The hybrid configuration in your on-premises environment will now be configured.
Select the new hybrid02 server for configuring the Send Connector.įollow the wizard, and when all information that’s needed for proper configuration is selected click the Update button. The same is of course true for configuration of the Send Connector.įigure 7. Select the new hybrid02 server for configuring the Receive Connector. The old hybrid server is still selected, you have to select the new hybrid server and deselect the old hybrid server here.įigure 6. Since TLS for SMTP communications, a proper 3 rd party SSL certificate needs to be installed as well. The servers you select here will be used for SMTP communication between both environments. Two important steps in the Hybrid Configuration Wizard is the creation of the Send Connector and Receive Connector used with Exchange Online. The new hybrid server will be detected automatically. When running the application, it will automatically detect the new hybrid server, in our environment the server hybrid02 will be detected and selected automatically.įigure 5. The Hybrid Configuration Wizard application will be started automatically.
Download the Office 365 Hybrid Configuration Wizard application.įollow the wizard and install the Hybrid Configuration Wizard application When installed it will automatically start.įigure 4. Open the Exchange Control Panel (either on-premises or online) and select Hybrid and download the application on the new server.įigure 3. When everything is installed and configured, you can run the Hybrid Configuration Wizard application. Do not use the FQDN for configuring the hybrid servers. Use the FQDN just as you would configure them on a regular Exchange 2016 server used for regular Exchange traffic.
If you have configured your Exchange environment correctly the hybrid server is nothing special. My hybrid server is running on Exchange 2013 from the beginning, and it is time to upgrade this server to Exchange 2016.
I’m running a coexistence scenario with Exchange 2013 and Exchange 2016 without too many issues.