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Exchange 2003 staged migration - removing the last Exchange server in the on-premise organization
I've completed all the staged migration steps https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/mailbox-migration/perform-a-staged-migration/perform-a-staged-migration and now would like to decommission the ...
Hi!
I’ll suggest you read this beforehand:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/decommission-on-premises-exchange
I’ll suggest you read this beforehand:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/decommission-on-premises-exchange
adam deltinger Thanks. That's very helpful. A follow up question for you or others in the community. If I want/need to keep my on-prem exchange server and directory synchronization in place so I can manage users in on-prem AD, should I upgrade Exchange? I have a single Exchange Server and it's 2003. If I'm going to continue to run this way, I'd really like to get onto a newer version. I'm guessing I'd have to install Exchange 2007 first, and then upgrade to an even newer version.
- I believe you have can upgrade to 2010 then 2016 for example! i don’t think you can do an in-place upgrade either, just install newer versions on a separate VM! Meanwhile it also have dependencies on server versions you have (Domain controllers), AD functional levels etc..