DFS-N&R Migrating from 2003R2 to 2008R2

Hello All,
I am assigned with a project of migrating existing DFS-N&R on 2003R2 to 2008R2, and decommission 2003R2 DFSservice. Is there any MS recommended howto documentation or checklist.
Apologize, if I am reposting as I checked other post, but didn't get any clear documentation.

Hi,
You can setup DFS file server on server 2008 R2, then create a replication group between the Windows 2008 R2 server and the Windows 2003 R2 server. After the DFSR replication finished, you can add the namespaces to the new serve manually and decommission the
Windows 2003 R2 DFS server.
In additional, you could use robocopy or FSMT for file copy between Windows 2008 R2 server and the Windows 2003 R2 server.
For more detailed information, please refer to the threads below:
DFS Migration from 2003 R2 to 2008 R2
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/697b76ca-572d-4f54-b74a-e7f3c538f524/dfs-migration-from-2003-r2-to-2008-r2?forum=winserverfiles
Best way to move DFS-shares from 2003 R2 to 2008 R2
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/71f72e0b-d9a7-4d06-9610-f1bf6a342aab/best-way-to-move-dfsshares-from-2003-r2-to-2008-r2?forum=winserverfiles
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CFGFWK-60550: Script execution aborted. The script may contain an error.
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Action:
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Type: ERROR
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Hi,
thanks for the reply but im not sure if we are talking about the same thing. What i need is to upgrade the weblogic "DOMAIN" not the weblogic installation itself.
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wls:/offline/BmDomain>writeDomain('/home/wg372/tmp/new_domain')
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at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at weblogic.WLST.main(WLST.java:29)
Caused by: com.oracle.cie.domain.script.ScriptException: The application location must have write permission.
at com.oracle.cie.domain.script.ScriptExecutor.writeDomain(ScriptExecutor.java:757)
at com.oracle.cie.domain.script.jython.WLScriptContext.writeDomain(WLScriptContext.java:795)
... 29 more
I tried to have a look around for the "The application location must have write permission." problem but again with no luck.
Furthemore when i try to do the same with old domain template, with old version of WLST (of weblogic 10.3.0), i have no problems with creating of the domain.
Any ideas?
Ill keep you updated :-)

Removing Public Folders after migration from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2013

Recently we migrated from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2013. We did not migrate Public Folders and are retiring them from Exchange altogether. I shut Exchange 2007 off for a couple of weeks to ensure 2013 functions properly and it does so we're
ready to decommission Exchange 2007. I was able to remove all the mailbox databases without a glitch. Using the EMC I click to remove the Public Folder database from Exchange 2007 and get the following message:
Error: The public folder database "server\storage group - Public Folders\ Public Folder Database" contains folder replicas. Before deleting the public folder database, remove the folders or move the replicas to another public folder database.
Any help appreciated.

