A few years ago, we created a web site that would allow our hybrid customers to obtain what’s generally known as the “hybrid key”. This self-service site would validate your O365 tenant and after a f...
Updated Apr 21, 2022
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Hybrid Configuration Wizard and licensing of your on-premises server used for hybrid
Actually it is not possible to obtain a free Exchange Server 2019 activation with a hybrid key. For earlier Exchange Versions this works trough HCW, but not with Exchange 2019: "Please note that HCW does not provide a 'hybrid key' for Exchange Server 2019. If you need a hybrid key, the latest version that it is available for is Exchange Server 2016."
This is not customer friendly at all - so please add Exchange 2019 to this feature. This is really a issue if you have a "fresh new" installation, because of the schema update we cannot roll back to Exchange 2016.
Also I do not understand what is the idea of a Modern Hybrid wizard, which brings the feature of getting rid of a public certificate (for cost reductions) but then fully license my hybrid Exchange Server 2019, which is only existing for management tasks so please vote for this in user voice:
https://office365.uservoice.com/forums/264636-general/suggestions/38208139-request-exchange-hybrid-key-for-exchange-server-20