Migrating to Microsoft Office 365

This topic describes how the GFI OneConnect Archiving setup needs to be handled when migrating a Microsoft Exchange environment to Microsoft Office 365.

Important notes to consider before migrating:

• GFI OneConnect only supports the archiving feature for users of Microsoft Office 365. The continuity and security features are not available.
• GFI OneConnect requires Microsoft Office 365 in hybrid mode and the Microsoft directory synchronization tool.
• Cloud managed Microsoft Office 365 instances are not supported.
• The Microsoft Office 365 plan must support Microsoft Exchange journaling.
• Ensure that ContinuityA feature provided by GFI OneConnect that queues the emails sent and received in a Data Center and ensures that your organization can keep the mail flow even when the email infrastructure is down. is in the Ready state before migrating any users. Important status information may be compromised when migrating users during a partial or full activation.
• Create Retention policies that cater for the new users of the GFI OneConnect Cloud Services. A Capture Based Policy is preferred, but a Membership Policy can be used as well. For more information refer to Working with retention policies.

When all of the above items are met, it is recommended to begin the migration process by migrating only one test mailbox. Create a journaling address and link it to the test mailbox first. Get the test mailbox working before moving on to bigger groups of users.

When the test is confirmed, you may then proceed with migration.

After migration ensure that retention polices and Microsoft Office 365 journaling policies remain in sync.