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We have Exchange 2013 onprem and we want to deploy Hybrid configuration > Update Server first ?
Dear community. We work with an Exchange 2013 onprem and now we want to migrate to Exchange online. For that we want to configure hybrid configuration with the hybrid configuration wizard. Should ...
TomMoser it's completely up to you. If you don't host any mailboxes on-premises, my recommendation is to wait until end of support, absolutely. Exchange 2013 as a SMTP relay and recipient management is sufficient.
In this scenario, you don't need to update the existing Exchange Server 2013.
- Add a new Hybrid Exchange 2016 server (License for this scenario is free)
- Migrate the mailboxes to Exchange Online
- Decommission the Exchange 2013 servers.
After migration, Only the Hybrid Exchange 2016 server must be available in your on-premises environment.
- Add a new Hybrid Exchange 2016 server (License for this scenario is free)
- Migrate the mailboxes to Exchange Online
- Decommission the Exchange 2013 servers.
After migration, Only the Hybrid Exchange 2016 server must be available in your on-premises environment.
