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Start-MigrationBatch

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Start-*

Start a move request or migration batch that was created with the New-MigrationBatch cmdlet.

Quick start script

# Start-MigrationBatch — 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
Start-MigrationBatch | Format-List

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

Syntax

Start-MigrationBatch [[-Identity] <MigrationBatchIdParameter>]
 [-Confirm]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-Partition <MailboxIdParameter>]
 [-Validate]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (6)

Parameter	Type	What it controls
-Identity	MigrationBatchIdParameter	The Identity parameter identifies the migration batch that you want to start. Use the migration batch Name parameter as the value for this parameter. Use the Get-MigrationBatch cmdlet to identify the name of the...
-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.
-DomainController	Fqdn	This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.
-Partition	MailboxIdParameter	This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.
-Validate	SwitchParameter	This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.
-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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