Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us
Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network
Home
Discussion GroupsWindows Server 2003Windows 2000Windows NTSmall Business ServerVirtual ServerExchange ServerIISHost Integration ServerISA ServerSMSWSUSMOMWindows Media ServerSecurityCertification
Related Topics
SQL ServerMS WindowsMS OfficePC HardwareMore Topics ...

Windows Server Forum / Exchange Server / Design / July 2008

Tip: Looking for answers? Try searching our database.

IIFP for Exch 2007 <-> Exch 2003 Sync?

Thread view: 
Enable EMail Alerts  Start New Thread
Thread rating: 
Michelle Jay - 30 Jun 2008 01:49 GMT
Hi all,
I've been reading around in prep for our unique directory sync requirements,
and am wondering still if IIFP can be used to sync the GALs. My scenario
briefly:

New forest and org:
- Exch 2007 SP1 on Win 2008
- Forest is based on Windows 2008 Active Directory

Old forest and org:
- Exch 2003 SP2 on Win 2003
- Forest based on Windows Server 2003 AD (Win 2003 functional level)

Key point: both the orgs above uses the same primary SMTP address
"companyXX.com" (!). Its going be a transitionary approach but one stretched
long. Using a mail routing approach that will have to make both orgs NOT
authoritative for their respective primary SMTP name space. Mails to
interconnect using inter-forest SMTP connector.

I read that ILM is preferred now for dir sync but that'll cost us quite a
lot for a relatively small user base totalling just 5000. Can IIFP still be
used in this mix of new platforms?

If not, might there be a base script I can work from to periodically do
export and import of the GAL entries?

Thank you very much in advance for any tips/pointers.
Cheers!
Bharat Suneja [MSFT] - 30 Jun 2008 03:49 GMT
GALSync (From MIIS IIFP 1a) works.

How to Transition from Cross-Forest to Cross-Forest
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124363(EXCHG.80).aspx

Signature

Bharat Suneja
Microsoft Corporation
blog: exchangepedia.com/blog

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights. Please do not send email directly to this alias. This alias is for
newsgroup purposes only.
------------------------------------------

> Hi all,
> I've been reading around in prep for our unique directory sync
[quoted text clipped - 24 lines]
> Thank you very much in advance for any tips/pointers.
> Cheers!
Michelle Jay - 15 Jul 2008 16:40 GMT
Thank you Bharat,
A few more quick questions.... :-)

You mentioned specifically IIFP "1a". Why is that so and not version 2
instead? I'm just about setting up a test environment this week to check out
IIFP. Is version "1a" still available to be downloaded anywhere?

I also read that this "IIFP" is now also "Active Directory Metadirectory
Services (AD MS)" in Windows Server 2008. Is this AD MS functionally an
option I can use to do GALsync with another forest that runs on Windows
Server 2003 AD and Exchange 2003?

I'll have to test them out this week to understand the options but I thought
I'd get some tips first to get me on the right foot early.

Many thanks Bharat.

---------------------------------------------------------
> GALSync (From MIIS IIFP 1a) works.
>
[quoted text clipped - 29 lines]
>> Thank you very much in advance for any tips/pointers.
>> Cheers!
Michelle Jay - 15 Jul 2008 17:29 GMT
My apologies, I meant IIFP "SP2" :-)

> Thank you Bharat,
> A few more quick questions.... :-)
[quoted text clipped - 47 lines]
>>> Thank you very much in advance for any tips/pointers.
>>> Cheers!
 
Sign In
Join
My Latest Posts
My Monitored Threads
My Blog
My Photo Gallery
My Profile
My Homepage

Start New Thread
Enable EMail Alerts
Rate this Thread



©2008 Advenet LLC   Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.