Things are going smooth — more so than I expected — in the preparations for the domain rebuild.  The last test was to run ExMerge between the old and new Exchange servers to make sure that I was able to get everyone’s mail/calendars/etc. into the new domain after the swap.  I’m happy to say that the ExMerge test run went off without a hitch.

At this point, I’ve got a scheduled “zero hour” for the fun to begin:  2007-12-26 @ 17:30. 

Am I nervous?  Oh yeah.  There’s going to be a certain point in the transition where I inevitably hit the point of no return.  From there, it’s going to be “new domain or bust,” and yes, I do plan on pulling an all-nighter simply because we will have some staff coming in the next day. 

As long as we have core functionality by the morning of December 27 (Exchange, proper file permissions, accounting permissions, calendaring), I think things are going to be OK.  I’ll have a list of staff who are coming in on the 27th, so I’ll know what PCs need switched over first.

More updates as this project continues.