Migrating from Microsoft Exchange 5.5 to Lotus Notes and Domino 6 / [Tommi Tulisalo ... et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tulisalo, Tommi.

Series:

IBM redbooks.

Redbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Client/server computing.

Lotus Notes.

Lotus Domino.

Microsoft Exchange.

Physical Description:

xiv, 478 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Rochester, Minn.] : IBM International Technical Support Organization, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Front cover

Contents

Notices

Trademarks

Preface

The team that wrote this redbook

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Comments welcome

Part 1 Why migrate from Exchange 5.5

Chapter 1. Why migrate from Exchange 5.5 to Domino 6

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Why migrate?

1.2.1 What does migrating from Exchange to Domino involve?

1.2.2 Why migrate to Domino from Exchange?

Chapter 2. Messaging options for organizations using Exchange 5.5

2.1 Remain on Microsoft Exchange 5.5

2.2 Upgrade to Windows 2000, remain on Exchange 5.5

2.3 Migrate to Exchange 2000 and Active Directory

2.4 Migrate to Domino 6

Part 2 Planning for the migration

Chapter 3. Migration project overview

3.1 The key steps in a coexistence/migration project

3.2 The sponsor

3.3 The project vision

3.4 The project team

3.5 The schedule

3.6 The scope

3.7 Documenting the business requirements

3.7.1 The basic requirements

3.7.2 Further requirements

3.8 The communication plan

3.9 Setting the expectations

3.10 Documenting the current messaging environment

3.10.1 Documenting the Microsoft Exchange environment

3.10.2 Documenting the hardware profile

3.10.3 Documenting the network infrastructure

3.10.4 Administration and support infrastructure

3.11 Developing the training plan

3.12 Risk

3.13 Plan, design, and document the new environment

3.13.1 Determining the characteristics of the servers needed

3.13.2 Client selection

3.14 Developing a coexistence and migration strategy

3.14.1 Levels of coexistence

3.14.2 Pros and cons of migrating

3.14.3 What to migrate

3.14.4 Overview of the migration process

3.14.5 Migration tools

3.14.6 Acquiring the necessary information for migration

3.15 Realigning the expectations

3.16 Deploying the coexistence and migration strategy.

3.17 Final phase: Closure

Part 3 Coexistence

Chapter 4. Using the Microsoft Exchange Connector for coexistence

4.1 Preparation

4.1.1 Supported environment

4.1.2 General setup information

4.2 Installing the Exchange Connector

4.2.1 Step 1: Install the Notes Client

4.2.2 Step 2: Install the Exchange Connector for Lotus Notes

4.2.3 Step 3: Registering the Connector with Lotus Notes

4.3 Configuring the Connector

4.4 Exchange Connector for Lotus Notes customization

4.4.1 Defining import and export containers

4.5 Operating and monitoring the Connectors

4.5.1 Start the Connectors

4.5.2 Operate the Connectors

4.5.3 Monitor the Connectors

4.5.4 Stop the Connectors

4.6 Customizing the Microsoft Exchange Connector for Lotus Notes tables

4.6.1 Customizing the synchronization

4.7 Customizing for SMTP mail

4.7.1 Customizing for SMTP as the mail transport

Chapter 5. Using the TFS Gateway for coexistence

5.1 TFS Gateway

5.1.1 Coexistence-related features

5.2 Installing the TFS Gateway

5.2.1 Prerequisites

5.2.2 Setting up Notes

5.2.3 Set up NT and Exchange

5.2.4 Installing TFS Gateway

Chapter 6. Using SMTP routing for coexistence

6.1 SMTP coexistence scenario

6.2 Overview of the SMTP environment

6.2.1 Microsoft Exchange 5.5 SMTP support

6.2.2 Lotus Domino 6 SMTP environment

6.2.3 Configuring the Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service

6.2.4 Configuring Lotus Domino 6 for SMTP message transmission

6.2.5 Sending mail between Exchange and Domino 6 via SMTP

Chapter 7. Using Microsoft Exchange Calendar Connector

7.1 Overview of the Calendar Connector

7.2 Installing the connector

7.3 Configuring the Connector

7.3.1 Creating a connection

7.3.2 Creating a schedule

7.3.3 Diagnostics logging

7.3.4 Permissions

7.3.5 Other modifications.

7.3.6 Modify Domino server configuration

