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Move Exchange Mailbox to another Domain by Exchange Mailbox Wizard

Mike Jackson | July 21st, 2014 | general

Due to arrival of tools, there survive various quick and trouble-free methods to move the complete MS Exchange mailboxes to another domain. For example, MS Exchange 2003 has Move Mailbox Wizard which assists to move numerous EDB mailboxes in a single click is term as Multithreading.

There exits various conditions in which the requirement of moving the mailboxes come in front of Exchange Administrator. While a live MS Exchange Server upgraded to an upper edition like from Exchange Server 2003 to Exchange Server 2007, to migrate mailbox to different AD (Active Directory) site, to stability the server load between the existing servers, to transform the Admin of Exchange from account of Windows or to combine the EDB data items of two Exchange mailboxes etc.

On the base of exact ethics like to move the MS Exchange mailbox from one database to another which has bigger mailbox size edge. Ahead circumstances, the MS Exchange mailboxes can be migrate by the any other user to the domain.

Beyond whichever versions or domains are the MS Exchange mailboxes moved?

Usually, the mailboxes can be moved between diverse editions of MS Exchange servers as well as crossways mailbox servers, domains, AD directory service sites, databases and forests. For instance, Exchange 2000 mailbox moved to Exchange 2003 and 2007 mailbox; Exchange 2003 mailbox moved to Exchange 2000, 2003 and 2007 mailbox; etc.

Mistaken belief about moving Exchange mailboxes:

Associated to MS Exchange mailbox move, diverse misconceptions are increase by various people as per their knowledge. Like, user should be logged off from the mailbox whereas moving the Exchange mailboxes.

Nevertheless, but the user is not logged off as moving mailboxes, no threats are happen even then. Due to the reality that a flag PR_IN_TRANSIT is mechanically locate on the mailbox as the mailbox move procedure is set off. It put off all sorts of measures from occurring which preserve the Exchange mailbox and assist to keep away from any type of errors.

How Move Exchange Mailboxes Procedure can be performing?

To move Exchange mailboxes, user can take help of below mentioned method i.e. Exchange Mailbox Wizard. It used to move Exchange 2003 mailboxes through step by step procedure.

On the PC desktop >> Click on Start Key >> Select All Programs >> MS Exchange >> System Manager

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In the console tree, enlarge the list of the Exchange Servers & then choose the Server from wherever EDB mailboxes can be moved. And also enlarge the Storage Group to choose the single from which you want to move Exchange mailbox & after that enlarge the Mailbox Store. Now click on mailboxes

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Then move the mouse cursor on the details & after that click on the user that you need and click on Exchange Tasks.

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Then Exchange Wizard pops up, in the Exchange Task Wizard, go to the existing tasks & choose Move Mailbox and click on Next.

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Now choose a Server in the Exchange Server list on the Move Mailbox page & a mailbox store from the Mailbox Store list. And then hit on Next key

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Select the suitable option as per prerequisite under if inaccessible message are found & after that click on Next button to proceed

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Then prefer the proper time and date for moving Exchange mailbox in the begin processing tasks. Now click on Next

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Click on Finish button to leave the Exchange Task Wizard

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Though the assist of above mention procedure the Exchange mailboxes can be moved professionally but this procedure involves hard work. In order to execute the process of moving MS Exchange mailboxes without doing any extra efforts, a profitable tool can be used to migrate exchange mailboxes to another domain. It does the process of moving Exchange mailboxes to another domain easy, fast and graceful.

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Mike Jackson

Mike Jackson is a technical writer and he wrote numerous blogs or articles regarding Exchange Server corruption issues with their solutions. You can follow him on Google+, Facebook and Twitter. If you have any query & solution regarding Exchange Server & Outlook apps then you can mail Mike at mike.edbtopstpro@gmail.com.