Exchange And Novell GroupWise Connectivity And Migration Erik Ashby Program Manager Microsoft Exchange Server

1. Exchange And Novell GroupWiseConnectivity And Migration Erik AshbyProgram ManagerMicrosoft Exchange Server

3. Pleasing Everyone The Agenda • Living Together… • Connector for Novell GroupWise • Calendar Connector • Moving On… • Microsoft Exchange Migration Wizard

4. Living Together • A little about GroupWise • GroupWise evolved from DOS based WP Office Shell to current 5.5 SP2 version • Purchased by Novell with WordPerfect • Early ‘Group’ aware applications • Very Novell-centered • Based on proprietary store/transport • Transport is file-based • Tight client with server dependency

5. Living Together (But Why?) • Weren’t standards supposed to make this problem go away? • Standards are unevenly supported • Standards are still evolving • Mergers and acquisitions • “Rogue” departments • Lengthy migrations

6. The Tools To Live Together • Connector for Novell GroupWise • Complete Directory Tool • Messaging Transport • Meeting Connection • Calendar Connector • Bi-Directional Free/busy calendar queries

7. Exchange Connector For Novell GroupWise • Fully available with Exchange 5.5 SP3 • Based on Novell’s API Gateway for GroupWise • Bi-Directional Directory Sync • Body is simple text • Messages and meeting requests supported with full reporting including, delivery, accept, decline, etc.

8. Exchange Connector For Novell GroupWise NetWare Server Exchange and NT Server Directory Synchronization Exchange THERouter GW APIGateway GroupWise Messaging / Meeting Requests Free/Busy Search

9. Sharing The Directory NetWare Server Exchange and NT Server Directory Synchronization Exchange THERouter GW APIGateway GroupWise Messaging / Meeting Requests Free/Busy Search

10. The Directory Options

11. GroupWise Contacts In Exchange

12. Exchange Recipients In GroupWise

13. DirectoryExchange Agent for GroupWise DirectoryExchange Agent forExchange DirSync Architecture Connector for GW GroupWiseDirectory Exchange Directory GW Attribute Selection GW-EX Attribute Mapping Rules Exchange Attribute Selection GW-Exchange Attribute Mapping Rules

14. You Can Change It All! • Edit the Directory configuration files • \exchsrvr\connect\exchconn\dxamex\ • \exchsrvr\connect\exchconn\dxagwise\ • AMAP.TBL lists the attributes to be synchronized • MAP?????.TBL contains mapping rules for translating attributes • KB article Q180517

15. Messaging And Meetings…Cool stuff… NetWare Server Exchange and NT Server Directory Synchronization Exchange THERouter GW APIGateway GroupWise Messaging / Meeting Requests Free/Busy Search

16. Messaging…Cool stuff…

17. Messaging…Cool stuff…

18. Meetings…More cool stuff

19. Meetings…More cool stuff

20. Meetings…More cool stuff

21. Exchange Connector For Novell GroupWise NetWare Server Exchange and NT Server Directory Synchronization Exchange THERouter GW APIGateway GroupWise Messaging / Meeting Requests Free/Busy Search

22. Calendar ConnectorFree/busy — Extremely cool stuff • Real-time free/busy queries between Exchange and • Novell GroupWise 4.x and 5.x • Lotus Notes 4.5 and later • IBM OfficeVision/VM (PROFS) • Requires Exchange 5.5 SP2 • Backbones on top of Connector • No client-side code required

23. Exchange Store Free/Busy Folder Calendar Connector Details… Exchange and NT Server NetWare Server Outlook Client THERouter Calendar Connector Engine GroupWise Provider API GroupWise MAPI MAPI Provider

24. Extremely Cool Stuff…Free/busy

25. Calendar ConnectorYes, across the system ! Site A Site B • DirSync via GroupWise Connector • F/B queries via Calendar Connector • F/B folder & Directory replication GroupWise

26. Calendar Connector Multiple Exchange sites • Free/busy queries within a site only • Install CalCon in each site • DirSync to bridgehead site only • Replicate directory between sites • Replicate F/B folder between sites • Configure CalCon with bridgehead site name

27. Time To Move On… The migration wizard • Administrative tool for bulk migration • Supports GroupWise 4.x and 5.x • One-step or two-step migrations • Messages, Calendars, and Folders preserved • Extraction is done using GroupWise Client AND GroupWise Proxy

28. Source extractor GroupWise 4.x Source extractor Importer Utility GroupWise 5.x Source extractor (Notes, SNADS, CC:Mail, IMAP/LDAP) Server Migration Architecture Neutralformat

29. Migration Wizard Screen 1

30. Migration WizardScreen 2

31. Migration WizardScreen 3

32. Migration WizardScreen 4

33. Migration WizardMigrating!

34. Migration Wizard • Content migrated • Messages • Attachments • Appointments and recurring appointments • Preserves ability to reply to migrated messages

35. Migration WizardAdditional options • One -vs- two step migrations • Select destination server and container • Migrate to a PST -vs- Exchange server • Convert Custom Recipients

36. Exchange 2000 • Support for both connectivity with and migration to Exchange 2000 • Directory synchronization between GroupWise and the Active Directory • Create either User or Contact objects in AD for GroupWise users • Support for multiple domain scenarios

37. Resources • Exchange Web Site • http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/migration.htm • Exchange Migration Web Site • http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/migration.htm • Calendar Connector • http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/55/downloads/CalConnector.asp • Me: erikash@microsoft.com

38. Bottom Line • Need to Live Together? • Exchange Connector for Novell GroupWise • Exchange Calendar Connector • Looking at Moving on? • Exchange Migration Wizard