{"id":254,"date":"2016-03-31T13:11:09","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T13:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kerneldatarecovery.com\/blog\/?p=254"},"modified":"2021-03-17T05:47:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T05:47:00","slug":"how-to-migrate-user-mailboxes-from-novell-groupwise-to-exchange-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kerneldatarecovery.com\/blog\/how-to-migrate-user-mailboxes-from-novell-groupwise-to-exchange-server\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Migrate mailboxes from GroupWise to Exchange Server?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The organizations using the GroupWise server often have to deal with various problems such as regular\/abrupt crashing issues, unstable functionalities, and other shortcomings. Such factors compel users to switch to a more reliable and stable platform, like Exchange Server. Exchange Server provides ease of use & management features, hassle-free deployment facilities, and flexible cost plans, to let you smoothly maintain your email-messaging system.<\/p>\n

Although, it requires smart planning and in-depth knowledge, to migrate mailboxes from Novell GroupWise to Exchange Server manually. You are expected to be technically-sound to ensure coexistence and data integrity during the migration process. However, before proceeding towards the task of GroupWise to Exchange migration, you need to keep certain things in mind, so to avoid any confusion during the process.<\/p>\n

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  1. Carry-out a pre-migration assessment at the beginning<\/li>\n
  2. Make your Exchange mailboxes ready for migration<\/li>\n
  3. Integrate GroupWise and Exchange mailboxes<\/li>\n
  4. Build a migration baseline<\/li>\n
  5. Execute a pilot migration<\/li>\n
  6. Create data storage<\/li>\n
  7. Move your data and keep a detailed track of migration progress<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Once you have successfully gone through the above-mentioned migration factors then it is time to bring move onto the action. Implement the following migration steps to move GroupWise mailboxes in Exchange Server.<\/p>\n

    Setting Up a Migration Server<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Run Exchange 2003 step-up program to install Exchange Migration Wizard on the server. The machine on which you are running Exchange Migration Wizard is often referred to as a migration server, which is useful in building a robust communication platform between GroupWise and Exchange 2003.<\/p>\n

    You may even install a number of migration servers to share and divide the load. It will help you to easily migrate hundreds of user mailboxes in lesser time.<\/p>\n

    Provisioning of Novell GroupWise mailbox users<\/strong><\/p>\n

    In this step, Novell GroupWise users have to grant proxy access to the GroupWise account to perform smooth migration. You can also execute Novell GroupWise Check (GWCheck) tool to make sure that database inconsistencies are eliminated during the migration process. Besides, the option to run the GWCheck tool, you may have to perform some of the other tasks, such as discussed below:<\/p>\n

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    1. Remove the users that hold no longer exists on Novell GroupWise<\/li>\n
    2. Clear all mail queues from old mails<\/li>\n
    3. Execute Novell VREPAIR tool, fix any occurring problems on conventional Novell NetWare volumes<\/li>\n
    4. Also, execute the Novell Timesync tool, at the server console to match time and ensure network consistency<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Data Migration from GroupWise to Exchange<\/h4>\n

      Upon successfully installing Exchange Migration Wizard, it is time to migrate users and mailboxes from GroupWise to Exchange. This wizard makes use of GroupWise Client API to reach GroupWise mailboxes. You can even tweak the options available on Exchange Migration Wizard to perform the migration according to your need. Here is what you can do:<\/p>\n