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GaryBurch
Oct 18, 2023Copper Contributor
ECP on Exchange 2019 Server doesn't run without an Exchange 2016 Server
I'm in the same situation as I'm sure many others are, migrating from on-prem Exchange 2016 to MS 365, then wanting to replace the on-prem Exchange 2016 Server with an Exchange 2019 Server just for r...
Thierry_Chapuisat
Oct 19, 2023Brass Contributor
Hi GaryBurch
Did you move all the Arbitration/System and used user mailboxes form 2016 to 2019?
Also, you can check the backend certificate "Microsoft Exchange Server" on Exchange 2019 IIS on port 444.
- GaryBurchOct 20, 2023Copper Contributor
Thierry_Chapuisat The certificate on the Exchange Back End web site looks OK to me
Do I need to have a database and arbitration/system mailboxes on the on-prem server? Or is it that because they exist somewhere they have to be reachable?
- GaryBurchOct 19, 2023Copper ContributorI haven't moved any mailboxes to the 2019 server, I don't plan on even running a database on that server (or, do I have to keep arbitration mailboxes still).
I haven't done anything with the back end certificates on either server. What am I looking for on there, just that the cert is valid?