MIGRATION & INTEGRATION
How-to: Windows-to-Linux mail server migration with Kerio
Kerio Technologies, Inc.
03.08.2005
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When a new product is announced, the word goes out about its features. If the product sounds like a good thing, then you wonder, "What would it be like to use it?" Our new product how-to series answers that question. Each how-to starts out with the basics -- product and vendor name, price, etc. -- and then gets down to business with a short how-to. This how-to was written by Kerio Technologies, Inc. of Santa Clara, CA
What: Kerio MailServer
Type of product: mail server software solution/messaging/collaboration
Vendor: Kerio Technologies, Inc. provides Internet messaging and security products for small- to medium-sized enterprises.
Value proposition: The Kerio MailServer comes with built-in anti-spam, antivirus, WebMail, and a simple LDAP for quick and easy installation. To help combat increasing security threats, Kerio MailServer offers a wide range of features to keep e-mail from being intercepted, infected by computer viruses, or sent as spam. The settings for the mail server components can be administered through one administration console, lowering administration and support costs. Enterprises interested in collaboration tools such as those found in higher-end software like Microsoft Exchange, will also be pleased with shared folders, calendars and contacts and robust Web mail.
Price: $449/20 user license
How to use the Kerio MailServer Migration Tool:
Kerio MailServer Migration can be installed on Windows NT 4.0 (SP6a), 2000, XP and 2003, and is relevant
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for administrators looking to migrate from Windows servers to Linux servers. Microsoft Internet Explorer (4.01 with SP2 and above) is also required. A wizard is used for Kerio MailServer Migration installation. During the installation, both MS Exchange as well as Kerio MailServer must be running. One part of the Kerio MailServer Migration is the installation of Kerio Outlook Connector, which is necessary to complete the migration properly.
Screen 4: This step enables users to perform automatic installation of Kerio Outlook Connector on the client hosts. Use these settings if Kerio Outlook Connector is not installed on the client hosts.
Check "Create an installation" to enable the automatic installation of Kerio Outlook Connector. After the installation is enabled, specify the path to the fileserver (any location on any network disk) from where the installation of Kerio Outlook Connector to the client hosts will be performed. The network path can be specified either manually in the Network path item or browsed by using the Browse for folder window.
In the second part of the dialog, users must specify:
Screen 5: Visual progress bars of the migration.
Screen 6: The information about the status of the migration together with the number of migrated users and messages is displayed.
Press the View report button to display the migration progress log with important information about users and their passwords.
For more information: http://www.kerio.com/media_kms.html
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