Adding Exchange 2010 Mailbox servers/DAG to EV 9.0.2

[mandalj]

I have an EV 9.0.2 configured with an Exchange 2003 target. How do I add  Exchange 2010 Mailbox servers with DAG to the EV Site? 

Many thanks in advance for your support.

[TonySterling]

This should help you understand the next steps:

The attached whitepaper details how to configure Enterprise Vault 9.0 to archive Exchange Server 2010

Attachments

How to configure EV 9 with Exchange 2010 Technical Whitepaper - Enterprise Vault 9 Archiving from Exchange 2010.pdf (703 kBytes)

Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH144726

[mandalj]

Firstly, thank you.  a few follow up questions:

1. Can I use the my existing VSA account (which already has a mailbox associated with it) and migrate that from my Exchange 2003 to 2010? Or is it best practice to create a new account?

2. Do I need to create a new system mailbox on the Exchange 2010, or will the above VSA fill both requirements - as a service account and system mailbox?

3. I also read this article TECH48928, and recommends adding a reg setting before the mailboxes are migrated:

SynchInMigrationMode
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\KVS\Enterprise Vault\Agents

Is it required and if yes, which value should I choose, so the mailbox being migrated is still assoicated with it's archive?

Many thanks in advance again.
 

[TonySterling · Accepted solution]

Yes, you need to use the existing VSA and move it's mailbox over.  Follow the steps in the doc for throttling.

Yes, you will create a new system mailbox for that Exchange server.  Do not use the VSA for the system mailbox.

Yes, you should set the SynchInMigrationMode to a value of 1.

Regards,
Tony

[mandalj]

EV can now see the Exchange 2010 servers. Thank you for your assistance.