You cannot move certain mailboxes from an Exchange Server 2003 server to an Exchange Server 2010 server

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Symptoms

You cannot move certain mailboxes from a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 server to a Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 server. Additionally, the following error is logged in the Application log on the Exchange Server 2010 server:

Log Name: Application
Source: MSExchange Mailbox Replication
Date: <Date>
Event ID: 1100
Task Category: Request
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: <Computer>
Description:
Request '<mailbox name>' (<GUID>) failed.
Error code: -2147221246
MapiExceptionNoSupport: IExchangeFastTransferEx.TransferBuffer failed (hr=0x80040102, ec=-2147221246)

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Cause

This issue occurs because the mailbox contains a search folder that has an access control list (ACL) property set. However, the operation to change the ACL property is blocked when you move the mailbox.

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Resolution

To resolve this issue, install the following update rollup:

2645995 Description of Update Rollup 1 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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Workaround

To work around this issue, manually export mailboxes from an Exchange Server 2003 server to a personal folder (.pst) file, and then import the .pst file to an Exchange Server 2010 server.

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