Microsoft KB Archive/328214

= XADM: How to Migrate Local Archives from Novell GroupWise =

PSS ID Number: 328214

Article Last Modified on 6/17/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server

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This article was previously published under Q328214



SUMMARY
This article describes how to migrate local archives from Novell GroupWise.



MORE INFORMATION
The length of time it takes to migrate users from Novell GroupWise to Exchange 2000 is directly related to the quantity of data that the Exchange Migration Wizard has to convert and transfer to Exchange 2000. During GroupWise migrations at customer sites, Microsoft Consulting Services is frequently asked to migrate GroupWise users' local archives that are stored on their client workstations. Although third-party tools are available to directly migrate GroupWise local archives to Exchange 2000, as of January 2002 the most reliable method of migrating archived data is to convert the archive back to standard mail data, and then move the data to a server, such as the user's GroupWise mail server. Then the &quot;unarchived&quot; data is migrated with the rest of the mailbox data. After the migration is complete, the user can archive the data again, this time to a Microsoft Outlook .pst file.

However, depending on how much data an organization decides to migrate (for example, the last 30 days of e-mail), Microsoft Consulting Services cautions against migrating local archives because of the sheer volume of data produced when multiple users convert their local archives to standard mail data. In some cases, Microsoft Consulting Services suggests that organizations allow only executives and select employees to migrate their local archives.

Migrating Local Archives from Novell GroupWise
This section is a logical overview of the local archive migration process.
 * 1) Users request that their local archives be migrated.
 * 2) Each request is approved or rejected by management or another approving body.
 * 3) If a request is approved, during the migration process, the migration team converts the user's local GroupWise archives back to standard mail data format, and then transfers the formerly archived data to the user's GroupWise mail server.
 * 4) The migration team migrates the GroupWise mail data to Exchange.
 * 5) In Outlook, the user creates a local .pst file.
 * 6) The user copies the data that was previously stored in the GroupWise local archive from the Exchange 2000 server to the .pst file.
 * 7) The following list outlines the flow of the migration events:
 * 8) * The user computer local archive, stored locally or on the file server, is migrated to
 * 9) * The Group Wise Mailbox server, and then is migrated to
 * 10) * The Migration server, and then is migrated to
 * 11) * The Exchange 2000 server, and then is migrated to
 * 12) * The user computer after the migration.

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

326299 XADM: White Paper - Exchange 2000 and Novell GroupWise Coexistence and Migration

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