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Remove On Premises exchange Hybrid and go fully Online
I'm sorry - still not seeing it. It says "not recommended" - can you explain the part where it is actually "required"?
Or more importantly - are you saying that I cannot change the email address for a user from Active Directory console or add an alias (which I can)? Or update their manager, or address, or title? (Which I can)
I'm trying to find someone from Pernille-Eskebo.com that says it's not supported. But everything I read, its a MVP or someone not from the company saying it's a requirement. Should be easy to find in official documents no? Alas - there is nothing about it in AD Connect pre-requisites, and Microsoft only says its required "during hybrid" but I have yet to see an actual document state its required even after your hybrid deployment is complete.
Happy to be wrong - I just haven't seen it yet -
"The question of whether a third-party management tool or ADSIEDIT can be used is often asked. The answer is you can use them, but they are not supported. The Exchange Management Console, the Exchange Administration Center (EAC), and the Exchange Management Shell are the only supported tools that are available to manage Exchange recipients and objects. If you decide to use third-party management tools, it would be at your own risk. Third-party management tools often work fine, but Microsoft does not validate these tools.."
Seems pretty clear to me. YMMV