Migrating Exchange Mailboxes to Hexamail Server

Guides Migrating Exchange Mailboxes to Hexamail Server · 1 min read 6 sections
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Exchange Mailbox Migration

There are situations where wish to migrate an Exchange mailbox to a Hexamail Server mailbox complete with all folders and email. Hexamail Server has built in Exchange mailbox migration

Let's work through an example:

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Exchange migration example

You have an Exchange server with multiple mailboxes you wish to migrate to Hexamail. Hexamail and Exchange are on the same Windows machine. If Hexamail is on another machine then you can use an IMAP Migration instead.

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Step 1: Stop the Hexamail service

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Step 2: Run a command line import

32bit Windows command line (Run as Administrator):

cd "c:\Program Files\Hexamail Server" hexamailserver.exe -mailbox import exchange -user Admin -pass <pass> -mailboxes <listofmailboxes> -excludefolders <folderstoexclude>

64bit Windows command line (Run as Administrator):

cd "c:\Program Files (x86)\Hexamail Server" hexamailserver.exe -mailbox import exchange -user Admin -pass <pass> -mailboxes <listofmailboxes> -excludefolders <folderstoexclude>

Example importing all mailboxes:

cd "c:\Program Files\Hexamail Server" hexamailserver.exe -mailbox import exchange -user Admin -pass <pass> -excludefolders "Drafts,Junk Email,Sent Items"

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Step 3: Start the Hexamail service

That's it! All you need to do now is to repeat steps 1 and 2 if you have other accounts you wish to migrate.

Hexamail Server can also be run on a LINUX machine and the same administration interface can be used to configure it remotely. You can download a Free 15 day trial of the software here

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How Hexamail Can Help

Hexamail Server includes a built-in Exchange mailbox migration tool that imports all folders, email and sub-folders from Exchange into Hexamail Server mailboxes in a single command-line operation. If Hexamail is on a separate machine, an IMAP migration can be used instead. Hexamail Server runs on both Windows and Linux, giving you a flexible, cost-effective alternative to Exchange.