Exchange Server Mailbox to Office 365 - Hybrid Migration

Today we will discuss how to export Exchange mailbox to Office 365. In this complete discussion, three main points are connected to each other. So before proceeding for the solution lets take a quick review on Exchange Mailbox, Office 365 and hybrid migration then we will discuss the possible method to move mailbox from Exchange to Office 365.

Exchange Mailbox

Exchange mailbox is related to Exchange Server and Exchange Server is a part of Microsoft Windows Server. Basically, Exchange server is created by Microsoft and nowadays it is the most famous email client server. But maximum users transfer Exchange mailbox to Office 365.

Office 365

Microsoft uses Office 365 for a group of subscriptions that provide productivity software and related services. For business users, office 365 offers various services subscription, i,e., email, social networking services, Exchange Server, Skype for Business Server, Share Point Office Online.

Instant Solution: If your Exchange Server file is corrupted but you still want to move Mailbox from Exchange to Office 365, then you can use SysTools Exchange Recovery Tool.

Hybrid Migration:

Hybrid Migration is completely based on On-premises process and helps to export Exchange mailbox to Office 365 and vice-versa. The user can easily transfer the already existing mailboxes between Exchange Online and Exchange Server, for that you don’t to need to create a new mailbox and import information.

Need to Export Exchange Server Mailbox to Office 365

As the technology is growing up, maximum organizations and users are moving from Exchange Server to Exchange online. And once the switching decision is final the major task is to export Exchange mailbox to Office 365. When we move mailboxes between the on-premises and Exchange Online, we use migration batches to perform the remote mailbox move request. The complete data is very important therefore the user has to migrate the mailbox very carefully so that it should not get corrupted. That is why we are providing you the reliable and easy solution for move Mailbox from Exchange to Office 365. The mailbox moves discussed in this topic are part of administrative Exchange management in a longer-term coexistence relationship between on-premises Exchange and Exchange Online organizations.

1. Manual Method
2. Automatic method

Manual Method to Move Mailbox from Exchange to Office 365 (Hybrid Migration)

Steps in Office 365 to Execute Hybrid Migration

Create Exchange Migration Endpoint

Before we start on both the onboard and off-board migrations, we need to create exchange migration endpoint, which includes the settings of connections for on-premises exchange server. This runs on the MRS proxy service. The online execution of remote migrations to and from the Exchange is carried out with the help of this MRPS.

Enabling the Proxy Services

A user first needs to enable the MRS Proxy service on the on-premises Exchange 2013 Client Access servers.

Using Exchange Admin Center to move Mailbox from Exchange to Office 365

Using the remote migration wizard in the EAC Office 365 tab the Exchange Online mailboxes can be migrated to the on-premises organization. The already existing on-premises user mailboxes can also be moved to the Exchange Online organization.

On-premises Mailboxes migration to Office 365

1. Open Exchange admin center.
2. Navigate to Office 365.
3. Click on Recipients and the Migration option is to be selected.
4. Select Migrate to Exchange Online after clicking on the Add option.
5. On the Select, a Migration Type Window, opt for Remote Move Migration.
6. Next is to be clicked.
7. Click on Add + option in the Select the Users’ window.
8. Click on Add after selecting the On-Premises User.
9. Click OK, and then, Next.
10. Add credentials of the on-premises administrator account in the Enter the 12.Windows User Account Credential window.
11. And again click Next.
12. Check if the FDQN of the desired on-premises Exchange server is listed on the Confirm the Migration Endpoint window.
13. In the Move Configuration window, enter the migration batch name in the New Migration Batch Name text field.
14. The target delivery domain for the mailboxes that will be migrated to Office 365 is to be chosen.
15. See to it that the Move Primary Mailbox and the Archive Mailbox option is selected.
16. Choose a recipient in the ‘Start-the-Batch’ option.
17. Select the Automatically-Start-the-Batch option.
18. Check on the Automatically-Complete-the-Migration-Batch.
19. And lastly, click New to move Mailbox from Exchange to Office 365.

Removal of Mailbox After Migration Batches

The next important step after the moving of the mailboxes is the batches removal. This is done for the reduction in errors if same mails are users moved again. Steps are as follows:

• Open EAC.
• Navigate to Office 365.
• Select Recipients -> Migration.
• Click on Completed Migration Batch -> Delete.
• Click on ‘Yes’ thereby confirming it

Automatic Method to move mailbox from Exchange to Office 365

An automatic method is something on which users can completely rely. There is no doubt in hybrid migration process but everything has its disadvantage. And when we are talking about our mailbox files nobody will like to take the risk. Many users looking for a third-party tool, therefore to export Exchange mailbox to Office 365, users can also use SysTools Exchange Recovery Utility. This tool helps to easily migrate the data from corrupted Exchange files to Office 365, MS Outlook and Live Exchange Server.

Concluding Words

In today’s era, we have a brief discussion on how to move mailbox from Exchange to Office 365. Manual and automatic method both are best in their place. But when it comes across your urgent mailbox files then no risk should be taken. Therefore I will suggest you solve this issue by using a third-party tool. Even I have the same issue and it is a tough task to transfer Exchange mailbox to Office 365, that time Exchange Recovery tool helped me. This tool is a safe and secure utility to make the recovery and migration process hassle-free and easy.