I'm currently trying to carryout an Exchange 2007 migration onto new hardware. Most of the posts I have looked at don't address this issue (usually upgrades to 2010 etc) This is a first time I have carried out this process so any help would beappreciated. I have installed Exchange 2007 w SP3 on Windows 2008 R2 and have created the Storage Group and Mailstore DB (this seemed easy enough) I am able to transfer mailboxes over to the new store. I have some questions on the migration: How to transfer public folders to new server?How to transfer settings (such as hub transport, client access, etc) Where are these settings stored?How to transfer OWA configuration (Can I just reroute on the FW)?It is best to create the public folder store in it's own storage group (Are there any guidelines on this?) The end goal is to remove the server and I need to ensure that I cover all aspects with best practices. Many Thanks!

Thanks for the reply. When I run the ".\AddReplicaToPFRecursive.ps1 -TopPublicFolder "\" -ServerToAdd "Exchange" command I receive this error: Set-PublicFolder : Modification of the root folder '\' is not allowed. I see from a previous POST you commented on, that this error is normal and I just need to give it some time to update. What command would I run to confirm that the changes have been completed or are still in progress? When I check PFMC and look at the replication tab under a public folder I still can't see the new server being listed. I presume the script is the quick method to add the server, otherwise I could go through all the public folders manually and add in to the replication set? When I run ".\AddReplicaToPFRecursive.ps1 -TopPublicFolder "\NON_IPM_SUBTREE\SCHEDULE+ FREE BUSY" -ServerToAdd FDC-Exchange" I receive this error: Set-PublicFolder : Cannot save the object '\NON_IPM_SUBTREE\SCHEDULE+ FREE BUSY'. Please make sure that you specified the correct Identity and that you have the necessary permissions to save it.

Good stuff, I'll go through this to check replication etc. Cheers for the help, good to know there are people in the know on the forums :)

You're welcome. Happy to have helped.Ed Crowley MVP "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems."