Q247291: XFOR: Migration Slow to Enumerate Names from a Large NAB

Article: Q247291
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): 5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): exc55 kbExchange550preSP4fix kbExchange550sp4Fix
Last Modified: 11-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you migrate from a Lotus Notes server that has a large Notes Address Book
(NAB), it may be 15 to 20 minutes before any data is migrated.

This is especially time consuming if you only need to migrate a small group of
users from that server.

CAUSE
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The migration program enumerates the entire NAB. The program builds a list of
all of the users on that server and then migrates the names that are provided by
either the Control file or the user selection.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server 5.5.
For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q191014 XGEN: How to Obtain the latest Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 5.5. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service
Pack 4.

MORE INFORMATION
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This hotfix provides for the use of a Userlist in a control file that does not
enumerate the Notes Address Book (NAB). This Userlist is triggered using the
'Accounts' keyword in a Control file. If the user names are provided to the
migration program, the entire NAB is not generated into a migration list. This
faster method is only available from the Command Line migration.

  Q263755 XFOR: Lotus Notes Command-Line Migration Instructions
  Incomplete[exchange]

NOTE: Q198957 also addresses the control file but it is missing information that
is better addressed by the above Q263755.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : exc55 kbExchange550preSP4fix kbExchange550sp4Fix 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : :5.5
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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