XADM: How to Migrate Small Business Server 4.5 to Exchange Server (324718)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
This article was previously published under Q324718

SUMMARY

After you migrate your Exchange Server database from Small Business Server (SBS) 4.5 to Exchange Server, the Information Store service may not start. You receive the service-specific error 1006, and the following event ID message is logged in the Application event log: Event ID: 5000
Unable to initialize the Microsoft Exchange Information Store service.
Error 0x3ee.
Event ID: 1202
Failed to determine which SBS version is being used

MORE INFORMATION

To successfully migrate your SBS 4.5-based Exchange Server database to Exchange Server, migrate the database by using a comma-separated value (CSV) file. To do so, follow these steps:
  1. Export the Dir.edb directory file to a CSV file named Dir.csv. To do so, follow these steps:
    1. In the Exchange Administrator program, on the Tools menu, click Directory Export.
    2. Make sure that the correct domain and Exchange Server computer are selected, and then click Export File.
    3. In the File name box, type dir.csv, and then click Open.
    4. Click Export, and note the location where the file was saved.
  2. Install Exchange Server.

    Note If you plan to install Exchange Server on the same computer that you used for SBS, back up the Information Store files (Priv.edb and Pub.edb) and the Dir.csv file that you created in step 1. To determine the location of the Information Store files, run the Exchange Server Performance Optimizer, note the locations of the Dir.csv, Priv.edb, and Pub.edb files, and then quit the Exchange Server Performance Optimizer.
  3. Install the latest Exchange Server service pack and any necessary hotfixes.
  4. Stop the Information Store service.
  5. Import the Dir.csv file that you created in step 1 into Exchange Server. To do so, follow these steps:
    1. In the Exchange Administrator program, on the Tools menu, click Directory Import.
    2. Click to select the correct domain and Exchange Server computer, and then click Import File.
    3. Locate the Dir.csv file that you created in Step 1, and then click Open.
  6. Rename the existing Priv.edb and Pub.edb files to Priv.old and Pub.old.
  7. Copy the Priv.edb and Pub.edb files from the SBS computer to the \Exchsrvr\Mdbdata folder on the Exchange Server computer.
  8. Restart the Information Store service and any other Exchange Server services that may be stopped.
For additional information about bulk data transfers in Exchange Server, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

155414 XADM: Bulk Import/Export FAQ



For additional information about how to move Exchange Server to another computer, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

155216 XADM: How to Move Exchange Server to a New Computer with the Same Name

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/1/2003
Keywords:kbinfo KB324718
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