Important update available for Exchange Server 2013 hybrid deployments

An important is now available to resolve customers are currently experiencing when using the Configuration Wizard (HCW) to create a new or manage an existing hybrid with Microsoft Exchange 2013.

If you currently have an -based hybrid configured, you will not notice any unless you rerun the HCW as part of updating or managing your existing features. Unless you need to reconfigure your hybrid deployment, you can simply wait for the next of Exchange 2013 (Cumulative 6) to correct this with the HCW.

For organizations creating new or managing an existing configuration with the HCW, the following HCW error message indicates you are experiencing the this addresses:

Subtask CheckPrereqs execution failed: Check Tenant Prerequisites Deserialization fails due to one SerializationException: Microsoft.Exchange.Compliance.Serialization.Formatters.BlockedTypeException: The type to be (de)serialized is not allowed: Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.DirectoryBackendType

If you experience this issue, contact Microsoft support to obtain the fix as documented in KB2988229. This fix requires Exchange 2013 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Cumulative 5 (CU5).

Once the Interim Update (IU) is applied, customers can successfully run the HCW and complete configuring a hybrid with Office 365.

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