What Migration Wizard Does

Migration Wizard extracts data from other messaging systems and imports it to Active Directory and the information store.

In Active Directory, the wizard performs the following functions:

• Adds new users
• Converts contacts to users
• Updates groups on Exchange when contacts are converted (but does not migrate distribution lists from other messaging systems)

In the information store, the wizard performs the following function:

• Adds new mail, calendar, and public folder data

Controlling Which Users and Which Data to Migrate

In addition, the wizard allows you to control what you migrate. You can:

• Choose which user accounts to migrate
• Reduce the mail data to be migrated

If you use a two-step migration, extracting data first and importing data later, you can edit the migration files between steps.

What Migration Wizard Does Not Do

In general, Migration Wizard does not migrate personal archives, convert custom applications (for example, from Lotus Notes), or migrate distribution lists. You cannot use Migration Wizard to move mailboxes within the same organization (unless you are rebuilding the server where the mailboxes reside).

For a complete list of items that are not migrated for each messaging system, consult the "What is Migrated..." topic for each system.

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