We are planning to upgrade from EV7 to EV10 and I am assuming that there is no easy upgrade path. I am currently planning to create a new EV10 environment, export the current archives as PSTs and import them into the new environment. Is there an easier/quicker way of doing this without using 3rd party software ?
Thanks in advance,
Jim.
You would need to ugrade to 8 then 9 then 10 if you wish to not export and import psts. no other way.
You would need to ugrade to 8 then 9 then 10 if you wish to not export and import psts. no other way.
I think upgrading to EV8, EV9 and finaly EV10 will be faster than exporting/importing the data.
(Depending on the size of your archives)
Just consider that you will have several advantages when using "export/import" instead of upgrading...
The new Storage Model with EV8 (ASIS) as well a fresh, clean Environment...
Depending on your size of Data and the number of users doing this without a 3rd Party tool could be really hard...
Wayne and ZeroC00L missed the 7.5 Step which you have to take as well.
Not without risk to do all the upgrades - and plan enough user downtime in, as you might/should want to test if everything is still working after each upgrade step.
/Peter
Just my 2 cents, but I would think that your plan to export/import may be the best opportunity to rearchitect and balance your new environment, plus you won't have to go through the upgrade of indexs in v10.
I would create my new EV10 environment and begin archiving the new data (stoppping archiving from the old environment). Then you could begin exporting from the old and importing into the new. Users would continue to have access to the old data during the process.
WitSend... your not completly right...
Users would have in that scenario access to their shortcuts... but no access to the old mails using search, archiveexplorer or Virtual Vault!
As well in that scenario you would have "duplicate" shortcuts in the Mailbox... one pointing to the old environment - one to the new...
Thanks for all the comments guys.
As the EV7 server is a virtualised copy of an old server, setting up a new environment does sound like the best way to go. I would prefer to have a new, known-good environment going forward. We have around 100 users using the system, so using PST's to migrate the data is going to take a little while, but not a huge problem.
Jim.
There's nothing to prevent you from upgrading across from 7 > 7.5 > 8 > 9 on the existing VM and then migrating your data (for 100 users it shouldn't be too much) to a new, better-equipped (Windows 2008 R2) VM running the same SP of EV 9 and then upgrading that box to EV 10 SP1.
Import/Export is not the way to go here IMHO.
I would suggest that Machine above, has the right way. This is exactly what I've done previously - relatively straight forward.
I agree with Machine that upgrading 7-->7.5-->8-->9 on the existing VM is the way to go. Prior to any upgrade ensure that you review the environment for any pre-existing problems and address where possible prior to proceeding. Since you stated that there are only 100 archives there are 2 options for the next step:
benefits to the 2nd approach include:
