Now that Skype for Business server has introduced the ability of migrating Online users I’d thought I’d see how the process works in my lab

Note: As I discovered, the same restrictions regarding management of Domain Admin/Protected group members applies here too, this means you get a nice error message if you try and use the Control Panel to move a Domain Administrator.

First we find our user

After selecting the user, you follow the same procedure as if you are moving a user between pools, in this case you instead select the Move selected users to Skype for Business Online instead

Note: During testing I migrated a user homed on a Lync Pool straight to Skype Online without having to migrate to Skype For Business server first.

Nice reminder that you need to have licensed the user first in the Office 365 portal, otherwise they won’t be able to sign in

If you have not already signed into Office 365 from the Home section of the control panel you will be prompted to sign in before you can move the user(s)

Now we get the last confirmation prompt

Success!

Here we can see the user has been moved, although still reporting as LyncOnline!

When you try and edit the user in the on-premise control panel you see a similar screen to Lync