CartAutomatic Mailbox Creation in Office 365
Migrating to Microsoft 365 can be a demanding and time-intensive task, particularly when mailboxes must be created manually for each user before the migration begins. EdbMails streamlines the Office 365 migration process by offering automated mailbox creation, helping ensure a faster and more organized pre-migration setup. With EdbMails, administrators can automatically create new mailboxes on the target server and assign the required licenses in advance, minimizing manual work and reducing the chances of configuration errors. This automation not only saves valuable time but also ensures that every mailbox is properly configured and ready for migration. Whether you’re moving data for a small team or an entire organization, EdbMails delivers a dependable and hassle-free solution for setting up mailboxes during Office 365 migrations.
Steps to Create Mailboxes Automatically
- Select the option ‘Automatically create mailboxes on my target server and map source mailboxes accordingly’ in the mapping window. Then, click the ‘Continue’ button to proceed to the next step.
- Click the ‘Export Source Mailbox Details to CSV File’ button to export the source mailbox details.
Click the ‘Export Mailbox Details to .CSV File’ to automatically export source mailbox details to .CSV file and select the location to store .CSV file on your computer.
- Edit the details such as Display Name, Alias, UPN, Password in the SourceMailboxes.csv file.
- Click the ‘Create Mailboxes on the Target Server’ button and load the modified csv.
- Select the list of mailboxes you want to create and click the ‘Continue’ button.
- Select the required licenses you want to assign to the newly created mailboxes.
- A message will appear once the mailboxes are created successfully. Click ‘Skip & Proceed with the migration’.
The newly created mailboxes may take a few minutes to become available for mapping. If they don’t show up right away, wait for a short time and try the operation again.
- Proceed with the next process.
