Exchange server cutover migration

1. Download EdbMails and install the application on the source Exchange server or any other computer. You can also perform the migration operation by installing EdbMails on a non-Exchange server computer.
2. Launch the application and click 'Login' or 'Start Your Free Trial'.

 Refer to the link for a detailed list of EdbMails system requirements for Exchange migration.

Note: If the Standard folders (such as Inbox, Calendar, Contacts) on your source Exchange server mailboxes are initialized with a different language, follow the below details to migrate these folders to the respective system folders on the target (destination) server.

For Instance: If your source Inbox folder is named 'Boîte de réception', which is in French language and you migrate this folder directly to the destination server, then by default it will not be mapped to the 'Inbox' folder on the target server. In order to map the folder with the french name to the respective folder, change the regional settings on the target server to match that of your source mailbox folder language (in this case, it is French).

 Click here to know the steps to change the language and regional settings on Exchange server

From the EdbMails migration wizard, select ‘Live Exchange Migration’ or Office 365 migration depending on which source server you want to migrate from

Login as a global admin if you are migrating mailboxes on behalf of other users in your organization. If you do not have the necessary permissions, set the impersonation rights for the admin user account on the source Exchange server. You can also load the mailboxes using a CSV file

If your source is Office 365, follow the instructions on how to connect to Office 365 mailboxes and set impersonation rights.

With EdbMails, you can migrate mailboxes, public folders, and archive mailboxes between your Exchange and Office 365 environments.

On successful login, you can see a list of mailboxes from your source server. Choose the mailboxes and folders you want to migrate to the target Exchange or Office 365.

Click 'Migrate to Live Exchange' or 'Migrate to Office 365' to set up connection with the preferred target server.

If this is the first time you’re migrating with EdbMails, the migration is a full migration. On subsequent migrations from the same source to the target, the migration is incremental.

Connect to your target server using the same steps as the source. If you plan to migrate mailboxes on behalf of other users, make sure you log in as Global Admin.

•  Connect to the target Exchange server
•  Connect to the target Office 365 server

The mapping activity in EdbMails can automatically match and map the mailboxes and folders between the source and target server and saves time when you migrate a large number of mailboxes.