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Resume-MailboxDatabaseCopy

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Resume-*

Unblock activation or resume log copying and replay for a passive mailbox database copy.

Quick start script

# Resume-MailboxDatabaseCopy — quick start (serv365.ai)
# 1. Connect (app-only shown; interactive: omit the certificate parameters)
Connect-ExchangeOnline -CertificateThumbprint $thumb -AppId $appId -Organization $org

# 2. Run and inspect
Resume-MailboxDatabaseCopy -Identity <DatabaseCopyIdParameter> -DisableReplayLag <SwitchParameter> | Format-List

# 3. Export for evidence / drift tracking
Resume-MailboxDatabaseCopy | Export-Clixml .\MailboxDatabaseCopy-$(Get-Date -Format yyyyMMdd).xml

Syntax — 2 parameter sets

Identity

Resume-MailboxDatabaseCopy [-Identity] <DatabaseCopyIdParameter>
 [-ReplicationOnly]
 [-Confirm]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

DisableReplayLag

Resume-MailboxDatabaseCopy [-Identity] <DatabaseCopyIdParameter>
 [-DisableReplayLag]
 [-DisableReplayLagReason <String>]
 [-Confirm]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (7)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Identity	DatabaseCopyIdParameter	yes	The Identity parameter specifies the name of the database whose copying is being resumed.
-Confirm	SwitchParameter		The Confirm switch specifies whether to show or hide the confirmation prompt. How this switch affects the cmdlet depends on whether the cmdlet requires confirmation before proceeding.
-DisableReplayLag	SwitchParameter	yes	The DisableReplayLag switch disables any configured replay lag time for the database copy when the passive copy is resumed. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.
-DisableReplayLagReason	String		The DisableReplayLagReason parameter is used with the DisableReplayLag parameter to specify an administrative reason for disabling replay lag time for a passive copy.
-DomainController	Fqdn		The DomainController parameter specifies the domain controller that's used by this cmdlet to read data from or write data to Active Directory. You identify the domain controller by its fully qualified domain name...
-ReplicationOnly	SwitchParameter		The ReplicationOnly switch resumes replication without affecting the activation setting (for example, the ActivationSuspended property for the database copy remains set to True). You don't need to specify a value...
-WhatIf	SwitchParameter		The WhatIf switch shows what the command does without making any changes. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

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