1. Exchange Group
Account Migration

2. Phases
• Account creation
• Account Activation
• Account Configuration
• Client Setup
• End to End Testing
• Migration
• Cleanup

3. Account Creation
• Create Group Account
• Set Admin = Owner = Proxy
• No email address yet
• Bulk create all accounts?

4. Account Activation
• Owner uses Activation page to set
password.
• May require password reset if password
forgotten

5. Account Config
• Owner sets up Group Account
• Other admins
• Readers
• CC recipients
• Folder permissions

6. Client Setup
• Add additional account to clients
• Test delegate access

7. End to End Testing
• Necessary step?
• Add ganame-t@cornell.edu to GA
• Or dual-route ganame@cornell.edu to
both PO & Exchange. (Experts only?)

8. Migration
• Change routing from SM to GA
• Copy mail from SM to GA
• GAL updates?

9. Cleanup
• Delete SM account from all clients
• Delete SM after 35 days.