Hi Terry,
If you run the following command does it come back with any public folders?
Get-PublicFolderStatistics -Server "SERVERNAME" | fl
If nothing comes back you can follow this guide to manually remove the public folder database (at your own risk) http://haythamalex.wordpress.com/2011/11/24/how-to-force-exchange-server-public-folder-removal/
Cheers,
Jack
I get alot of output from that command.
AdminDisplayName : Schedule+ Free Busy Information - Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF
23SPDLT)
AssociatedItemCount : 0
ContactCount : 0
CreationTime : 28/07/2008 10:17:42 AM
DeletedItemCount : 0
EntryId : 000000001A447390AA6611CD9BC800AA002FC45A0300F31A2721DECB5542A9C497ED8ECFD
0290000000000070000
ExpiryTime : 05/05/2014 1:00:00 AM
FolderPath : SCHEDULE+ FREE BUSY\EX:/o=MY_ORGANIZATION/ou=Exc
hange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)
IsDeletePending : False
ItemCount : 70
LastAccessTime : 13/08/2014 1:00:00 AM
LastModificationTime : 28/07/2008 10:17:42 AM
Name : EX:/o=MY_ORGANIZATION/ou=Exchange Administrative
Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)
OwnerCount : 0
TotalAssociatedItemSize : 0B
TotalDeletedItemSize : 0B
TotalItemSize : 35309B
ServerName : EXSVR2007
StorageGroupName : Second Storage Group - Public Folders
DatabaseName : Public Folder Database - Public Folders
Identity : 000000001A447390AA6611CD9BC800AA002FC45A0300F31A2721DECB5542A9C497ED8ECFD
0290000000000070000
IsValid : True
OriginatingServer : EXSVR2007.mydomain.ca
AdminDisplayName : Offline Address Book - Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)
AssociatedItemCount : 0
ContactCount : 0
CreationTime : 28/07/2008 10:17:42 AM
DeletedItemCount : 0
EntryId : 000000001A447390AA6611CD9BC800AA002FC45A0300F31A2721DECB5542A9C497ED8ECFD
0290000000000080000
ExpiryTime :
FolderPath : OFFLINE ADDRESS BOOK\EX:/o=MY_ORGANIZATION/ou=Ex
change Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)
IsDeletePending : False
ItemCount : 0
LastAccessTime : 13/08/2014 1:00:00 AM
LastModificationTime : 28/07/2008 10:17:42 AM
Name : EX:/o=MY_ORGANIZATION/ou=Exchange Administrative
Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)
OwnerCount : 0
TotalAssociatedItemSize : 0B
TotalDeletedItemSize : 0B
TotalItemSize : 0B
ServerName : EXSVR2007
StorageGroupName : Second Storage Group - Public Folders
DatabaseName : Public Folder Database - Public Folders
Identity : 000000001A447390AA6611CD9BC800AA002FC45A0300F31A2721DECB5542A9C497ED8ECFD
0290000000000080000
IsValid : True
OriginatingServer : EXSVR2007.mydomain.ca
AdminDisplayName : globalevents
AssociatedItemCount : 0
ContactCount : 0
CreationTime : 28/07/2008 10:17:42 AM
DeletedItemCount : 0
EntryId : 000000001A447390AA6611CD9BC800AA002FC45A0300D328567C1359964195421018B3836
4A80000000000140000
ExpiryTime :
FolderPath : StoreEvents{D771E649-5D06-499F-82D7-C26C4617A7AA}\globalevents
IsDeletePending : False
ItemCount : 0
LastAccessTime : 12/08/2014 10:32:21 AM
LastModificationTime : 28/07/2008 10:17:42 AM
Name : globalevents
OwnerCount : 0
TotalAssociatedItemSize : 0B
TotalDeletedItemSize : 0B
TotalItemSize : 0B
ServerName : EXSVR2007
StorageGroupName : Second Storage Group - Public Folders
DatabaseName : Public Folder Database - Public Folders
Identity : 000000001A447390AA6611CD9BC800AA002FC45A0300D328567C1359964195421018B3836
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IsValid : True
OriginatingServer : EXSVR2007.mydomain.ca
AdminDisplayName : internal
AssociatedItemCount : 0
ContactCount : 0
CreationTime : 28/07/2008 10:17:42 AM
DeletedItemCount : 0
EntryId : 000000001A447390AA6611CD9BC800AA002FC45A0300D328567C1359964195421018B3836
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ExpiryTime :
FolderPath : StoreEvents{D771E649-5D06-499F-82D7-C26C4617A7AA}\internal
IsDeletePending : False
ItemCount : 0
LastAccessTime : 12/08/2014 10:32:21 AM
LastModificationTime : 28/07/2008 10:17:42 AM
Name : internal
OwnerCount : 0
TotalAssociatedItemSize : 0B
TotalDeletedItemSize : 0B
TotalItemSize : 0B
ServerName : EXSVR2007
StorageGroupName : Second Storage Group - Public Folders
DatabaseName : Public Folder Database - Public Folders
Identity : 000000001A447390AA6611CD9BC800AA002FC45A0300D328567C1359964195421018B3836
4A80000000000130000
IsValid : True
OriginatingServer : EXSVR2007.mydomain.ca
AdminDisplayName : OWAScratchPad{D771E649-5D06-499F-82D7-C26C4617A7AA}
AssociatedItemCount : 0
ContactCount : 0
CreationTime : 28/07/2008 10:17:42 AM
DeletedItemCount : 0
EntryId : 000000001A447390AA6611CD9BC800AA002FC45A0300D328567C1359964195421018B3836
4A80000000000160000
ExpiryTime :
FolderPath : OWAScratchPad{D771E649-5D06-499F-82D7-C26C4617A7AA}
IsDeletePending : False
ItemCount : 0
LastAccessTime : 12/08/2014 10:32:21 AM
LastModificationTime : 12/08/2014 10:42:01 AM
Name : OWAScratchPad{D771E649-5D06-499F-82D7-C26C4617A7AA}
OwnerCount : 0
TotalAssociatedItemSize : 0B
TotalDeletedItemSize : 0B
TotalItemSize : 0B
ServerName : EXSVR2007
StorageGroupName : Second Storage Group - Public Folders
DatabaseName : Public Folder Database - Public Folders
Identity : 000000001A447390AA6611CD9BC800AA002FC45A0300D328567C1359964195421018B3836
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IsValid : True
OriginatingServer : EXSVR2007.mydomain.ca
AdminDisplayName : StoreEvents{D771E649-5D06-499F-82D7-C26C4617A7AA}
