Various steps involved in cut over migration

Various steps involved in cut over migration


A cutover migration is a way to migrate email data from an on-premises Exchange server to Microsoft 365 or Office 365. Here are the steps involved in a cutover migration

Verify your ownership of an on-premises domain.
Create a migration endpoint to connect Exchange to Microsoft 365 or Office 365.
Create the cutover migration batch.
Begin the cutover migration batch.
Route your MX records to Microsoft 365 or Office 365 mailboxes.
Delete your cutover migration batch.
Assign licenses to your users’ migrated Microsoft 365 or Office 365 accounts.


The main steps you perform for a cutover migration are shown in the following illustration