Migrator for Notes to Exchange 4.16

Batch-migration process

How do I synchronize directory data and update the SQL database?

If synchronization of coexisting directories during the transition period is not a high priority for the organization, the admin may simply add and delete users and update user data in the Exchange environment (only), using Exchange administration software. Otherwise, if it is important to keep the two directories synchronized throughout the transition period:

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Enter any staff changes in the Domino environment as they occur.

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Prior to the migration of each user collection:

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Use Quest’s CMN Directory Connector to re-update Active Directory to match the updated Domino directory. (You need not perform this step explicitly if the CMN Directory Connector is scheduled to automatically re-update the directories at regular intervals.)

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After the directories are updated: Update the SQL database by using Migrator for Notes to Exchange’s Directory Export Wizard to re-export Domino directory data. (Again, you need not perform this step explicitly if you have used Notes Migration Manager to schedule automatically recurring runs of the Directory Export Wizard—for example, 30 minutes after each scheduled update run of the CMN Directory Connector.)

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Remember to check the export results (the summary table in the Export Notes Directory screen) to verify the integrity of the exported data. Any format or translation errors should be readily apparent; missing users, or inappropriate data forms in any fields would indicate that the export process was somehow corrupted or otherwise unsuccessful.

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If any already-migrated user leaves the organization: Delete the user from the Exchange server, using Exchange administration software.

The most efficient updating strategy will be to automate the process by scheduling the CMN Directory Connector and Migrator for Notes to Exchange’s Directory Export Wizard to automatically run successively, in tandem, at regular recurring times—say, every night at midnight or 2am.

Other features

The following sections describe additional features that may be used to perform tasks in Migrator for Notes to Exchange:

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How do I schedule tasks?

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How do I troubleshoot service startup permissions?

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How do I send pre- or post-migration notification emails to end users?

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How do I perform an offline migration?

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How do I migrate resources?

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How do I migrate mail-in databases?

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How do I save and restore all Migrator for Notes to Exchange-defined collections from TSV files?

How do I schedule tasks?

Scheduled tasks are executed using the Migrator for Notes to Exchange Task Scheduler (qsched.exe). The Task Scheduler runs as a Windows service and is automatically installed when you install Migrator for Notes to Exchange. The Task Scheduler is configured by default to autostart (upon every workstation reboot) and run under the credentials of the administrator account that runs the Migrator for Notes to Exchange installer.

The Task Scheduler polls the Migrator for Notes to Exchange database at regular intervals for any scheduled tasks and runs those tasks at the designated times.

See Admin Guide chapter 13 for information about Migrator for Notes to Exchange’s qsched.exe Task Scheduler.