Hey all,
I am getting ready to transition from Exchange 2003 to 2010. My organization has never used Public Folders other than whatever Exchange needed (and created) for itself. The folders I see on the 2003 server are:
default
eventconfig
exchangev1
globalevents
internal
microsoft
OAB Version 2,3a,4
offline Address Book
Organisation(409)
OWAScratchPad
Schedule+FreeBusy
schema-root
StoreEvents
I have only Outlook 2010, OWA, and ActiveSync users. I think I am reading that Exchange 2010 wouldn't necessarily need any public folders to do everything it normally does. Is there an easy enough method to not bring over any public folders and let them all die out of existence when the 2003 box is decomissioned?
Of course I need people to still be able to have meeting request functionality so somewhow free/busy information needs to exist. Will it just recreate itself in the more native 2010 style if the 2003 public folder is not brought over?
And of course, I assume the OAB needs to exist somewhere. Will 2010 create what it needs for itself if the old public folders are not brought over?
What other functions do I need to think about? Will they take care of themselves? I am trying to figure out any impact on end-users (about 2,000 of them) if I were to drop public folders. I am also trying to figure out what specific steps I need to take to make everything happen smoothly when I move from my single Exchange 2003 server to my new single Exhcange 2010 SP3 server as regard public folders (I haven't found any write ups on this manuever, so my guess is it must be an uncommon move or there must be something wrong with the idea).
Any help, answers, or guidance to good resources would be much appreciated.
Jim
Jim