Exchange server 2016 will not be supported anymore as of the end of this year. For this reason, we are looking to see if we can phase out the exchange server entirely using Exchange management tools. From what I understand, we can turn of the exchange server and use the management tools instead.

In the guide however, it says the following:

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/manage-hybrid-exchange-recipients-with-management-tools

Install the Exchange Management Tools role using the Exchange Server 2019 April 2022 Cumulative Update Setup. The updated tools can be installed on any domain-joined computer in an Exchange 2013 or later Exchange organization.

Note Installing the updated Exchange Management Tools in an environment with only Exchange 2013 and/or Exchange 2016 will upgrade the Exchange organization to Exchange Server 2019, and performs an AD schema update. If you have a large AD deployment, or if a separate team manages AD, use the steps here: Prepare Active Directory and domains for Exchange Server to perform the schema update.

I am not quite sure if I understand this right. Does this mean that I can install the tools on any device, but it will somehow also update exchange server 2016 (running on a different device but in the same domain) to the 2019 version?

This might very well be a stupid question, but I need an answer regardless, so I am willing to expose my stupidity. Thanks in advance.