How to Merge Mailboxes: Exchange 2007 Help

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How to Merge Mailboxes

3 out of 5 rated this helpful - ate this topi! Applies to: Exchange Server 2007 SP3, Exchange Server 2007 SP2, Exchange Server 2007 SP1, Exchange Server 2007 Topic Last Modified: 2007-01-02 "his topi! explains how to use the Ex!hange Manage#ent $hell to #erge the !ontents of one #ailbox into another #ailbox% Note: &ou !annot use the Ex!hange Manage#ent Console to #erge #ailboxes% A s!enario in whi!h 'ou #ight want to #erge #ailboxes is in the !ase of #o(ing #ailboxes fro# one forest to another without interrupting the user)s a!!ess to the #ailbox% *hen 'ou #o(e a #ailbox fro# one forest to another+ unless 'ou are in a resour!e forest s!enario+ 'ou #ust #o(e both the #ailbox and the user a!!ount% &ou #ust perfor# these two steps separatel'% "o #o(e the #ailbox+ 'ou #ust use the Move-Mailbox !#dlet% "o #o(e the A!ti(e ,ire!tor' dire!tor' ser(i!e user a!!ount+ 'ou #ust use the A!ti(e ,ire!tor' Migration "ool (ersion 3%0 (A,M" (3) or a si#ilar tool% -f 'ou are #o(ing a large nu#ber of #ailboxes a!ross forests+ users !ould be without a!!ess to their #ailboxes for a signifi!ant a#ount of ti#e% Howe(er+ 'ou !an redu!e the a#ount of ti#e that users !annot a!!ess their #ailboxes% .irst+ run Move-Mailbox to #o(e the #ailbox fro# the sour!e forest to the target forest+ but do not delete the sour!e #ailbox or sour!e user a!!ount% At this point+ the user still has a!!ess to that sour!e #ailbox% /ext+ #o(e the user a!!ount with A,M" (3+ and then disable a!!ess to the sour!e #ailbox% /ow the

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user !annot a!!ess the sour!e #ailbox+ but !an a!!ess the target #ailbox% .inall'+ run Move-Mailbox again using the AllowMerge para#eter to #o(e e-#ail #essages !ontained in the sour!e #ailbox that were sent or re!ei(ed during the transition and were not #o(ed to the target #ailbox during the initial #o(e% .or #ore infor#ation about #erging #ailbox data in a re!o(er' s!enario+ see the following topi!s9

0nderstanding e!o(er' $torage 7roups How to e!o(er a Mailbox b' 0sing a e!o(er' $torage 7roup

1efore &ou 1egin

"o perfor# the following pro!edures+ the a!!ount 'ou use #ust be delegated the following9

Ex!hange $er(er Ad#inistrator role and lo!al Ad#inistrators group for both the sour!e ser(er and the target ser(er Ex!hange e!ipient Ad#inistrator role for both the sour!e organi:ation and the target organi:ation .or #ore infor#ation about per#issions+ delegating roles+ and the rights that are re;uired to ad#inister Mi!rosoft Ex!hange $er(er 3008+ see Per#ission Considerations%

Pro!edure "o use the Ex!hange Manage#ent $hell to #erge #ailboxes

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Move-Mailbox -Identity john -TargetDatabase "Mailbox Database" -AllowMerge $true

Note: -f 'ou use the AllowMerge para#eter+ 'ou !annot use the SourceMailboxCleanupOp ion! para#eter% -f 'ou want to delete the sour!e #ailbox after 'ou #erge #ailboxes+ 'ou #ust do this #anuall' after 'ou run the Move-Mailbox !o##and%

.or detailed s'ntax and para#eter infor#ation+ see the Mo(e-Mailbox referen!e topi!%

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.or #ore infor#ation about the A,M" (3+ see A!ti(e ,ire!tor' Migration "ool (3%0%

"o ensure that 'ou are reading the #ost up-to-date infor#ation and to find additional Ex!hange $er(er 3008 do!u#entation+ (isit the Ex!hange $er(er "e!hCenter%

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