AssociatedItemCount : 0
ContactCount : 0
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IsDeletePending : False
ItemCount : 0
LastAccessTime : 12/08/2014 10:32:21 AM
LastModificationTime : 28/07/2008 10:17:42 AM
Name : StoreEvents{D771E649-5D06-499F-82D7-C26C4617A7AA}
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AdminDisplayName : ca77f936-9de2-11d3-9a74-009027301f0b
AssociatedItemCount : 0
ContactCount : 0
CreationTime : 18/11/1999 3:48:02 PM
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EntryId : 000000001A447390AA6611CD9BC800AA002FC45A03009029B751280DD3119A71009027301
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ExpiryTime : 14/07/2014 1:00:00 AM
FolderPath : OFFLINE ADDRESS BOOK\EX:/o=MY_ORGANIZATION/ou=MA
CC\OAB Version 2\ca77f936-9de2-11d3-9a74-009027301f0b
IsDeletePending : False
ItemCount : 0
LastAccessTime : 29/11/2011 10:22:02 AM
LastModificationTime : 27/08/2008 4:30:22 PM
Name : ca77f936-9de2-11d3-9a74-009027301f0b
OwnerCount : 0
TotalAssociatedItemSize : 0B
TotalDeletedItemSize : 0B
TotalItemSize : 0B
ServerName : EXSVR2007
StorageGroupName : Second Storage Group - Public Folders
DatabaseName : Public Folder Database - Public Folders
Identity : 000000001A447390AA6611CD9BC800AA002FC45A03009029B751280DD3119A71009027301
F0B00000001D4CB0000
IsValid : True
OriginatingServer : EXSVR2007.mydomain.ca
AdminDisplayName : Default
AssociatedItemCount : 0
ContactCount : 0
CreationTime : 22/08/2005 1:38:51 PM
DeletedItemCount : 0
EntryId : 000000001A447390AA6611CD9BC800AA002FC45A0300D93713B01F1B2D47ACEF7E4B5F2F2
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ExpiryTime :
FolderPath : schema-root\Default
IsDeletePending : False
ItemCount : 0
LastAccessTime : 12/08/2014 10:32:21 AM
LastModificationTime : 27/08/2008 3:15:05 PM
Name : Default
OwnerCount : 0
TotalAssociatedItemSize : 0B
TotalDeletedItemSize : 0B
TotalItemSize : 0B
ServerName : EXSVR2007
StorageGroupName : Second Storage Group - Public Folders
DatabaseName : Public Folder Database - Public Folders
Identity : 000000001A447390AA6611CD9BC800AA002FC45A0300D93713B01F1B2D47ACEF7E4B5F2F2
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IsValid : True
OriginatingServer : EXSVR2007.mydomain.ca
AdminDisplayName : Schedule+ Free Busy Information - MACC
AssociatedItemCount : 0
ContactCount : 0
CreationTime : 18/05/1999 8:48:25 AM
DeletedItemCount : 0
EntryId : 000000001A447390AA6611CD9BC800AA002FC45A0300A6E60A4F280DD3119A71009027301
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ExpiryTime : 05/05/2014 1:00:00 AM
FolderPath : SCHEDULE+ FREE BUSY\EX:/o=MY_ORGANIZATION/ou=MAC
C
IsDeletePending : False
ItemCount : 130
LastAccessTime : 13/08/2014 1:00:00 AM
LastModificationTime : 28/08/2008 11:50:24 PM
Name : EX:/o=MY_ORGANIZATION/ou=MACC
OwnerCount : 0
TotalAssociatedItemSize : 0B
TotalDeletedItemSize : 0B
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ServerName : EXSVR2007
StorageGroupName : Second Storage Group - Public Folders
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Identity : 000000001A447390AA6611CD9BC800AA002FC45A0300A6E60A4F280DD3119A71009027301
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IsValid : True
OriginatingServer : EXSVR2007.mydomain.ca
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ContactCount : 0
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ExpiryTime :
FolderPath : OFFLINE ADDRESS BOOK\EX:/o=MY_ORGANIZATION/ou=MA
CC
IsDeletePending : False
ItemCount : 1
LastAccessTime : 13/08/2014 1:00:00 AM
LastModificationTime : 27/08/2008 4:30:23 PM
Name : EX:/o=MY_ORGANIZATION/ou=MACC
OwnerCount : 0
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ServerName : EXSVR2007
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IsValid : True
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ExpiryTime :
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IsDeletePending : False
ItemCount : 401
LastAccessTime : 12/08/2014 10:32:21 AM
LastModificationTime : 27/08/2008 3:30:25 PM
Name : exchangeV1
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IsValid : True
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CreationTime : 22/08/2005 1:38:51 PM
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ExpiryTime :
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IsDeletePending : False
ItemCount : 0
LastAccessTime : 29/11/2011 10:21:08 AM
LastModificationTime : 27/08/2008 3:15:05 PM
Name : globalevents
OwnerCount : 0
TotalAssociatedItemSize : 0B
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ServerName : EXSVR2007
StorageGroupName : Second Storage Group - Public Folders
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Identity : 000000001A447390AA6611CD9BC800AA002FC45A0300D93713B01F1B2D47ACEF7E4B5F2F2
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IsValid : True
OriginatingServer : EXSVR2007.mydomain.ca
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ExpiryTime :
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ItemCount : 0
LastAccessTime : 29/11/2011 10:21:08 AM
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ExpiryTime :
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ItemCount : 0
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ActiveSync stops working after migrating from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2013

