Stage Migration
May 22, 2017 | by iaur | posted as M365 Migration, Stage (EXO)
Supported On-prem: Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or Microsoft Exchange Server 2007.
Note
You can’t use a staged migration to migrate Exchange 2013 or Exchange 2010 mailboxes to Office 365. Consider using a cutover migration or a hybrid email migration instead.
Stage 1
Verify you own the Domain
Configure DirSync in your AD
Configure Outlook Anywhere on your on-premises Exchange Server
Set mailbox permission EXON server, Unhide hidden user from GAL and Disable UM
Stage 2
Create a List of mailbox to migrate
Use Directory Synchronization to create users in O365
Connect Office 365 to your email system(migration endpoint)
Assign license to users
Stage 3
Migrate Your Mailbox
Stage 4
Convert on-premises mailbox to mail-enabled users so that migrated users can get to their email
Create a new password for the mail enabled user
Rebuild a new Outlook profile
Stage 5
Route your email directly to office 365
Assign license to users
Stage 6
Delete the staged migration batch
Complete post migration tasks
Decommission on-premises Exchange servers