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On Demand Migration Current - Active Directory Domain Move Quick Start Guide

Moving a Domain

This chapter explains how to move a domain between two Microsoft tenants using On Demand Migration with the following steps:

Steps:

  1. Starting the Domain Cutover
  2. Enabling Email Relay
  3. Redirecting MX
  4. Moving Domain
  5. Restoring MX
  6. Completing Domain Move

Validating the Result

Step 1: Starting the Domain Cutover

  1. Log in to Quest On Demand.
  2. Navigate to Migration.
  3. Select the Domain Move project previously configured.
  4. Select the Domain from the Domain Cutover Dashboard and click on Start Cutover.

  5. Review the Before You Begin Guide in the pop-up window, and once finished click Start.

  6. Review the Warning messages regarding unmatched objects and Click Next
  7. Select a replacement domain from the dropdown menu and then choose As Primary Address from the list of options below and click Next
    • As Primary Address – Domain will be added as the primary email address and will replace the existing primary email address for matched objects.
    • As Secondary Address only – Domain will be added as a secondary email address for matched objects
    • Do not update – Domain will not be added for matched objects

    NOTE Do not install local agents on AD domain controllers in a production environment.

Step 2: Enabling Email Relay

  1. On Demand Migration for Active Directory will now start the Email Relay provisioning process.  The screen will automatically refresh and move to the next step once the Email Relay is provisioned.

Step 3: Redirect MX

  1. Update the DNS MX record for the domain being moved and point it to the Email Relay Service.  Select the checkbox and click Next when the MX record is updated.

    NOTE Once the MX record has been updated, external incoming email messages will be delivered to the Email Relay Service (ERS) first.  Once the message is processed by ERS it will be sent to the target tenant for final delivery.

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