Q173895: XFOR: Migration Process is Faster on an Intel Processor

Article: Q173895
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:5.5
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Last Modified: 16-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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SUMMARY
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Running the migration process on an Intel processor may be considerably faster
than running on a non-Intel CPU such as the DEC Alpha, even though the DEC Alpha
may be a faster CPU.

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During Lotus cc:Mail and Novell GroupWise migration, 16-bit code is run as part
of the extraction phase of the migration process. Running extractors on RISC
platform computers results in significantly slower migration performance due to
16-bit code running Intel x86 emulation mode. Performance for the import phase
of the migration process is not affected. For maximum performance, run the
migration extraction phase for Lotus cc:Mail and Novell GroupWise on a computer
with an Intel processor.

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Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:5.5
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