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andyo64
Sep 23, 2020Copper Contributor
Preparing for Hybrid Configuration Wizzard with Microsoft 365 and In-house Exchange 2010
I have a couple of questions with the Hybrid Configuration Wizard and my environment.
- Where do I install the HCW? - I have 4 x 2008 Exchange 2010 SP3 servers. 2x are the setup with DAG - databases and 2x are setup for CAL servers with NLB (Network Load Balancer). All are Windows Server 2008 R2.
- In a previous article the suggestion to install a Exchange 2016 server for the HCW. Is that still needed with the new HCW?
- With my current environment is there a best path for the HCW? Will the Hybrid Agent run on 2008 r2? AD2008 R2 also.
Thanks for the help! I hope someone out there has been down this path and has some suggestions,
Regards,
Andy
- Aakash-SharmaCopper Contributor
Answer 1:
You can run HCW application from any domain-joined machine but make sure you have exchange 2010 servers are on latest RU's (N-1) would work.
Answer 2:
For AAD connect installation use server 2012 R2. And then you can sync your directory to office 365.
- andyo64Copper Contributor
let me streamline my questions. Will HCW work with 2008 AD and where do I install it? My existing exchange servers are 2010 SP3 U1234 on Windows 2008 R2.
- DoscoeDerekCopper Contributor
andyo64 One part of hybrid configuration is Azure Active Directory Connect. AADC can only be installed on Server 2012 or newer. However, it can synchronize AD running on any server version as long as the Domain Functional Level is 2003 or newer.
Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/hybrid/how-to-connect-install-prerequisites
The other part of HCW is creating the hybrid Exchange configuration (duh!) and that can be done from any domain joined computer.
Hope this helps!
- andyo64Copper Contributor
AADConnect is already setup on a 2008 server in my environment for Sharepoint and Teams - it works fine and I've recently upgraded it to the latest version 1.5.45.0. You guys are making me nervous that this only runs on 2012 because I'm running this on 2008?
That said - - So I'm thinking that when I run the HCW it will see this and only create the Exchange Hybrid configuration part. DoscoeDerek