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Remove On Premises exchange Hybrid and go fully Online
Sorry Ian, but that is incorrect. We ourselves, as well as the majority of our clients, run Azure AD Connect WITHOUT an on premise exchange server.
I use AD to create users inside my Active Directory for old LAN drives (shares) and local printers. I set their password there -
I then use Office 365 to provision and maintain their mailboxes without issue.
Under what scenario/functionality are you thinking a local Exchange Server is required?
Joe Wichowski Hi Joe, Thanks for your clear information. I am trying to get to your solution. I have got all my mailboxes moved, found all the funny SMTP connectors for devices, got al my DNS pointing to O365, nothing is happening on the onprem server.
I have tested everything ana as you say creating a local user works fine and they can get a mailbox once they are synched to the O365. If I chose not to sync a user that does not need a mailbox it can exsist locally (for managing a device say)
I have the latest AAD connect which has options for Hybrid exchange and Public folders selected.
I ma trying to acertain the order for removing stuff (the Exchange option in AAD Connect, the Exchange Hybrid stuff, and the on prem server), and ideas?