Migrator for Notes to Exchange 4.15.2

This Administration Guide has been prepared to provide operating instructions for the various administrator components of Quest’s Migrator for Notes to Exchange, with screen-by-screen field definitions and application notes for those tools. This Guide is organized into 16 chapters plus an appendix:

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Chapter 1: The Notes Migration Manager. An overview of the basic operating principles for the admininistrator’s central console, followed by descriptions and application notes for each of its screens.

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Chapters 2–11 (the wizards). Operating instructions and screen-by- screen application notes for all of the wizard applications that can be launched from the Notes Migration Manager. Each Wizard is documented in its own separate chapter.

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Chapter 12: The Log Viewer. Operating instructions and application notes for the Log Viewer utility, used to simplify the viewing and interpretation of Quest program log files.

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Chapter 13: Qsched.exe task-scheduling utility. Operating instructions and application notes for Migrator for Notes to Exchange’s qsched.exe utility, which regularly checks MNE's SQL database to see whether any tasks have been scheduled to run since the last check, and then executes any such tasks it finds.

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Chapter 14: SSDM Scheduling Administration Utility. Operating instructions and application notes for the SSDM Scheduling Administration Utility, used to regulate end-user runs of the Self-Service Desktop Migrator (SSDM) to avoid processing bottlenecks.

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Chapter 15: Office 365 Account Pool Utility. Operating instructions and application notes for the Account Pool Utility, used to coordinate multiple O365 admin migration accounts to run simultaneously, to sidestep Microsoft-imposed throttling limits.

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Chapter 16: PowerShell cmdlets for Migrator for Notes to Exchange. A reference listing the purposes, functions, parameters and other pertinent notes for Migrator for Notes to Exchange’s several dozen PowerShell cmdlets, which can help automate processes.

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Appendix A: How Do I ...? Process instructions for specific tasks associated with Migrator for Notes to Exchange migrations.

This Administration Guide is intended for network administrators, consultants, analysts, and any other IT professionals who will install the product, use its admin tools, or contribute to migration project planning.

About the Migrator for Notes to Exchange documentation suite

This Administration Guide is one of several documents that explain various aspects of Quest’s Migrator for Notes to Exchange product. The complete documentation suite includes:

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Quick-Start Guide: An orientation to Migrator for Notes to Exchange's basic purposes, components and features, with a case study to illustrate typical usage. Also includes instructions for downloading and installing the software.

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Pre-Migration Planning Guide: A checklist of strategic and tactical issues that an organization must consider and accommodate before beginning a migration project. An appendix also documents known limitations of the migration process.

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Scenarios Guide: Descriptions of the most common migration scenarios—migrating to different target environments and for an array of other variables and preferences—with process instructions and flow charts that explain how to use Migrator for Notes to Exchange tools and features in each scenario.

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Administration Guide: Operational details, application notes and screen-by-screen field notes for the administrator components of Migrator for Notes to Exchange.

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Self-Service Desktop Migrator User Guide: Operating instructions, application notes and screen-by-screen field notes for the Self-Service Desktop Migrator (SSDM) component of Migrator for Notes to Exchange. The SSDM User Guide is provided as a separate PDF document so that an administrator can distribute it to any end users who will run the per-desktop program.

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Program Parameters Reference: A listing of all Migrator for Notes to Exchange program parameters (and their valid values) in the Task Parameters and Global Defaults, and how to use them to control various program behaviors.

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Online Help: Context-sensitive field definitions and application notes for all of Migrator for Notes to Exchange’s Wizards and other component applications.

All of these documents except the SSDM User Guide are intended for network administrators, consultants, analysts, and any other IT professionals who will install the product, use its admin tools, or contribute to migration project planning. Generally speaking, the Pre-Migration Planning Guide and Scenarios Guide present a more conceptual, theoretical view of the product, while the Administration Guide provides the hands-on, screen-by-screen descriptions and field notes. The SSDM User Guide is intended for end users or administrators who will use the Self-Service Desktop Migrator component.


	NOTE: Quest recommends that all admins read all of the Quick-Start Guide and Pre-Migration Planning Guide (in that order), and then the first chapter of the Scenarios Guide. You can use that information to prepare a detailed written Migration Plan before attempting the actual migration process. When you are ready to begin the actual migration process, you may then refer as needed to the process instructions and notes in the Scenarios Guide, and the operational details in the Administration Guide.