Exchange 07 to 07 mailbox migration using local continuous replication
- by tacos_tacos_tacos
I have an existing Exchange Server ex0 and a fresh Exchange Server ex1, both 2007SP3. The servers are in different sites so users cannot access mailboxes on ex1 as from my understanding, a standalone CAS is required for this.
I am thinking of doing the following:
Enable local continous replication of the storage group on ex0 to a mapped drive that points to the corresponding storage group folder on ex1
At some point when the replication is done (small number of users and volume of mail), say on a late night on the weekend, disable CAS on ex0 (or otherwise redirect requests on the server-side from ex0 to ex1) AND change the public DNS name of the CAS so that it points to ex1.
Will my plan work? If not, please explain what I can do to fix it.