I'm using Exchange 2010 Edge Transport in our organization that I've recently upgraded to Exchange 2013. I like Edge Transport - along with our spam filter it is an effective and simple way to send and receive external e-mail - and I don't want to get rid of it. But it seems like it needs a 2010 Hub Transport server to interact with.
Right now the only other Exchange 2010 Server I have left running in the organization is the one Hub Transport server that interacts with the Edge Server. Is there a way to undeploy this server too and connect the Edge Server directly to one of the 2013 Mailbox Servers? Or will this need to stay as part of the organization as a pair with Edge Transport?
I noticed mail flow was running just fine while the Hub Transport server was turned off. So it seems like it's possible. But I want to be able to undeploy it safely without hurting mail flow. Are there any links or white papers that show how best do do this?
----------- Ron E Biggs Chief Tech Officer Entertainment Studios