Migration Exchange 5.5 SP4 to Lotus Domino 6.0

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Hello!I have to do the following:

Migrating 600 Exchange/Outlook-Users to Lotus Domino 6.0.

Now I have several questions:

Situation: The Domino-Server already exists with the corresponding 600 person-documents (and ID´s). At the moment, Internet-emails with username@company.com are received by this Domino-Server and are forwarded (forward-address in person-documents) to the Exchange-Server. The Exchange-Server receives mails (from a SMTP-server hosted by another provider) addressed like this: username@country.company.com. (This was not my idea, this situation is due to some “Management-decisions”…:wink: ).

  • Which tool would You recommend? The one from Binary Tree, the one from Lotus Notes / Domino itself (DUS), or any other migration-tool?

  • There is a 2MBits connection from the Exchange-Server to the Domino-Server. Each mail-file is about 50MB. How long will it take to migrate all the mail-data to be migrated?

  • Will there be any problems because the person-document/ID´s already exists?

  • How many days of work should I calculate for the whole migration?

Thanks in advance for any informations!!!

greetinx

Mike

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Subject: Be Carefull !! → Migration Exchange 5.5 SP4 to Lotus Domino 6.0

There are bugs in Domino Administrator Client 6.01. Please refer link below :

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=203&q=1095364&uid=swg21095364&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&lang=en+en

Btw, you can use Domino Administrator Client 5.x but you can not use the policy feature.

By my experience, I have a problem too to migrate personal folder using nupgrade.exe. Sometimes nupgrade.exe will be generated a NSD File and the migration process failed.

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Subject: Migration Exchange 5.5 SP4 to Lotus Domino 6.0

Checkout the latest redbook on Exchange to Domino migration. It is currently in draft, but covers all the options available. Look for it under recent files on www.redbooks.ibm.com.

For existing users the least hassle is to use CMT.

ND6 however is free and you can use a “dummy” server to avoid issues with double registration etc.

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Subject: Migration Exchange 5.5 SP4 to Lotus Domino 6.0

Hello,

I would evaluate the Common Migration Tool from Binary Tree. They have a 5 user evaluation copy that lets you test in your environment. This will allow you to test both server mail as well as any local .pst files that you are looking to migrate. As far as speed goes, the CMT is a little slower on calendar entries because the calendar entries are created with the repeating structure as well as appointemnts and meetings are kept intact. The support staff is also very helpful at Binary Tree if you have any problems. They are always willing to look at any issues that you might have and deliver a fix in a timely manner.

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Subject: RE: Migration Exchange 5.5 SP4 to Lotus Domino 6.0

I’d agree. I’ve used the CMT as few times and it is very good, much better than using the Domino Upgrade Services. I’d also agree with the comments about support.

PS - I don’t work for Binary Tree !!!

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Subject: Migration Exchange 5.5 SP4 to Lotus Domino 6.0

I’ve done a migration of 60 Users with an avarage of 400MB / Mailfile by 100 Mbit (Intranet). It took nearly 8 hours incl. testing.

I used the Migrigration Option of Domino Admin 6. To use it you have to setup a Admin Outlook profile on the Client running the Domino Admin.

Another testet possibility is this:

Let the usesers migrate the Mails by the Client using “nupgrade 3”. With this option the ussers get a lokal copy of their Mailfile, but no problems with Id’s.

To get your calculation test both possibilities with your account.

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Subject: RE: Migration Exchange 5.5 SP4 to Lotus Domino 6.0

Hi!

Thanks for the answer!

Are there any “well-known” problems by using the migration-tool of Domino Admin 6? Any data which will not be migrated? Public folders?

Greetinx

Mike

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Subject: RE: Migration Exchange 5.5 SP4 to Lotus Domino 6.0

BinaaryTree:

  1. Takes longer time (3 times longer than Domino).

  2. Has problems handle some PDF files. Error like #29 pops up slowing down the migration. If it is untended, the migration stops once the error pops up.

  3. Handles folders nicely. You have to choose “Put folders into Notes system folders”.

  4. Migrate Contact list into Mail file directly. If you don’t have local personal data for each user, you don’t need local migration. All you need to do is to sync the address book from Domino mail file to local personal address book once the client is setup.

  5. Mail DBs over 100MB size will not be supported.

Domino Migration tools:

  1. Takes about 15 minutes for the server migration (for 50MB file size).

  2. Does not migrate Contact list (Maybe I don’t know how).

  3. No choice for how to handle personal folders.

  4. Since the Contact list cannot be migrated from server to server, you have to do the client migration.

E.

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Subject: RE: Migration Exchange 5.5 SP4 to Lotus Domino 6.0

For Contact migration, see the last Draft “Exchanged Contacts. Way to go Domino!!” in the mailbox after migration.

But I have some missing informations:

  • Contact are migrated without categories ?

  • Mailing list not migrated ?

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Subject: Congrats on your choice to migrate to Domino.