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Preparing Migration 8.15 - System Requirements and Access Rights

Migration Manager Console Migration to Microsoft Office 365 License Server Migration Manager Database Servers Migration Manager Agent Servers Statistics Portal Server Resource Updating Manager Resource Updating Wizards Processed Platforms Additional Environment Security Configuration Ports Used by General Migration Manager Components Ports Used by Migration Manager for Exchange Components Ports Used by Migration Manager for Active Directory Components Ports Used by Resource Updating Manager Accounts Required for Migration Manager Operation Accounts Used by the Directory Synchronization Agent Source Accounts Used by Migration Manager for Exchange Agents Target Accounts Used by Migration Manager for Exchange Agents Agent Host Account Used by Legacy Migration Manager for Exchange Agents Agent Host Account Used by Migration Agent for Exchange (MAgE) Accounts Used for Migrating to Microsoft Office 365 Accounts Used by RUM Agent Service Accounts Used by RUM Controller Service Account Used by Statistics Collection Agent Service Accounts Used by Statistics Portal Accounts Accounts and Rights Required for Active Directory Migration Tasks Accounts and Rights Required for Exchange Migration Tasks Using the Exchange Processing Wizard with Exchange 2010 or later Appendix. How to Set the Required Permissions for Active Directory Migration

Processed Platforms

Active Directory Domain Controllers

Domain controllers of the following Microsoft Windows Server versions can be used for Active Directory migration, synchronization and processing.

All AD Functional Levels supported by Microsoft for a Microsoft Windows Server operating system listed below are supported for migration from/to Domain controllers running on that same Operating System. For example, Windows Server 2016 functional levels are supported on Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, and Windows Server 2016. For full details see Microsoft’s documentation of Active Directory Domain Services Functional Levels in Windows Server on Microsoft Learn.

Note: Windows Server 2003 functional levels are supported only on Windows Server 2016. That is, Microsoft does not support Windows Server 2003 functional levels on Windows Server 2019 or Windows Server 2022.

Requirement Details
Platform

One of the following:

  • Intel x86
  • AMD 64
  • Intel EM64T
Operating System

One of the following:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022 (including Server Core)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (including Server Core)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (including Server Core)

IMPORTANT: Attributes selected as DSA matching service attributes (adminDisplayName and extensionAttribute15 by default) must be indexed in the Active Directory schema. Indexing is configured in the Active Directory Schema MMC snap-in, by the Index this attribute in the Active Directory option in the attribute properties.

Source and Target Exchange Organizations

On-Premises Migration

On-premises Exchange migration involves moving mailboxes (including calendars and free/busy status information) and public folders. The following table shows the supported paths for on-premises migration. For details about the specifics of mailbox, calendar and public folder synchronization, including handling of different Exchange versions, see the Mailbox Migration Process and Calendar Synchronization Process topics in the Migration Manager for Exchange User Guide.

Source Exchange Organization →

Target Exchange Organization ↓

 Microsoft Exchange 2003 Service Pack 2 or later Microsoft Exchange 2007 Service Pack 2 or later Microsoft Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 Rollup 6 or later Microsoft Exchange 2013 Cumulative Update 10 (CU10) or later Microsoft Exchange 2016 Microsoft Exchange 2019
Microsoft Exchange 2003 Service Pack 2 or later Yes Yes Yes No No No
Microsoft Exchange 2007 Service Pack 2 or later Yes Yes Yes No No No
Microsoft Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 Rollup 6 or later Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes

 No
Microsoft Exchange 2013 Cumulative Update 10 (CU10) or later Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes

 No
Microsoft Exchange 2016 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Microsoft Exchange 2019 No No Yes
 Yes
 Yes
 Yes

NOTE:

TIP: How to migrate Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2016/2019 via Native Move

In order to migrate Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2016/2019 via Native Move, use Exchange 2010 or Exchange 2013 as an intermediary migration step.

  • Install Exchange 2010 or Exchange 2013 in your Exchange 2007 environment.
  • Perform the migration from Exchange 2007.
  • Migrate the resulting Exchange 2010 / 2013 to Exchange 2016/2019.

Cloud Migration

Mailbox, calendar and public folder synchronization to Microsoft Office 365 can be performed from the following Exchange versions:

  • Microsoft Exchange 2019
  • Microsoft Exchange 2016
  • Microsoft Exchange 2013 Service Pack 1 or later
  • Microsoft Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 Rollup 6 or later
  • Microsoft Exchange 2007 Service Pack 2 or later
  • Microsoft Exchange 2003 Service Pack 2 or later

NOTE: Migration Manager also supports certain migration scenarios that involve hybrid deployments as migration destination. For detailed information, refer to the Hybrid Migration Scenarios section of Migrating to Microsoft Office 365 document.

NOTE: Migration to Office 365 China tenants (operated by 21Vianet) and Office 365 Germany tenants (operated by T-Systems) is not supported.

Exchange Servers

Migration Manager for AD supports the following Microsoft Exchange Server versions for Active Directory migration, synchronization and processing (by Active Directory Processing Wizard and by Exchange Processing Wizard):

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2019
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2016
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2013
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
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