Getting Started
  • A High-Level Overview of the Migration Process
  • Our Lab Environment
Setup Your O365 Tenant Account
  • Sign Up for Office 365
  • Verify Your Email Domain
Prepare Active Directory for the Cutover Migration
  • Common Active Directory Issues
  • Installing and Running the IDFix Utility
  • Correct Active Directory Issues Identified by IDFix
Prepare Exchange for the Cutover Migration
  • Configure Outlook Anywhere on Your On-Premises Exchange Server
  • Verify Outlook Anywhere Functionality
  • Confirm Migration Permissions
  • Disable Unified Messaging
  • Adjust MX Record TTL in DNS
Preparing for the Migration
  • Create Security Groups in O365
  • Create a Migration Endpoint
Migrate Mailboxes to O365
  • Create Your Cutover Migration Batch
  • Start the Cutover Migration Batch
  • Verify Mailbox Synchronizations
Route Your Email Directly to O365
  • Modify Your MX Records
Turn off Mailbox Synchronization
  • Delete the Cutover Migration Batch
Assign O365 Licenses to Users
  • Activate O365 User Accounts by Assigning Licenses
Complete Post-Migration Tasks and Cleanup
  • Configure and Confirm Public DNS Entries
  • Configure and Confirm Internal DNS Entries
  • Re-Enable Unified Messaging (Optional)
Configuring New Outlook Profiles
  • Manually Create New Outlook Profiles
  • Automatically Create New Outlook Profiles
Synchronizing AD to O365 (OPTIONAL)
  • Running the Synchronization Readiness Wizard
  • Installing and Configuring Azure AD Connect
  • Confirming Synchronization Between AD and O365
Migrating Public Folders to O365
  • Before You Get Started
  • Obtain Migration Scripts
  • General Prerequisites
  • Preparation: Local Exchange Server Prerequisites
  • Preparation: O365 prerequisites
  • Generate CSV FIles
  • Create Public Folder Mailboxes in O365
  • Start the Migration Request
  • Complete the Migration of Public Folders
  • Remove Public Folder Database from Local Exchange Server
IMPORTANT NOTES ON DECOMMISSIONING THE ON-PREM SERVER
  • To Decom or Not to Decom?