicas.ps1 –Server SBS2K3 –NewServer admin2k8

3. Move all mailboxes to the exchange 2010 server

4 Import private certificate to 2010

* Allowed all the outlook clients to update automatically with the new server settings.

5. Rehome offline address book using exchange 2010 server

a.         Organization configuration – select mailbox – offline address book – move or Move-OfflineAddressBook “Default Offline Address List” –Server exchange2010

b.         Get-OfflineAddressBook |fl to check full information

6.         Configure internet and e-mail process to the new exchange 2010 server

7.         Sending e-mail to internet create send connector in exchange server 2010

a.         Organization configuration – HUB transport – Send Connector

b.         Hub Transport – New Send Connector (new SMTP connector)

c.         Connector name – internet – smart host /DNS – selected source server

8. Get the property of the default SMTP connector and select permission groups checked

9. Rehome recipient update services to the exchange server 2010 and remove recipient update services from the exchange server 2003 servers

10. Transfer public folder history to exchange server 2010

a. Exchange server 2003 – select public folder database – deleted

b.Exchange server 2003 – select mailbox store and deleted

11.       Remove send connector between exchange server 2003 and exchange server 2010

a.         delete connecter between exchange 2003 and exchange 2010

12.       Remove enterprise RUS, however we need to do this using ADSIEDIT

a.         Configuration/ Services/ Microsoft Exchange/ <organization name>/ Address Lists container / Recipient update services (deleted recipient update services in the address list container)

Remove exchange on sbs2003

Note :

•click Start > Run > MMC > Click OK

•Select File then Add/Remove Snap-in

•Click Add and select ADSI Edit and click Add, then close and OK

•Right click on the ADSI Edit and select ‘Connect to’. From the drop down under ‘Select a well known Naming Context’, select Configuration and click OK

•Expand Configuration > Services > Microsoft Exchange > Organisation Name > Address List Container > Recipient Update Services

•Recipient Update Service (Enterprise Configuration) Deleted

Transfer FSMO roles

Step 12 – Transfer all 5 FSMO roles to Windows 2008 Domain Controller

Work done on the Windows 2008 server

•          Click Start > Administrative Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers

            TransfredRID, PDC & Infrastructure

Move Domain Naming Master

            viaActive Directory Domains and Trusts.

•          Moved the Schema Master role

Note:

•          Click Start > Run and type regsvr32 schmmgmt.dll

•          Click OK to the confirmation

•          Click Start > Run and type MMC and click OK

•          Select File > Add/Remove Snap-in from the console

•          From the list select Active Directory Schema, click Add

•          Click Close and OK.

•          Right click on Active Directory Schema and select Change Active Directory Domain Controller

•          Choose the Windows 2008 Server from the list and click OK

•          Click OK on the warning Dialog box.

•          Right click on Active Directory Schema and select Operations Master

•          Click the Change button and say yes to the notification dialog

13. Demoted the server from being a Domain Controller by using DCPROMO command