Prepare your Source Server for migration

Updated: January 22, 2009

Applies To: Windows SBS 2008

Complete the following steps to ensure that the settings and data on your Source Server migrate successfully to the Destination Server.

• Back up the Source Server

• Verify the network configuration

• Evaluate the health of the Source Server

• Optimize Exchange Server 2003 mailbox sizes for Windows SBS 2008 Migration

• Run the Migration Preparation Tool for Windows SBS 2008 migration

• Plan to migrate line-of-business applications for Windows SBS 2008 migration