Remove Exchange Server 2007 After Migration to 2010/2013

Problem

How to remove Exchange Server 2007 after migration to 2010/2013? - This is a question that is enquired about by a majority of Exchange Server users. In the modern scenario, users may find it difficult to remove Exchange Server 2007 from their system as they have migrated all their Exchange data to 2010/2013. Removal of a server from a forest means that data from it needs to be migrated over to another server, which again is a lengthy procedure.

Procedure to Assign Send as Permission in Exchange 2010

In MS Exchange Server 2010, there is a feature called Send as Permissions that needs to be assigned for a mailbox to allow users other than mailbox owner to send messages using that particular mailbox. After the permission is granted, any messages that are sent from mailbox will seem like they were sent by mailbox owner. The blog will be describing the process on how to assign Send as Permission in Exchange Server 2010.

Installation of Exchange Server 2016 using PowerShell

Hello Guys today I am going to discuss about installation process of Exchange Server 2016 using PowerShell commands. You can install it using setup wizard too, it depends up to you for going through any installation procedure. In this post we are about to discuss Exchange server installation process in two parts. The first part will be about configuration of Active Directory and second part will be about installing Mailbox Server Role.

Edge Transport Server Planning and Configuration for Internet Mail Flow

In MS Exchange Server 2013, Edge Transport Server Role has been re-introduced that provides improved anti-spam protection by handling all the internet-facing mail flow for the Exchange organization. Agents present on the Edge Transport server contains layers that enables protection of messages against viruses/spam and apply transport rules to control mail flow. You might have read my last blog which I had written about creation of new database in exchange server and delete the default one. I am going to discuss something new about exchange server, so In this post the Content will be describing way to guide Exchange Server users in Edge Transport Server planning and configuration for Internet Mail Flow.

Create New Exchange Database and Delete Existing One in Exchange 2013/16

Hello guys today I am going to discuss about new database creation in Exchange server 2013/2016 and deletion of default database. In the last post, I had discussed about Exchange Error 571 Delivery not Authorized Message Refused by Exchange Server. You may navigate to the link for reading my previous post.

571 Delivery Not Authorized Message Refused Exchange Server: Resolved

Hello Guys, Today we are going to discuss about Error "571 Delivery Not Authorized" of Exchange Server. In the last post we had discussed about Moving Mailboxes in Exchange Server using EAC and Shell Commands.
As you might know that Exchange is a collaborative enterprise server which includes and offers communication medium to clients in connection to it. People working in an organization send and receive emails to each other. At times, the recipient may not receive the email from a particular sender, which may be the case of an unauthorized sender. The sender can be internal or external to the network domain; the sender must have a permission to send an email to the user of a particular destination server. If the sender of the message has no permission then system will pop up an error.

Moving Mailboxes In Exchange Server 2013 Using Shell And EAC

How to Move Exchange Mailbox from One Database to Another in Exchange 2013

Today we are going to discuss a new topic of Exchange Server which is to move Exchange mailbox from one database to another in Exchange 2013 using EAC as well as Commands. Read the article where we have discuss the process of moving exchange mailboxes using PowerShell Commands and Exchange Admin Centre. As you know that I always feel proud while writing a post about Exchange Server. You might have read my last post which I had written about the conversion process of Linked mailbox to User mailbox.

Move Mailbox from One Database to Another Exchange 2013 Via Exchange Admin Center

Moving a Single Exchange Mailbox is really an easy task to perform using EAC. Just follow the below steps for migration:

1. Go recipients and then select mailboxes in EAC. Now select a mailbox by clicking on that then navigate to the Action Pane at right side and then click on To another database link at bottom in Move Mailbox section.
   
   
If you couldn’t find the move mailbox section then you may go through an alternate way. Instead of mailboxes tab click on migration tab and then click on + symbol and then select Move to a different database.



