Office 365 Migration
Understanding Migrations Part
1
June 2013
Summary of Migration Options
Hybrid
Service Migrations
PST Migration
PST
New service mailbox
User or IT PST migration options
IMAP Migration
Supports wide range of email platforms
Email only (no calendar, contacts, or tasks)
Cutover Exchange Migration (CEM)
Good for fast, cutover migrations
No migration tool or computer required on-premises
Staged Exchange Migration (SEM)
No migration tool or computer required on-premises
Requires Directory Synchronization with on-premises
AD
Hybrid Deployment
Manage users on-premises and online
Enables cross-premises calendaring, smooth
migration, and easy off-boarding
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Other
Migration Option
Decision
Factors
Coexistenc
Size
Large
Medium
Small
Coexistenc
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Requiremen
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Simple
Rich
Source
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IMAP
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Migration
Migration
solution
solution is
is
part
of
the
part of the
plan
plan
Provisioning
DirSync
Manual/Bul
k
Provisionin
g
Automatic
Provisionin
g
Identity
Manageme
nt
OnPremise
Single
Sign-On
On-Cloud
In EAC, select
recipients |
migration
Migration Tool
launched from
Exchange
Admin Center
Start migration
wizard
Choose
migration type
and follow
prompts
Migration Tool
also available
via
PowerShell
Set of Migration Cmdlets
New-MigrationBatch
Start-MigrationBatch
Get-MigrationBatch
Get-MigrationStatus
Complete-Migration
TestMigrationServerAvailability
PST MIGRATIONS
PST migration features
Works with customers using Outlook independent of
mail systems
Enables user driven or IT migration
Users can migrate content on demand
Migrates mail, calendar, contacts, tasks
New mailbox in cloud new Outlook profile and
caching
PST Capture Tool
Stand alone tool to capture and migrate PST data
Option to import to mailbox or archive
Requires central PST capture console installation
Agent required on client computers for capture and
migration
PST Migration Flow
Provisi
on
users
+
mailbo
xes
in O365
(licens
e
assigne
d)
PST
creatio
n
Install
and
configu
re PST
Captur
e
Discov
er PST
Migrat
e PST
Configu
Change
re
MX
Outloo
record
k
IMAP MIGRATIONS
IMAP Features and Benefits
Works with a large number of source mail systems
Works with on-premises or hosted systems
Users can be migrated in batches
On-premises migration tool is not required
IMAP Requirements and
Limitations
On-premises migration tool is not required
Access to IMAP ports (TCP/143/993)
Users + mailboxes must be provisioned prior to
migration
Bulk provisioning, CSV parser, manual, etc.
SMTP domains configured in O365 tenant
Gather user credentials or setup admin credentials
Prepare a CSV file with list of users
EmailAddress, UserName, Password
IMAP Data Migration Scope
Migrated
Mail messages
(Inbox and other folders)
Maximum of 500,000
items
Possible to exclude
specific folders from
migration
(e.g. Deleted Items, Junk
E-Mail)
Not Migrated
Contacts, Calendars,
Tasks, etc.
