Scenario:
EV server 1 : archive exchange 2007 targets, storage of 12 TB
EV server 2 : archive exchange 2013 targets, storage of 2 TB
writing to different storage locations and different SQL servers, also different EV site & directory - BUT - all under same domain.
Customer wants to merge between the two environments.
Final result need to be that all data will be held on the EV server 2 location & SQL.
I am trying to think on a creative way to merge between the environments without using 3rd party tools (not in the customer budget). and use the fact that they are all under the same domain so the use of DNS aliases can be in use here.
other thing I can do (but this will be painful in Exchange storage):
* stop EV exchange 2013 archive - restore back all data to exchange 2013 (that's the 2 TB server)
* remove the exchange 2013 at all from EV server, and add it as a target on the EV server 1 that holds the Exchange 2007 server, create tasks and archive again from it.
* copy all data from partitions of EV server 1 to partition location in new storage, and change the partition entry in SQL as needed.
If you have a creative idea - I would love to hear it.
Sarah