2. Now select mailboxes which you want to move to other database and click on Next button to proceed.
3. Now you will see a New Migration Batch wizard. Just enter New migration batch name and select any radio button according to your choice. In this example I have selected Move the Primary mailbox and the archive mailbox if one exists. Select Target Database by clicking on Browse button. If you want to move mailboxes to archive database then you may select archive database by clicking on browse button. Leave Bad Item Limit as 10 and Click on Next button to proceed.
   
4. Now you have to provide at least one recipient to get notification emails of moving mailbox process. In this example I have selected Administrator as a recipient. After selecting a recipient select automatically start batch option and then again select automatically complete the migration batch option.
   
5. At last click on New to start moving mailboxes.
   

Move Exchange Mailbox from One Database to Another In Exchange  2013 Via Exchange Management Shell

Just run the below command for moving mailboxes using PowerShell Commands:

1. Command:

Get-Mailbox -Database DBname | New-MoveRequest -BatchName “batch name” -SuspendWhenReadyToComplete

Where:
Dbname is the hosted database name

batch name is complete batch to be moved

SuspendWhenReadyToComplete is for preventing automatic completion therefore move process will not start in business hours. There is no target database is assigned there for Exchange server will automatically distribute all batch mailboxes in available databases.

2. To view the distribution mailboxes for target databases run the below command:

Get-MoveRequest -BatchName “batch name”

3. To monitor the Mailbox move request process run the below command:

Get-MoveRequest -BatchName “batch name” | Get-MoveRequestStatistics

4. At 95 percent completion of moving mailboxes process it will show AutoSuspended status but Mailboxes can be accessed during AutoSuspended. Now you have to resume the move mailboxes process for completion. Therefore first remove AutoSuspended flag by running following command:

 Get-MoveRequest -BatchName “batch name” | Set-MoveRequest -SuspendWhenReadyToComplete:$false

5. Now resume moving mailboxes request process by running Resume-MoveRequest Command as written below:

Command:

Get-MoveRequest -BatchName “batch name” | Resume-MoveRequest

6. Keep monitoring till the completion of move request of mailboxes by running commands written in step 3 to move mailbox from one database to another Exchange 2013 PowerShell.

Note: As we know that Exchange database file is the main repository of the Microsoft Exchange Server & it is prone to corruption and because of this there are chances that the EDB goes into dismounted or offline state. So, it is necessary to repair the corrupted Exchange database file. In that case, users can use the SysTools Exchange Recovery Tool which supports Offline or Dismounted .edb file (Public & Private) and provides Quick and Advance scan mode option which repair and recover Exchange mailbox and EDB file from minimal as well as major corruption in a hassle freeway without using any command. After recovery, users can export the recovered mailboxes to the Live Exchange Server 2016/2013/2010/2007/2003 mailboxes, Office 365, and various file formats without any hassle.
 

Conclusion

In this write-up, we have provided the solution to move Exchange mailbox from one database to another in Exchange 2013. We discussed the process using two ways, one is using Exchange Admin Centre and another way is using PowerShell Commands. As you saw that both ways for moving mailboxes were good and easy to perform. In case your Exchange .edb file gets corrupted then you can use the advance solution mentioned in the above section which easily repair the minimally or highly corrupted offline/dismouted EDB file without any hindrance. Therefore you may select whatever way looks good for moving Exchange mailboxes in the Exchange server 2013. 

I will write again a new post about new features and functionalities of exchange server therefore keep reading my exchange server guide blog.

Thank You for reading.

Convert Linked Mailbox to User Mailbox in Exchange 2010

Hello Guys, Today we are going to discuss about conversion process of Linked Mailbox to User Mailbox. It is really good for me when I share my experiences and expertise with you guys, because blog writing leads me towards innovation & learning new things. As you know that I had written about Creating Linked Mailboxes in Exchange Server 2010/13/16 in my previous blog post.

Create Linked Mailbox Exchange Server 2010/13/16

Hello Guys today I am going to discuss about conversion process of a linked mailbox to simple user mailbox. In my previous blog post I had discussed about Google Apps to Office 365 Migration process. It is really a good work for me to share my experiences with all of you, which is also helpful for Exchange and Office 365 Community.