Excluded folders
Folders with a forward
slash
( / ) in the folder name
Messages larger than 35
MB
IMAP Migration Flow
Provisi
on
users
+
mailbo
xes
in O365
(licens
e
assigne
d)
Gather
IMAP
creds
and
prepar
e CSV
Wizard:
Enter
server
setting
s and
upload
CSV
Initial
sync
Change
MX
record
Delta
sync
every
24
hours
Mark
migrati
on as
comple
te
Final
sync
and
cleanu
p
CUTOVER
EXCHANGE
MIGRATIONS
(CEM)
CEM Features and Benefits
Simple and quick migration solution
High-fidelity solution all mailbox content is
migrated
Suited to organizations who want a full migration all
at once
Users are provisioned automatically during
migration
Works with Exchange 2003 and newer
Works with on-premises or hosted Exchange
systems
CEM Requirements and
Limitations
Up to 1000 mailboxes in source system
Outlook Anywhere service on source system
(must have SSL certificate issued by a public CA)
Migration Account with Full Access or Receive-As
permissions to all mailboxes that will be migrated
Directory Sync tool initially disabled in O365 tenant
SMTP domains configured in O365 tenant
CEM Architecture
On-premises Exchange
Org
Office 365
Users, Groups, Contacts via
Outlook Anywhere (NSPI)
Exchange 2003 or
later
Mailbox Data via Outlook
Anywhere (RPC over HTTP)
CEM Accounts and Passwords
Accounts Provisioning
Migration creates users, mailboxes, DLs and
contacts
Migration enables replies to migrated messages
(i.e. provision process brings over the Legacy DNs)
Passwords
No access to passwords from source directory
New passwords created for all users
A link to download passwords is sent to admin
Users must change password on their first login
CEM Data Migration Scope
Migrated
Mail messages and
folders
Rules and categories
Calendar (normal,
recurring)
Out-of-Office settings
Contacts
Tasks
Delegates and folder
perms
Not Migrated
Security Groups, DDLs
System mailboxes
Dumpster
Send-As Permissions
Messages larger than 35
MB
CEM Data Migration Scope
Partial migrations are not possible (folder exclusion,
time range)
Mailboxes enabled for Unified Messaging cannot be
migrated
Existing cached-mode files (OST files) cannot be
preserved
CEM User Experience
Admin needs to distribute new passwords to users
Users create their new Outlook profile using O365
username and new passwords (Autodiscover)
All mail is downloaded from the Office 365 mailbox
(i.e. the OST file must be recreated)
CEM Migration Flow
Configu
re
Migrati
Outlook
Wizard:
on
Anywhe
tool
re
Enter
provisi
server
ons
Test
setting
users
using
s and
mailbox
ExRCA
admin
es
creds
DLs
Assign
contact
migrati
s
on
in O365
perms
Initial
sync
Change
MX
record
Delta
sync
every
24
hours
Mark
migrati
on as
comple
te
Final
sync
and
cleanup
License
users
STAGED
EXCHANGE
MIGRATIONS
(SEM)
SEM Features and Benefits
Simple and flexible migration solution
High-fidelity solution all mailbox content is
migrated
Suited to organizations who want to migrate in batches
Source of Exchange 2003 or 2007 only
Users are provisioned with Directory Sync prior to
migration
No limit on the number of mailboxes
Users can be migrated in batches (up to 1000 per
batch)
SEM Requirements and
Limitations
Outlook Anywhere service on source system
(must have SSL certificate issued by a public CA)
Migration Account with Full Access or Receive-As
permissions to all mailboxes that will be migrated
Directory Sync tool enabled in O365 tenant
SMTP domain(s) configured in O365 tenant
Does not work with Exchange 2010 or 2013
SEM Architecture
On-premises Exchange
Org
Office 365
Users, Groups, Contacts via
Directory
DirSync
Synchronization
App
Mailbox Data via Outlook
Anywhere (RPC over HTTP)
Exchange 2003 or
2007
Office 365
SEM Accounts and Passwords
Accounts Provisioning
For every on-premises mailbox to be migrated
there needs to be a MEU or Mailbox in Office 365
Migration tool relies on DirSync to do provisioning
Passwords
Target mailbox passwords must be specified for
all the users
Administrators can force users to change
passwords on first login
SEM Batch File
CSV format
EmailAddress, Password, ForceChangePassword
One user per line
Max of 1000 users in each CSV
Smart-check against the Office 365 directory
SEM Data Migration Scope
Migrated
Mail messages and
folders
Rules and categories
Calendar (normal,
recurring)
Out-of-Office settings
Contacts
Tasks
Delegates and folder
perms
Not Migrated
Security Groups, DDLs
System mailboxes
Dumpster
Send-As Permissions
Messages larger than 35
MB
SEM Data Migration Scope
Partial migrations are not possible (folder exclusion,
time range)
Mailboxes enabled for Unified Messaging cannot be
migrated
Existing cached-mode files (OST files) cannot be
preserved
SEM User Experience
Admin needs to distribute new passwords to users
Users create their new Outlook profile using O365
username and new passwords (Autodiscover)
All mail is downloaded from the Office 365 mailbox
(i.e. the OST file must be recreated)
SEM Migration Flow
Configu
re
Outlook
Anywhe
re
Test
using
ExRCA
Assign
migrati
on
perms
Wizard:
Configu
re
Directo
ry
Sync
Enter
server
setting
s and
admin
creds
Initial
sync
Change
MX
record
Delta
sync
every
24
hours
Mark
migrati
on as
comple
te
Final
sync
and
cleanup
License
users
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