Learn more about remote move migrations
Applies to: Exchange Online, Exchange Server 2013
Important
This feature of Exchange Server 2013 isn’t fully compatible with Office 365 operated by 21Vianet in China and some feature limitations may apply. For more information, see Learn about Office 365 operated by 21Vianet.
A remote move migration is used to migrate on-premises Exchange mailboxes to Exchange Online in an Exchange hybrid deployment. You must have an Exchange hybrid deployment to use a remote move migration. With a hybrid deployment, you get the following capabilities:
User account management in your on-premises organization.
Directory synchronization between your on-premises and Exchange Online organizations.
Single sign-on to mailboxes located either on-premises or in the Exchange Online organization.
Secure mail routing between on-premises and Exchange Online organizations.
Free/busy and calendar sharing between on-premises and Exchange Online organizations.
Even if you plan to permanently move your on-premises email organization to Exchange Online and Office 365 over a longer period of time, you can take advantage of these hybrid deployment features during the transition.
Note
You have to implement a hybrid deployment to migrate more than 1,000 Exchange 2010 or Exchange 2013 mailboxes to Exchange Online.
To learn more about hybrid deployments, see Exchange Server Hybrid Deployments. Or, click Hybrid in the Exchange 2013 Deployment Assistant, answer a few questions about your current environment, and the Deployment Assistant will generate a list of hybrid deployment instructions for you.