7.4 Operating the connectors

7.4.1 Examples of busy time lookup

Chapter 8. Coexistence results - SMTP routing

8.1 Coexistence scenario

8.2 Results of various tasks in the coexistence scenario

8.2.1 Adding a Notes recipient into Contacts in Outlook

8.2.2 Adding a Notes recipient into a message in Outlook

8.2.3 Adding Exchange recipient to Personal Address Book in Notes

8.2.4 Results of sending e-mail between Exchange to Notes

Part 4 Migration

Chapter 9. Migrating users using Domino Upgrade Services

9.1 Preparing to migrate Microsoft Exchange users

9.1.1 Installing Domino Upgrade Services

9.1.2 Installing Microsoft Outlook client

9.1.3 Specifying an Exchange Administrator mail profile

9.2 The migration process

Chapter 10. Binary Tree Common Migration Tool for Lotus Notes

10.1 What is Common Migration Tool

10.2 Installation

10.2.1 Set up the licenses

10.2.2 The five steps to migration with CMT

10.2.3 Configure CMT settings

10.2.4 Add users from foreign directory source

10.2.5 Select users for migration

10.2.6 Migrate server data

10.2.7 Migrate local user data

Chapter 11. Migration results

11.1 Mail migration results

11.1.1 Welcome page

11.1.2 Inbox

11.1.3 Mail message migration results

11.2 Calendar migration results

11.3 Contacts

11.4 Tasks/To Do entries

11.4.1 Summary

Part 5 Public Folders

Chapter 12. Public folders for Domino administrators

12.1 Public Folder concepts

12.1.1 Public Folders defined

12.1.2 Public Folders and Domino databases

12.1.3 File locations

12.1.4 Exchange system folders

12.1.5 Public Folder structure

12.2 Creating Public Folders and administering them

12.2.1 Tools used to create public folders

12.2.2 Required permissions.

12.2.3 Creating a Public Folder

12.3 Controlling access

12.3.1 Setting permissions on a Public Folder in Outlook

12.4 Public Folder replica creation and replication

12.4.1 Exchange connectivity and replication

12.4.2 Creating a Public Folder replica

12.5 Summary

Chapter 13. Public Folder migration &amp

coexistence using ecKnowledge

13.1 Product setup and considerations

13.1.1 Exchange considerations

13.1.2 Domino considerations

13.1.3 Other considerations

13.1.4 Application design

13.2 Setting up ecKnowledge

13.2.1 Entering the product keys

13.2.2 Post-installation tasks

13.2.3 Creating the connection between Domino and Exchange

13.2.4 Running the coexistence

13.3 Working with a blank database

13.3.1 The Exchange Public Folder

13.3.2 Migration results using a blank database

13.3.3 Using Domino Designer to modify the view

13.4 Conclusion

Chapter 14. Public Folder migration using CMT migration tool

14.1 BinaryTree's CMT for Exchange Public Folders

14.2 Setting up the CMT tool

14.2.1 Preparing the tool to migrate permissions

14.2.2 Configuring the import of Public Folders tool

14.3 Summary

Chapter 15. Manually migrating Public Folder data

15.1 Tools to move data

15.2 Migrating Public Folder data in a mailbox

15.2.1 Creating the migration mailbox

15.2.2 Setting up the profile

15.3 Using a spreadsheet to massage data

15.4 Dealing with Outlook contact information

15.5 Archiving or sending Public Folder data elsewhere

15.6 Summary

Part 6 Migration project wrap up

Chapter 16. Removing the Microsoft Exchange environment

16.1 Removing Exchange servers

16.1.1 Reasons to remove Exchange carefully

16.1.2 Reasons for leaving things alone

16.1.3 Additional resources

16.1.4 Before you begin removing Exchange.

16.2 Single server, single site

16.2.1 Considerations

16.2.2 Removing the server

16.3 Removing a server from a multi-server site

16.4 Summary

Appendix A. Exchange Connector installation checklist

General setup information

Appendix B. Creating an Outlook profile

Creating an Outlook profile

Appendix C. Comparing the features of different clients for Domino

Appendix D. Additional material

Locating the Web material

Using the Web material

How to use the Web material

Related publications

IBM Redbooks

Online resources

How to get IBM Redbooks

Index

Back cover.

Notes:

"July 2003."

"SG24-6955-00."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 467-468) and index.

OCLC:

560315919