We have started the migration from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2013. We've followed best practices and everything is working great except ActiveSync. I've performed Exchange migrations in the past so this is nothing new for me. I've also been referring to
a great guide which has been a big help,
http://www.msexchange.org/articles-tutorials/exchange-server-2013/migration-deployment/planning-and-migrating-small-organization-exchange-2007-2013-part1.html.
Once a user is migrated from Exchange 2007 to 2013, ActiveSync stops working properly. Email can be pulled to the device (Nokia Lumia 625 running Windows Phone 8) by performing a manual sync. But DirectPush is not working. The strange part is it's not affecting
everyone who's been migrated. Anyone who is still on Exchange 2007 is not affected.
At first I thought it was our wildcard certificate. 99% of our users are running Outlook 2013 on Windows 7 or higher but we do have a few terminal servers still running Outlook 2010. Outlook 2010 was giving us certificate errors. I realized it was the wildcard
certificate. Rather than making changes to the OutlookProvider I simply obtained a new SAN certificate. Although that resolved the issues for Outlook 2010 users, ActiveSync was still a problem.
Rebooting the phones and removing the email account from the user's device and re-adding it didn't resolve the issue either.
Then I performed an iisreset on the CAS server. This didn't help either. I didn't know it at the time, but I was getting closer...
I tried using the cmdlet Test-ActiveSyncConnectivity but it gave me the following error:
WARNING: Test user 'extest_0d9a45b025374' isn't accessible, so this cmdlet won't be able to test Client Access server
connectivity.
Could not find or sign in with user DOMAIN.com\extest_0d9a45b025374. If this task is being run without
credentials, sign in as a Domain Administrator, and then run Scripts\new-TestCasConnectivityUser.ps1 to verify that
the user exists on Mailbox server EX02.DOMAIN.COM
I started reviewing how Exchange 2013 proxied information from the CAS to the mailbox server and realized the issue may in fact be on the mailbox server.
I performed an iisreset on the mailbox server and all of a sudden ActiveSync started working again. Awesome!
I can't explain why. The only thing I can assume is when some users were migrated from 2007 to 2013 something wasn't being triggered on the Exchange 2013 side. Resetting IIS resolved the issue. I guess I'll have to do an IIS reset after I perform a batch
of migrations. Disabling ActiveSync and re-enabling it for the affected users didn't help - only the IISRESET resolved the issue.
If anyone has any information as to why this happens, please chime in. Also, if anyone knows why I can't run the Test-ActiveSyncConnectivity cmdlet, I'd appreciate the help.
Thanks.

