HowTo: Migration Exchange 2016 to Exchange Server 2019 CU15 (Part 3)

In the second part of the migration from Exchange 2016 to Exchange 2019 CU15, Exchange 2019 was configured. This part now deals with the migration of the mailboxes to the new server. Finally, the old Exchange 2016 server can be uninstalled and the migration completed. Migrating the mailboxes The mailboxes can be migrated via the Exchange Admin Center ... Read more

HowTo: Migration Exchange 2016 to Exchange Server 2019 CU15 (Part 2)

In the first part of this article series, I briefly introduced the environment, the Exchange 2019 server has now been installed and the configuration and migration can begin. The second part deals with the configuration of the installed Exchange 2019 server. Here is an overview of the environment: If it is a larger Exchange ... Read more

Preparation for the Exchange Server SE migration

CU15 for Exchange Server 2019 was recently released, heralding the end of Exchange 2019 servers and the beginning of Exchange Server SE. This article is generally about preparing for the migration and the options for the introduction of Exchange Server SE. Background and facts Microsoft already recommends ... Read more

Exchange Server SE: How can I upgrade to the Subscription Edition?

The end of support for Exchange Server 2019 and 2016 is approaching. Support for both versions will end on October 14, 2025, from which date only Exchange Server SE (Subscription Edition) will be supported. However, upgrading to Exchange SE is much easier this time than before, at least if Exchange Server 2019 is already in use. Here is a ... Read more

Exchange Server Setup asks for organization name during migration

When installing new Exchange 2019 servers in an existing Exchange 2016 organization, I came across the following error. The Exchange 2019 setup asked for the organization name during the installation of the first Exchange 2019 server. The request for the organization name must not appear during the installation in an existing Exchange organization, because ... Read more

HowTo: Migration from Exchange 2013 to Exchange 2019 (Part 3)

In the last part of the Exchange 2013 to Exchange 2019 migration, the environment is cleaned up and Exchange 2013 is uninstalled. The first two articles can be found here The mailboxes and public folders have already been moved to part 2. Only a few simple steps are required to uninstall Exchange 2013 and complete the migration: Send connector ... Read more

HowTo: Migration from Exchange 2013 to Exchange 2019 (Part 2)

This is the second part of the Exchange 2013 to Exchange 2019 migration. The first part can be found here: Now that the Exchange 2019 server has been configured in the first part, the actual migration can begin. Converting DNS entries Before starting the migration of data such as public folders and mailboxes, the DNS ... Read more

HowTo: Migration from Exchange 2013 to Exchange 2019 (Part 1)

Support for Exchange Server 2013 ends on 11.04.2023, after this date there will be no more security updates for Exchange 2013. It is therefore high time to consider the migration from Exchange 2013 to Exchange 2019. The migration should not present any major hurdles and corresponds almost 1-to-1 to the migration from Exchange 2013 to ... Read more

Exchange migration: common causes of problems

In January, I already wrote an article about problems with the Outlook connection to Exchange during the migration. In this new article I would now like to mention a few more common causes of problems. DNS server is not a DC During the coexistence of the Exchange servers, it can happen that users cannot transfer mails between the ... Read more

Outlook on Windows 7 and Exchange Server 2019

I have now received a lot of questions about Outlook on Windows 7 in conjunction with Exchange 2019. The error and solution have always been the same, so here is a short article about it. Outlook (regardless of the version) on Windows 7 cannot connect to Exchange Server 2019. Outlook then displays this message at startup ... Read more