.Public Folder Migration
This phase is very well documented online, accordingly we will walk through the steps with minimum explanations, to understand the whole processes check this Link.
Before you begin Download all four of the Microsoft Exchange 2013 public folder migration scripts.
Preparation (take a snapshot from current Public Folders)
Open Exchange 2007 Management Shell and run the following commands:
Get-PublicFolder -Recurse | Export-CliXML C:\PFMigration\Legacy_PFStructure.xml
Get-PublicFolderStatistics | Export-CliXML C:\PFMigration\Legacy_PFStatistics.xml
Get-PublicFolder -Recurse | Get-PublicFolderClientPermission | Select-Object Identity,User -ExpandProperty AccessRights | Export-CliXML C:\PFMigration\Legacy_PFPerms.xml
Rename Folders with backslash
If the name of a public folder contains a backslash \, the public folders will be created in the parent public folder when migration occurs. You have to rename any public folders that have a backslash in the name.
To get Public folders with backslash, run the following command:
Get-PublicFolderDatabase | ForEach {Get-PublicFolderStatistics -Server $_.Server | Where {$_.Name -like "*\*"}}
Change the public folder name as shown below:
Set-PublicFolder -Identity 000000001A447390AA6611CD9BC800AA002FC45A0300D13A87259D34A142BB480F3E89AA82BF00004FD5389E0000 -name "MCS TF2"
Make sure there is no previous record of a successful migration
Get-OrganizationConfig | Format-List PublicFoldersLockedforMigration, PublicFolderMigrationComplete
Generate the CSV files
On Exchange 2007 run the below script to create the folder name-to-folder size mapping file, the file will create the folders and its sizes
.\Export-PublicFolderStatistics.ps1 PFStat.csv e12-01
Copy this file to Exchange 2013 and run the below script to create the second CSV, which will let you know how many mailboxes will be required for your folders based on the mailbox you will set as show below:
.\PublicFolderToMailboxMapGenerator.ps1 1GB PFStat.csv FolderToMailbox.csv
As I have a very small PF only one Mailbox is required as below:
Create the required mailbox/s as shown below:
New-Mailbox -PublicFolder Mailbox1 –Database DB01 –HoldForMigration: $true
Start the Migration Request
New-PublicFolderMigrationRequest -SourceDatabase (Get-PublicFolderDatabase -Server e12-01.contoso.local) -CSVData (Get-Content FolderToMailbox.csv -Encoding Byte)
Check the status
Once the migration reached the AutoSuspended state as shown below, proceed to the next steps, otherwise you must wait as this may take some time based on your PF size.
Get-PublicFolderMigrationRequest | Get-PublicFolderMigrationRequestStatistics
Lock Down PF for Migration (Down time is required, as during this phase PF will bot be accessible for all users)
Set-OrganizationConfig -PublicFoldersLockedForMigration:$true
Set-PublicFolderMigrationRequest -Identity \PublicFolderMigration -PreventCompletion:$false
Resume-PublicFolderMigrationRequest -Identity \PublicFolderMigration
Test and Unlock the PF Migration
I will configure a test user to use the new PF using the following command:
Set-Mailbox -Identity mohsaeed -DefaultPublicFolderMailbox mailbox1
Open the test user mailbox and run some tests: Create new post, view old posts, check permissions
If all tests passed successful proceed to next step.
Get-Mailbox -PublicFolder | Set-Mailbox -PublicFolder -IsExcludedFromServingHierarchy $false
Set-OrganizationConfig -PublicFolderMigrationComplete:$true
Decommissioning Exchange 2007
Remove Mailbox Databases, open Exchange 2007 management shell, and run the following command:
Get-MailboxDatabase | Remove-MailboxDatabase
Remove your PF Databse using guidelines in this link.
Open cmd, navigate to bin directory and run the below command:
Setup.com /mode:uninstall
This phase is very well documented online, accordingly we will walk through the steps with minimum explanations, to understand the whole processes check this Link.
Before you begin Download all four of the Microsoft Exchange 2013 public folder migration scripts.
Preparation (take a snapshot from current Public Folders)
Open Exchange 2007 Management Shell and run the following commands:
Get-PublicFolder -Recurse | Export-CliXML C:\PFMigration\Legacy_PFStructure.xml
Get-PublicFolderStatistics | Export-CliXML C:\PFMigration\Legacy_PFStatistics.xml
Get-PublicFolder -Recurse | Get-PublicFolderClientPermission | Select-Object Identity,User -ExpandProperty AccessRights | Export-CliXML C:\PFMigration\Legacy_PFPerms.xml
Rename Folders with backslash
If the name of a public folder contains a backslash \, the public folders will be created in the parent public folder when migration occurs. You have to rename any public folders that have a backslash in the name.
To get Public folders with backslash, run the following command:
Get-PublicFolderDatabase | ForEach {Get-PublicFolderStatistics -Server $_.Server | Where {$_.Name -like "*\*"}}
Change the public folder name as shown below:
Set-PublicFolder -Identity 000000001A447390AA6611CD9BC800AA002FC45A0300D13A87259D34A142BB480F3E89AA82BF00004FD5389E0000 -name "MCS TF2"
Make sure there is no previous record of a successful migration
Get-OrganizationConfig | Format-List PublicFoldersLockedforMigration, PublicFolderMigrationComplete
Generate the CSV files
On Exchange 2007 run the below script to create the folder name-to-folder size mapping file, the file will create the folders and its sizes
.\Export-PublicFolderStatistics.ps1 PFStat.csv e12-01
Copy this file to Exchange 2013 and run the below script to create the second CSV, which will let you know how many mailboxes will be required for your folders based on the mailbox you will set as show below:
.\PublicFolderToMailboxMapGenerator.ps1 1GB PFStat.csv FolderToMailbox.csv
As I have a very small PF only one Mailbox is required as below:
Create the required mailbox/s as shown below:
New-Mailbox -PublicFolder Mailbox1 –Database DB01 –HoldForMigration: $true
Start the Migration Request
New-PublicFolderMigrationRequest -SourceDatabase (Get-PublicFolderDatabase -Server e12-01.contoso.local) -CSVData (Get-Content FolderToMailbox.csv -Encoding Byte)
Check the status
Once the migration reached the AutoSuspended state as shown below, proceed to the next steps, otherwise you must wait as this may take some time based on your PF size.
Get-PublicFolderMigrationRequest | Get-PublicFolderMigrationRequestStatistics
Lock Down PF for Migration (Down time is required, as during this phase PF will bot be accessible for all users)
Set-OrganizationConfig -PublicFoldersLockedForMigration:$true
Set-PublicFolderMigrationRequest -Identity \PublicFolderMigration -PreventCompletion:$false
Resume-PublicFolderMigrationRequest -Identity \PublicFolderMigration
Test and Unlock the PF Migration
I will configure a test user to use the new PF using the following command:
Set-Mailbox -Identity mohsaeed -DefaultPublicFolderMailbox mailbox1
Open the test user mailbox and run some tests: Create new post, view old posts, check permissions
If all tests passed successful proceed to next step.
Get-Mailbox -PublicFolder | Set-Mailbox -PublicFolder -IsExcludedFromServingHierarchy $false
Set-OrganizationConfig -PublicFolderMigrationComplete:$true
Decommissioning Exchange 2007
Remove Mailbox Databases, open Exchange 2007 management shell, and run the following command:
Get-MailboxDatabase | Remove-MailboxDatabase
Remove your PF Databse using guidelines in this link.
Open cmd, navigate to bin directory and run the below command:
Setup.com /mode:uninstall
