Migrating Windows SBS to OS-X Lion

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hello all,

title suggests, i'll migrating client's mixed mac/windows sbs 2003 network new os-x lion server. i've done plenty of windows-windows domain migrations (including exchange email), first foray windows -> mac networking world.

accept there not migration tools built lion things ad user accounts or exchange mailboxes, curious if else has done similar migration windows ad+exchange environment flavor of os-x server might have tips prevent potential pain/issues.

have many years of experience managing networks (mostly windows/exchange), comfortable os-x, unix, , linux.

advice,

dj
 

i hope so. hope comfortable command line, cause needing it.

particular reason why want migrate windows/exchange os x? while no doubt lot of flack this, windows/exchange far superior , more mature in business environment compared os x. don't know how large environment is, sbs can set in few hours , barely needing attention after, spend days set lion point of being useable, , weeks after tweaking niggles out.

far know, there no migration tools available, have set scratch. hope realize exchange lot more powerful os x mail server/calendar server. doesn't need issue can present users unpleasant surprises. aware there seems security issue network logins accepting password (see different thread in forum), don't want in business environment.

if there no technical reasons why need os x server , can't use windows/exchange, think long , hard replacing it. , after thinking it, forget in opinion, cost of such migration not balanced benefits, not long shot. if ain't broken, don't fix it.

, eats , breaths unix (mostly solaris , linux) , gets rash having administer windows.
 


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