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Suspend-MoveRequest

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Suspend-*

Suspend a move request any time after the move request was created, but before it reaches the status of CompletionInProgress. You can resume the move request by using the Resume-MoveRequest cmdlet.

Quick start script

# Suspend-MoveRequest — 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
Suspend-MoveRequest -Identity <MoveRequestIdParameter> | Format-List

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

Syntax

Suspend-MoveRequest [-Identity] <MoveRequestIdParameter>
 [-Confirm]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-ProxyToMailbox <MailboxIdParameter>]
 [-SuspendComment <String>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (6)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Identity	MoveRequestIdParameter	yes	The Identity parameter specifies the identity of the mailbox or mail user. You can use one of the following values:
-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.
-ProxyToMailbox	MailboxIdParameter		This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.
-SuspendComment	String		The SuspendComment parameter specifies a description as to why the request was suspended.
-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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