Hi,
In Exchange 2013, the Public Folder is changed to Public Folder mailbox instead of Public Folder in Exchange 2007 database.
Due to the changes in how public folders are stored, legacy Exchange mailboxes are unable to access the public folder hierarchy on Exchange 2013 servers. However, user mailboxes on Exchange 2013 servers or Exchange Online can connect to legacy
public folders. Exchange 2013 public folders and legacy public folders can’t exist in your Exchange organization simultaneously. This effectively means that
there’s no coexistence between versions.
For this reason, it’s recommended that prior to migrating your public folders, you should
first migrate your all legacy mailboxes to Exchange 2013. For more information about migrating public folder from previous versions, please refer to:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj150486(v=exchg.150).aspx
(Please note the What do you need to know before you begin part in this link)
Regards,
Winnie Liang
TechNet Community Support

Cross Forest Migration from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2013

Hi
Could anybody advice me the steps also the pros and cons for below mentioned environment if we are going for the cross forest migration.
Source
Domain - test.local
Active Directory - Windows 2003
Exchange Server - 2007
Target
Domain - test.net
Active Directory - Windows 2012
Exchange Server - 2013
Also if it is possible ,
How could I remove the source environment including the exchange servers. after the migration ?
Regards
Muralee

Hi Oliver ,
Please suggest us.
In my environment we are in a plan to migrate from exchange 2007 to exchange 2013 (cross forest migration).
Source : Exchange 2007 with sp3 ru 10
Target : Exchange 2013 with cu2 ( new environment yet to be created).
Trust : Forest trust in place (two way )
Domain and forest functional level : 2003 in both target and source
Migration Steps :
Step1 :
We are in a plan to execute 'preparemoverequest.ps1' first in the target forest ,so that we will get the disable MEU
in the target forest.
Step2:
Then we are going to use ADMT to migrate users SID'S and password .
Step3:
Then we are going to move the mailboxes with New-moverequest
Please have a look in to our steps and suggest us ,whether we are going to proceed the migration in a right way or not
.Is anything needs to be changed please intimate me .
Thanks
S.Nithyanandham
Hey there,
Sorry for taking a little while to get back to you, i've been busy working on Hosted Lync deployments!
Use ADMT first, then when using preparemoverequest.ps1 script using the -uselocalobject cmdlet. This will then tie it up to the ADMT migrated account.
More info in this thread here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/2916e931-36a0-4ba4-8c04-196dbe792b44/preparemoverequestps1-and-admt?forum=winserverMigration
Oliver
Oliver Moazzezi | Exchange MVP, MCSA:M, MCITP:Exchange 2010,MCITP:Exchange 2013, BA (Hons) Anim | http://www.exchange2010.com | http://www.cobweb.com | http://twitter.com/OliverMoazzezi

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