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Orphaned Archives - Need to decommision old Exchange Server

Steve_Bally
Level 4

All,

Here is my situation, I have several archives that have mo mailboxes associated with them because the user has left the company, however there are users that have access to the archives, and the original Exchange server needs to be decommissioned.

Is there a way to point the orphaned email archives to the new exchange enviroment to lecgacy access only?  Is there a technote or SQL commands that could repoint the archives?

We are in a time crunch so any help would be apprciated.

Steve 

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R_Meeker
Level 4

Are there shortcuts in exchange? If there are that's more tricky. If there aren't, then as long as the Ev environment is the same, search/archive explorer too the orphaned archives should not pose an issue. The EV service account just needs access to a mapi profile that can recall the messages. Easily proved, add full permissions to the orphaned archives for the EV service account. run a search from the EV server on that archive (r-click the archive and select search) and confirm you can retrieve/recall/forward etc the items in the orphaned archives.

If so, then as long as the deligated accounts have Full permissions to the archives and are in the same EV site there should be no issue.

 

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R_Meeker
Level 4

Are there shortcuts in exchange? If there are that's more tricky. If there aren't, then as long as the Ev environment is the same, search/archive explorer too the orphaned archives should not pose an issue. The EV service account just needs access to a mapi profile that can recall the messages. Easily proved, add full permissions to the orphaned archives for the EV service account. run a search from the EV server on that archive (r-click the archive and select search) and confirm you can retrieve/recall/forward etc the items in the orphaned archives.

If so, then as long as the deligated accounts have Full permissions to the archives and are in the same EV site there should be no issue.

 

Mohawk_Marvin
Level 6
Partner

R Meeker is spot on. EV will work with the legacy archives without a mailbox for them. You may need to change the billing account to a live acct (the VSA is normally) if the current bill usage to is a SID so you can add permissions to the archive.