Migrator for Notes to Exchange is a metered-use product that requires the application of a valid license key. An MNE license key is installed in the MNE Notes Migration Manager component.
Quest sells license keys for particular numbers of users to be migrated. When the limit is reached the software continues to function nominally for users that have already been migrated, but will not migrate additional users. The same license is used for all functions of a particular user (provisioning, forwarding, migration, etc.), and the user license count increments the first time any program function is applied to each user. That is, when any feature of any MNE component is applied to a particular user, all features of all components can be applied to the same user under the same license. Moreover, users can be re-migrated (if necessary) using the original licenses; re- migration does not require an additional license.
A trial license is intended to let you try the MNE software in your own environment, with your own data, to help you determine whether MNE’s capabilities are suitable to your needs. Under a trial license, the program stamps a "MIGRATION EVALUATION" prefix into the Subject of every migrated message, and also imposes the following limitations:
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Calendar items more than two weeks into the future are not migrated.
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When migrating personal address books, only five contacts and five groups are migrated per PAB.
You can obtain your first or a subsequent license key by contacting a Quest Software sales representative. For either a trial or perpetual license, the key uses one of the following formats
where ###-##### or ###-###-### represents your unique license number. The file is sent to you from Quest Licensing as an email file attachment. Copy the license key file to your desktop, or to some other convenient location.
The product will install without a license key but will prompt you to apply a license key the first time you try to run the software. You are prompted to find and specify the license key file that Quest provided. Use the Browse feature to locate and specify the .dlv license file.
If you are upgrading from an earlier version, the automated upgrade process transfers the existing license key into the new version, so you do not need to re-install it. For new installations, the license installer only installs the new format license files (.dlv). The older format (.asc) is no longer supported.
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IMPORTANT: Many environments require disabling User Account Control (UAC) to install the Quest license into MNE. |
To install Migrator for Notes to Exchange:
- Download the Migrator for Notes to Exchange zip folder from the Quest.com website and extract all files into an installation folder.
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Run Autorun.exe from the installation folder.
If you are installing from an MNE product CD, the Autorun utility runs automatically.
Windows launches the Autorun utility, where you can browse product information including the Prerequisites and all MNE Documentation before installing the product.
Verify that your environment conforms to the System requirements specified in this document, and to the requirements specified in “Configuration requirements and account permissions” in the Pre-Migration Planning Guide. Several of the required third-party components can be downloaded from links on the Autorun Prerequisites tab.
- When you are ready to install, select the AutorunInstall tab.
- Select Migrator for Notes to Exchange and click Next.
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Read and accept the license agreement.
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IMPORTANT: If your setup includes the Microsoft redistributables, you can install them on your migration server. You must have a Microsoft SQL Server installed in your migration environment to use Migrator for Notes to Exchange. |
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Follow the instructions in the MNE Installation Wizard.
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NOTE: Migrator for Notes to Exchange requires access to the Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server (MSOLEDBSQL). If you have Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server 18.2 or later installed on your migration server you have met this requirement.
If you do not have the Microsoft OLE DB Driver installed, you can use the download button in the Autorun utility to download the software. |
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Follow the remaining instructions and prompts in the MNE Installer.
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IMPORTANT: MNE includes a wizard that scans the environment and determines whether it meets the system requirements for MNE. The MNE Prerequisites Checker verifies the required software and settings, connectivity, permissions, and access rights.
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You can launch the wizard from the exit page of the MNE installer by selecting the Launch the Prerequisites Checker when setup exits check box before you click Finish:
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You can also run the checker from your Windows Start menu under the Quest | Migrator for Notes to Exchange group.
The Prerequisites Checker log file is written to the following location:
%SystemDrive%\ProgramData\Quest\Prerequisites Checker. |
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Click Finish to complete installation.
The MNE Installer exits and returns you to the Autorun utility on the Install tab. If you selected the Prerequisites Checker check box, that wizard runs in a separate window.
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If you like, you can browse the other Autorun tabs.
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When you are finished, click the Close icon [X] in the top-right corner of the window.
Post upgrade steps
See Product licensing before trying to configure or run any MNE component.
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IMPORTANT: Locale-specific configuration: If you are migrating from a non-English Notes environment, you must also configure the Data Migration Wizard and the SSDM with the appropriate non-English values for certain display elements. See Appendix A of the MNE Administration Guide for instructions, under “How do I Configure MNE for My Non-English Notes Locales?” |
Configuring the SSDM Scheduling Administration utility
You must configure the SSDM Scheduling Administration utility after upgrade.
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Prior to upgrade, you made a copy of the SSDM Scheduling Administration utility configuration files. Restore the files to the following directory paths.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Quest\Migrator for Notes to Exchange\SSDM Scheduling Web Service\Bin\SchedulingGlobals.config
C:\Program Files (x86)\Quest\Migrator for Notes to Exchange\SSDM Scheduling Administration\AdminConfigPaths.xml
- Point to the new physical path.
- In the MNE Administration Guide, in the chapter titled SSDM Scheduling Administration utility, see the section ”Before you can use the SSDM Scheduling Administration utility”.
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Follow the steps to add the new Virtual Directory:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Quest\Migrator for Notes to Exchange\SSDM Scheduling Web Service
Configuring the Task Scheduler
If you plan to use the optional MNE task scheduling features, ensure that the MNE Task Scheduler is configured by following the instructions in Appendix A of the MNE Administration Guide, in the section “How Do I Schedule Tasks?”
Information about MNE, including all product documentation, is available from the Quest Support Portal at https://support.quest.com/.
Migrator for Notes to Exchange and Coexistence Manager for Notes community
The Migrator for Notes to Exchange and Coexistence manager for Notes community is an interactive online community dedicated to issues relating to:
- Migration of email, identity and applications to the Windows Exchange platform, either on-premises or hosted Exchange platforms such as Microsoft 365—including migrations from Exchange, GroupWise, and Notes.
- Active Directory migrations.
- Migrations from Notes application and Exchange public folders to SharePoint.
The community is designed to foster collaboration between Quest Migration experts and users. It’s a place where you can:
- The community is Learn about product releases and betas before anyone else.
- Get access to Quest product leaders and subject matter experts on migration and coexistence.
- Participate in discussion forums, share insights and ideas, and get common questions answered.
You can browse around the forums and the library, but to take full advantage of the community, post new threads, respond to messages from others, and rate our documents and downloads, you must Join the community. If you already have a Quest account or are a member of another Quest community, simply Sign in. The Sign in and Join features are both available from links near the top-right corner of the page.
