Creation of remote mailbox on Exchange hybrid when alias doesn't match email address

[jslate1980]

Hi

 

I am just getting used to our exchange 2013 hybrid solution but confused on how to do this through exchange management console.

Currently for child safety we create email addresses for students in this format 'Random 3 numbers [email protected](e.g. [email protected])'.

 

For staff the user alias matches their email address so all I need to do is.

1. Create account in AD

2. Run Full AD Synch

3. Log on Exchange Hybrid and access Exchange Management Shell

4. Type in:

Enable-RemoteMailbox [email protected] -RemoteRoutingAddress [email protected]

 

Set-RemoteMailbox -Identity [email protected] -EmailAddresses @{add='[email protected]'}

 

But this doesn't work for students as their email address and alias don't match so I end up having to first create an email address matching the alias then changing the proxyaddress attribute using ADSI edit so it is correct. Is there a simpler way of doing this in a hybrid environment without creating the mailbox onsite and migrating it up?

 

Jon