Understanding Microsoft Exchange 2007 Coexistence with Exchange 2013


When Exchange 2013 will actually decide to proxy or redirect a request to a legacy Exchange 2007?


Exchange 2013 will always try to proxy a request to other CAS 2013 servers or legacy versions, especially for Exchange 2010. The only exceptions are:
  • Exchange 2007 OWA
  • Exchange 2010 OWA or ECP /w ExternalURL set
Workload
Exchange 2007
Exchange 2010
OWA
Redirect   to ExternalURL (legacy namespace)
  1. Proxy
  2. Redirect if ExternalURL is set
ECP
N/A
  1. Proxy
  2. Redirect if ExternalURL is set
POP/IMAP
Proxy
Proxy
ActiveSync
Proxy
Proxy
Autodiscover
Proxy to Exchange 2013 MBX
Proxy
Outlook   Anywhere
Proxy
Proxy
Exchange Web Services (EWS)
Autodiscover Req. (to retrieve the EWS 2007 URL and hand that to the user)
Proxy
          



Here's quick demonstration...


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