Directory driven mailbox migrations
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsKutlay Topatan, Maxim Ivanov, Victor Boctor, Palash Biswas, Bernard Luke Gallagher
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Abstract
An example method for migrating communication data from a source server to a target server includes obtaining, using a computing device, a set of credentials to access the source server, and accessing the source server using the set of credentials. The method also includes requesting, automatically by the computing device, a directory structure associated with communication data from the source server, populating, by the computing device, the target server using the directory structure, requesting the communication data from the source server, and populating the target server with the communication data.
Claims20
A method for migrating data, comprising:
- obtaining user credentials that provide access to the target system;
- receiving confirmation of details of the migration;
- receiving details of a directory structure associated with the source system;
- building at least a portion of the directory structure on the target system;
- monitoring a status of the migration as the migration occurs;
- requesting the communication data from the source system;
- and
- populating the target system with the communication data.
The method of claim 6, wherein the email messages includes junk mail or deleted items.
A computing device, comprising:
- a processing unit;
- and
- a system memory connected to the processing unit, the system memory including instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the processing unit to:
- obtain user credentials that provide access to the target system;
- receive confirmation of details of the migration;
- receive details of a directory structure associated with the source system;
- build at least a portion of the directory structure on the target system;
- monitor a status of the migration as the migration occurs;
- request the communication data from the source system;
- and
- populate the target system with the communication data.
A computer readable storage device including computer instructions, which when executed by a processor, perform a method for migrating data from a source system to a target system, the method comprising:
- obtaining user credentials that provide access to the target system;
- receiving confirmation of details of the migration;
- receiving details of a directory structure associated with the source system;
- building at least a portion of the directory structure on the target system;
- monitoring a status of the migration as the migration occurs;
- requesting the communication data from the source system;
- and
- populating the target system with the communication data.
The computer readable storage device of claim 19, wherein obtaining the set of credentials further comprises obtaining an email address from a user.
The computer readable storage device of claim 19, wherein requesting the communication data from the source system includes one or more of contacts, calendar items, and email messages.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.