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Copper Contributor

Dec 12, 2019

Moving Exchange 2010 SP3 from Server 2008R2 to new Server 2019 VM

I know, lots going on in that title, so here we go. We're a small shop of <100 people and a few physical servers (DC the only 2012 server. Everything else still 2008r2). We are getting ready to p...

MVP

Dec 18, 2019

Don't upgrade in place - it's not supported.

Don't go Exchange 2019, you just need Exchange 2016 for hybrid at no Exchange Server cost (OS license still needed) - but this is not true for Exchange 2019 for which you can only buy on Volume Licence and is not free to use for hybrid

BryceContento

Copper Contributor

Dec 19, 2019

Ok since I'm going ex2016 on the new 2019 VM with the free hybrid license, do I need to do anything with the existing ex2010 server (latest CU, upgrade to ex2013, etc) before setting up the new server, or is that just wasted effort since it's going away?

Thanks again all!

Brian Reid
MVP
Dec 19, 2019
Upgrade it - no. But on latest service pack/roll up - that is required before you add Exchange Server 2016 to ensure it keeps working.