Metalogix Email Migrator 4.7.1 - Help

Migration

Migration effortlessly moves your legacy archive items to a new system. This target system has to be installed and ready before the migration process. It is also recommended good practice to perform a test migration prior to the main migration task. For seamless migration follow the migration steps as outlined below. Email Migrator steps are further describe in detail.

Migration Steps Outline

Pre-migration:

• Create or choose testing mailbox with items archived in source archiving system

• Disable archiving on source system for the selected testing mailbox

• Create backups before performing archive migration

• Install and configure target system (for example: Metalogix Archive Manager 6.0 or later)

Migration itself:

• Install Email Migrator (see the Installation section or Email Migrator Install Guide)

• In Email Migrator connect to source (see the “Connect to…” section of this guide relevant for your environment)

• In Email Migrator connect to target (see the “Connect to…” section of this guide relevant for your environment)

• In Email Migrator migrate one testing mailbox from source to target (no shortcuts, only items)

• Check job log and migration results

• In Email Migrator migrate testing mailbox from source to target again (now with shortcuts recreate option selected in job options)

• Check shortcuts created during migration

• Migrate all mailboxes

• Check job log and migration results

Each legacy archive can contain various types of archived items. Similarly, every such source platform supports different features. Email Migrator capabilities regarding item migration and feature handling are summarized in the table below.

Establishing Connection

Prior to migration, it is necessary to configure connections to source and target system.

Possible source system:

• Symantec Enterprise Vault

• EMC EmailXtender

• Mimosa NearPoint

• GFI MailArchiver

• HP IAP or RISS

• Zantaz EAS

• Quest Archive Manager

• Barracuda Message Archiver

• GBS iQ.Suite Store

• Metalogix Archive Manager 5.1 and later

• Gmail

• Microsoft Exchange Mailbox (Microsoft Exchange 2010 SP1 and later, Office 365 (Exchange Online))

• Microsoft Exchange Server (2003 SP2 and later)

• Office 365 (Exchange Online)

• PST file

• Folder (flat file)

Possible target system:

• Metalogix Archive Manager (6.0 and later)

• Folder (Flat files)

For detailed instructions and configuration options description for individual connectors see the following sections.

The following table summarizes possible source- target compatibility, i.e.  configurations when migration can be performed ().

Connect to Symantec Enterprise Vault

Email Migrator allows connection to different email/archive systems. This section deals with connecting and handling Symantec Enterprise Vault archive.

Each legacy archive can contain various types of archived items. Similarly, every such source platform supports different features. Email Migrator capabilities regarding item migration and feature handling in respect to Symantec Enterprise Vault are summarized in the table below.

To establish the connection:

First in the Email Migrator ribbon menu click the Connection > Connect to Enterprise Vault.

This will open the Connect To Symantec Enterprise Vault dialog. There are two main settings tabs in this dialog: Web Settings and SQL Settings. Each tab contains a set of configuration options for connecting to Symantec Enterprise Vault.

The available options on Web Settings tab are:

• Server – server name or IP address of the machine where Symantec Enterprise Vault Website is installed

• Domain – Symantec Enterprise Vault Website domain full name (e.g. mydomain.com)

• Use secure connection (https) – select if Symantec Enterprise Vault Website is using secure connection

• User & Password – Symantec Enterprise Vault Website user and password

• Exchange Connection - this drop-down is optional and only necessary when you plan to handle also archive system shortcuts; The drop-down lists all Exchange Server connections already defined in the Email Migrator console. Should you intend to manage shortcuts at migration, select the Exchange Server connection applicable for the given archive connector. If such is not defined, choose the Add new... option. Connect to Exchange Server dialog appears where you can configure the desired connection. For detailed information on connecting to Exchange Server, see the Connect to Exchange (incl. Office 365) topic.

• Show inactive users (orphans) - check this check-box to display also inactive users ("orphans") under the main node - these are mailboxes that does not exist in the Exchange server any more, but they are present in the archive

The available options on SQL Settings tab are:

• SQL Server – server name or IP address of the server where Symantec Enterprise Vault databases are installed

• Directory Database – Symantec Enterprise Vault Directory database name

• Schema – DB schema used for Symantec Enterprise Vault SQL database

Now select your option depending on your SQL Database authentication settings. The user you select must have rights to the above mentioned DB:

• Use Current Windows User – select if your current logged-on Windows user has the necessary rights for the SQL DB

• Use SQL Server Authentication – select if the DB uses SQL Authentication and specify an SQL user with access rights to the above mentioned database

After all of the desired connection options have been set, for all settings tabs, click OK to establish the connection.

If Email Migrator is successful making the connection, a new node appears in the Explorer View and you can expand it and navigate user mailboxes. So called "orphan" mailboxes are also displayed - these are mailboxes that does not exist in the Exchange Server any more but are present in the archive.

Connect to EMC EmailXtender

Email Migrator allows connection to different email/archive systems. This section deals with connecting and handling EMC EmailXtender.

Each legacy archive can contain various types of archived items. Similarly, every such source platform supports different features. Email Migrator capabilities regarding item migration and feature handling in respect to EMC EmailXtender are summarized in the table below.

To establish the connection:

First in the Email Migrator ribbon menu click the Connection > Connect to EmailXtender.

This will open the Connect To EmailXtender dialog. There are two main settings tabs in this dialog: Web Settings and SQL Settings. Each tab contains a set of configuration options for connecting to EmailXtender.

The available options on Web Settings tab are:

• EmailXtender Domain – EmailXtender domain full name (e.g. mydomain.com)

• EmailXtender Server – server name or IP address of the EmailXtender Server

• EmailXtender User & Password – your EmailXtender user

• Shared Folder – enter path to any folder on the EmailExtender server to which the logged-on user (migration user) has access; this folder will be used for unpacking utility from EmailXtender; after migration this folder can be wiped out. Email Migrator will use the UnPackContainer.exe to extract messages into this shared folder and migrate them to the target. The shared folder should accommodate the largest container (.emx file) you have. After each item is successfully migrated it gets deleted from the folder so this is only a temporary location used for message extraction. It is local folder on machine where EmailXtender is installed (even if Email Migrator is running from another computer).

• Exchange Connection - this drop-down is optional and only  necessary when you plan to handle also archive system shortcuts; The drop-down lists all Exchange Server connections already defined in the Email Migrator console. Should you intend to manage shortcuts at migration, select the Exchange Server connection applicable for the given archive connector. If such is not defined, choose the Add new... option. Connect to Exchange Server dialog appears where you can configure the desired connection. For detailed information on connecting to Exchange Server, see the Connect to Exchange (incl. Office 365) topic.

The available options on SQL Settings tab are:

• SQL Server – server name or IP address of the server where EmailXtender database is installed

• Database – EmailXtender SQL database name

• Schema – DB schema used for EmailXtender SQL database

Now select your option depending on your SQL Database authentication settings. The user you select must have rights to the above mentioned DB:

• Use Current Windows User – select if your current logged-on Windows user has the necessary rights for the SQL DB

• Use SQL Server Authentication – select if the DB uses SQL Authentication and specify an SQL user with access rights to above mentioned database

After all of the desired connection options have been set, for all settings tabs, click OK to establish the connection.

If Email Migrator is successful making the connection, a new node appears in the Explorer View and you can expand this node and navigate user mailboxes.