These tools are available to all clients and partners at no cost but with optional professional support offerings. Please click here for more details: Support offerings.

How the migration tool works:

The migration tool set consists of two different tools: the export tool and the import tool. A defined data set will be extracted from the Open-Xchange 5 Server and converted to the universal export format. These data then will be imported into Open-Xchange Server 6 with an import tool.
The following data types are currently supported by the Data Migration Tools: users, groups, resources, folders, tasks, calendars, contacts, attachments, documents, bookmarks, knowledge items.

The following data types are currently not exported: Mail folder, E-Mails, system specific settings, projects, forum, pinboard, mail filter scripts, general linkings.

For more detailed information about the Data Transfer process please click on the link below to access our documentation: Information portal OXpedia.

How to order the free Data Migration Tools?

Please fill out the request form below: Data Migration Tools OX5 to OX6

Please note: For migration of exisiting OX5 installation, you first need to migrate to an OXAE. After the migration, the upgrade to OXASE / OXSE for UCS will be performed in a second step. A migration into existing UCS installations is possible via Professional Services.

These tools are available to all clients and partners at no cost but with optional professional support offerings. Please click here for more details: Support offerings.

How the migration tool works:

The migration tool set consists of two different tools: the export tool and the import tool. Therefore the Data Migration Tools will perform a two-step process: data export, data import which will transfer the following data to the new Open-Xchange Appliance Edition: users, groups, resources, PIM folders (calendar, contacts, tasks), public and private shares (calendar, contacts, tasks), e-mails and e-mail attachments, e-mail folders, permissions, and custom system settings.

For more detailed information about the Data Transfer process please click on the link below to access our documentation: Information portal OXpedia.

How to order the free Data Migration Tools?

Please fill out the request form below: Data Migration Tools OX5 to OX Server Edition for UCS

These tools are available to all clients and partners at no cost but with optional professional support offerings. Please click here for more details: Support offerings.

How the migration tool works:

The migration tool set consists of two different tools: the export tool and the import tool. A defined data set will be extracted from the Open-Xchange 5 Server and converted to the universal export format. These data then will be imported into Open-Xchange Server 6 with an import tool.
The following data types are currently not exported: System specific settings, projects, forum, pinboard, mail filter scripts, general linkings.

For more detailed information about the Data Transfer process please click on the link below to access our documentation: Information portal OXpedia.

How to order the free Data Migration Tools?

Please fill out the request form below: Data Migration Tools OX5 to OXAE

These tools are available to all clients and partners at no cost but with optional professional support offerings. Please click here for more details: Support offerings.

How the migration tool works:

The migration tool set consists of two different tools: the export tool and the import tool. Therefore the Data Migration Tools will perform a two-step process: data export, data import which will transfer the following data to the new Open-Xchange Appliance Edition: users, groups, resources, PIM folders (calendar, contacts, tasks), public and private shares (calendar, contacts, tasks), e-mails and e-mail attachments, e-mail folders, permissions, and custom system settings.

For more detailed information about the Data Transfer process please click on the link below to access our documentation: Information portal OXpedia.

How to order the free Data Migration Tools?

Please fill out the request form below: Data Migration Tools OXEE to OXAE

With OX6, Open-Xchange provides a new product line with essential functional enhancements. Though not all of the OX5 functions are covered; some behavior has changed. There is e.g. no project management in OX6 and no linking between groupware objects. According to the licence agreements, Open-Xchange explicitly does not grant that the functionality meets the customer needs. To test the suitability of OX6, Open-Xchange provides free evaluation licences to their customers and partners. This enables you to check whether the new software is suited for your environment.

The software described in this guide includes tools for transferring data from an OX5 installation and into a fresh OX6 installation. OX5 and OX6 are different systems with different architectures, different feature sets and different data properties. Open-Xchange explicitely does not guarantee a 100% system migration, but provides free tools for transferring the most significant groupware data.

Each migration is different and depends on a variety of conditions not under Open-Xchange's control, like previously installed versions, installed add-ons, or connected 3rd party systems. The tools provided cover essential parts but not 100% of the needs. Despite comprehensive tests, Open-Xchange does not grant completeness and correctness of the transferred data. It is strongly recommended that you verify the correctness and completeness with a trial migration before going into production with the transferred data.

After performing a data transfer, it will *not* be possible to start another transfer to take over differences in to a running OX6 system (delta migration). To take over new data or modifications from OX5 you need to perform a data transfer from scratch. Changes made in the OX6 system will then be lost.

Open-Xchange advises to conduct test migrations and test the transferred data for completeness and correctness before taking migrated data into production. The log files of test migration provide you with valuable hints about which data could not be transferred. . It is the sole responsibility of the customer:

• to perform backups prior to transferring any data
• to test the new feature set of the new system for suitability prior to production
• to test transferred data for completeness and correctness prior to production

Open-Xchange recommends seeking support for migration projects from a trained migration partner.