Re: Synchronizing two servers

Hi Henry,

Thanks for your reply.

The decision to deploy a second server was taken because of some disasters
that occurred the last time we moved office. I agree its expensive, but we
want safety.

I intend to make a big migration at the end of this week, and my question is
really: once I transfer a huge set of data, can I then keep the two servers
synchronized, or will I have to do a second migration on the move date to
ensure that users' mailboxes are transferred completely?

TIA,

Mark


"Henry Craven [SBS-MVP]" wrote:

> With a VPN and some clever scripting I daresay you could.
>
> Use Exmerge to .pst the mailboxes, Copy them with your other datafiles
> to the new server and then exmerge the pst to the other mailboxes. ( not
> that there are limits to exmerge -won't work for public folders etc..-
> and you'll break single storage - but it's a powerful tool - Check the
> Dock file in the download. )
>
> Expensive option though, buying a second SBServer so you can have the 2
> running concurrently just for the transfer of location.
>
> Personally I'd be more inclined to build a Cold Server and do a restore
> from Backup at the new Site.
>
> --
> Henry Craven {SBS-MVP}
> CI Information Technology
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Melbourne SBS Users Group
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/melb-SBSusers/
>
>
> "Mark" <Mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:31A8CA6C-26EA-4849-BA64-B5AE0AEF1DF4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi,
> >
> > My company runs a SBS2003 domain that works just fine. We are moving
> > offices, and I am setting up a brand new SBS2003 server at the new
> > location.
> > The two sites are connected by a DSL link, so its not suitable for
> > large data
> > transfer.
> >
> > I pplan to use User State Migration Tool to move everyone's desktop
> > and
> > e-mail, and recreate their desktops in the new office (everyone is
> > getting
> > new machines).
> >
> > Once I have done this, can I synchronize the new server to the old
> > server
> > every night to keep the Exchanhe mailboxes and maybe some folders
> > sync'd, so
> > I don't need to do another big migration on M-Day (migration day)?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > -Mark
>
>
>
.

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