{"id":861,"date":"2013-09-16T16:36:47","date_gmt":"2013-09-16T23:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.netometer.com\/blog\/?p=861"},"modified":"2025-10-21T17:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T00:46:10","slug":"screencast-how-to-upgrade-exchange-2007-to-exchange-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.netometer.com\/blog\/?p=861","title":{"rendered":"Screencast: How to Upgrade Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2013 &#8211; Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gk-legend\" data-style=\"style2\"><strong>Part 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-style=\"style6\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #4494dd;\"><strong>Active Directory prerequisites and health check<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #4494dd;\"><strong>Exchange 2007 prerequisites, preparation and health check<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #4494dd;\"><strong>Preparing the schema, checking replication, confirming Schema version and msExchProductId on all DC<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #4494dd;\"><strong>Adding required features and components, installing Exchange 2013 <\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #4494dd;\"><strong>Validating Exchange 2013 installation, testing the mail flow between Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2013<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>[floated align=&#8221;left&#8221;]Exchange 2013[\/floated]is a complex product that relies on the correct configuration and functionality of the underlying network and Active Directory infrastructure more than any previous version. While a [tip label=&#8221;Greenfield installation&#8221; style=&#8221;1&#8243; href=&#8221;https:\/\/www.netometer.com\/video\/tutorials\/How-to-Install-Exchange-2013&#8243;]Screencast: How to Install Exchange 2013 <strong><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.netometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/video-icon.png\" width=\"25\" height=\"21\" \/><\/strong>[\/tip] is performed usually on a fresh and healthy Active Directory, Exchange 2013 upgrade requires a thorough analysis and health check of the existing AD and Exchange organization.<\/p>\n<p>To keep things simple, we have split the Screencast in two parts. In part one, we verify and prepare our organization for the installation of Exchange 2013. Documenting custom connectors that need to be re-created later, exporting the existing transport rules, creating reports for the size of the databases and individual user mailboxes are some of the important tasks that will be demonstrated here.<\/p>\n<p>Even though Active Directory preparation is incorporated in Exchange setup, you should seriously consider extending the schema and preparing AD it in advance. As you will see, confirming that all Domain Controllers in the forest report the correct Schema version and &#8220;msExchProductId&#8221; is an additional test for early detection of AD configuration and replication problems.<\/p>\n<p>Validating the Exchange 2013 installation, examining the event logs, and testing the Exchange services health and mail flow is an important part of the whole process.<\/p>\n<p>[raw]In this <strong><a title=\"How to Upgrade Exchange 2007 to 2013\" href=\"https:\/\/www.netometer.com\/video\/tutorials\/How-to-Upgrade-Exchange-2007-to-Exchange-2013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Screencast <\/a><a title=\"How to Upgrade Exchange 2007 to 2013\" href=\"https:\/\/www.netometer.com\/video\/tutorials\/How-to-Upgrade-Exchange-2007-to-Exchange-2013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"How to Upgrade Exchange 2007 to 2013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.netometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/video-icon.png\" width=\"25\" height=\"21\" \/><\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0we demonstrate how to upgrade Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2013.[\/raw]<\/p>\n<div id=\"kgvid_kgvid_0_wrapper\" class=\"kgvid_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"video_kgvid_0_div\" class=\"fitvidsignore kgvid_videodiv\" data-id=\"kgvid_0\" data-kgvid_video_vars=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;kgvid_0&quot;,&quot;attachment_id&quot;:879,&quot;player_type&quot;:&quot;Video.js v8&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;804&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;fullwidth&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;fixed_aspect&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;countable&quot;:true,&quot;count_views&quot;:&quot;quarters&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;pauseothervideos&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;set_volume&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;muted&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;meta&quot;:true,&quot;endofvideooverlay&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;resize&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;auto_res&quot;:&quot;automatic&quot;,&quot;pixel_ratio&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;right_click&quot;:&quot;on&quot;,&quot;playback_rate&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;How to Upgrade Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2013: Part1&quot;,&quot;skip_buttons&quot;:[],&quot;nativecontrolsfortouch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;locale&quot;:&quot;en&quot;,&quot;enable_resolutions_plugin&quot;:false}\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.netometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/E2k7-E13-Upgrade-Part1.png\"><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.netometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Exchange2007-2013-Upgrade-Part1.mp4\"><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.netometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Exchange2007-2013-Upgrade-Part1.mp4\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"How to Upgrade Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2013: Part1\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Video\"><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2013-09-17T10:41:50-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t<video id=\"video_kgvid_0\" playsinline controls preload=\"metadata\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.netometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/E2k7-E13-Upgrade-Part1.png\" width=\"804\" height=\"600\" class=\"fitvidsignore video-js kg-video-js-skin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/www.netometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Exchange2007-2013-Upgrade-Part1.mp4?id=0\" type=\"video\/mp4\" data-res=\"600p\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/video>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"display:none\" id=\"video_kgvid_0_meta\" class=\"kgvid_video_meta kgvid_video_meta_hover \">\n\t\t\t\t<span class='kgvid_meta_icons'><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span id='video_kgvid_0_title' class='kgvid_title'>How to Upgrade Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2013: Part1<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<ul data-style=\"style5\">\n<li><a title=\"How to Install Exchange 2013\" href=\"https:\/\/www.netometer.com\/video\/tutorials\/How-to-Install-Exchange-2013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Install Exchange 2013<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How to Upgrade Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2013: Part2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.netometer.com\/video\/tutorials\/How-to-Upgrade-Exchange-2007-to-Exchange-2013-Part2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Upgrade Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2013: Part2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Configure Outlook Anywhere in Exchange 2007\" href=\"https:\/\/www.netometer.com\/video\/tutorials\/windows-2008-how-to-configure-outlook-anywhere-exchange-2007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Configure Outlook Anywhere in Exchange Server 2007<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-hashtag-button\" title=\"Exchange 2013\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?button_hashtag=Exchange2013\">Tweet #Exchange2013<\/a> <a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netometer\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @netometer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned on <strong><a title=\"NetoMeter - 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