Get move request batch in Exchange Online

Did you start a migration from Exchange on-Premises to Exchange Online in batches? If you did, the next step is to get the move request batch status in Exchange Online and check how it’s going so far. From that point, you can estimate how long it will take for future migration batches.

Connect to Exchange Online PowerShell

Run PowerShell as administrator and connect to Exchange Online PowerShell.

Get Migration batch

Run the cmdlet Get-MigrationBatch to get the migration batches.

There are three migration batches created. One of the migration batches is completed. Two batches are in sync between the Exchange organizations (On-Premises and Online).

PS C:\> Get-MigrationBatch

Identity         Status    Type               TotalCount
--------         ------    ----               ----------
MigrationBatch01 Synced    ExchangeRemoteMove 5
MigrationBatch02 Synced    ExchangeRemoteMove 4
MigrationBatch03 Completed ExchangeRemoteMove 12

In the next step, we will get the migration batch status.

Get move request batch

Get move request of MigrationBatch01. Use the Get-MoveRequestStatistics cmdlet to view detailed information about move requests.

PS C:\> Get-MoveRequest -BatchName "MigrationService:MigrationBatch01" -ResultSize Unlimited | Get-MoveRequestStatistics

DisplayName     StatusDetail    TotalMailboxSize               TotalArchiveSize PercentComplete
-----------     ------------    ----------------               ---------------- ---------------
Curt Berry      IncrementalSync 67.87 MB (71,171,939 bytes)    0 B (0 bytes)    95             
Stan Benitez    WorkItemPickup  48.22 MB (50,562,011 bytes)    0 B (0 bytes)    95
Steven Lyman    IncrementalSync 322.8 MB (338,493,950 bytes)   0 B (0 bytes)    95            
Julia Thomson   IncrementalSync 1.768 GB (1,897,912,196 bytes) 0 B (0 bytes)    95            
Amelia Springer WorkItemPickup  1.147 GB (1,231,440,391 bytes) 0 B (0 bytes)    95

Do the same, but this time let’s get the MigrationBatch02 move status.

PS C:\> Get-MoveRequest -BatchName "MigrationService:MigrationBatch02" -ResultSize Unlimited | Get-MoveRequestStatistics

DisplayName    StatusDetail    TotalMailboxSize             TotalArchiveSize PercentComplete
-----------    ------------    ----------------             ---------------- ---------------
Brooke Dillon  IncrementalSync 867.3 MB (909,433,597 bytes) 0 B (0 bytes)    95           
Reggie Palmer  WorkItemPickup  543.7 MB (570,097,401 bytes) 0 B (0 bytes)    95         
Carl Stark     IncrementalSync 105.3 MB (110,375,742 bytes) 0 B (0 bytes)    95          
Leslie Sanders WorkItemPickup  55.5 MB (58,199,712 bytes)   0 B (0 bytes)    95   

The status of each move request shows up in detail. What if you want to get both move request batches in one table overview?

Combine get move request batch

How do we get the move request batches in Exchange Online to combine in one output?

PS C:\> $MoveRequests = (Get-MoveRequest -BatchName "MigrationService:MigrationBatch01" -ResultSize Unlimited); $MoveRequests += (Get-MoveRequest -BatchName "MigrationService:MigrationBatch02" -ResultSize Unlimited); $MoveRequests | Get-MoveRequestStatistics

DisplayName     StatusDetail    TotalMailboxSize               TotalArchiveSize PercentComplete
-----------     ------------    ----------------               ---------------- ---------------
Curt Berry      IncrementalSync 67.87 MB (71,171,939 bytes)    0 B (0 bytes)    95             
Stan Benitez    WorkItemPickup  48.22 MB (50,562,011 bytes)    0 B (0 bytes)    95
Steven Lyman    IncrementalSync 322.8 MB (338,493,950 bytes)   0 B (0 bytes)    95            
Julia Thomson   IncrementalSync 1.768 GB (1,897,912,196 bytes) 0 B (0 bytes)    95            
Amelia Springer WorkItemPickup  1.147 GB (1,231,440,391 bytes) 0 B (0 bytes)    95
Brooke Dillon   IncrementalSync 867.3 MB (909,433,597 bytes)   0 B (0 bytes)    95           
Reggie Palmer   WorkItemPickup  543.7 MB (570,097,401 bytes)   0 B (0 bytes)    95         
Carl Stark      IncrementalSync 105.3 MB (110,375,742 bytes)   0 B (0 bytes)    95          
Leslie Sanders  WorkItemPickup  55.5 MB (58,199,712 bytes)     0 B (0 bytes)    95

I hope this helped you to get the move request batches in Exchange Online.

Read more: Complete migration batch with PowerShell »

Conclusion

You learned how to get the move request batch in Exchange Online. First, connect to Exchange Online PowerShell to manage your Exchange Online organization. Then, run the Get-MoveRequest cmdlet to get the mailbox move status in Exchange Online. If you have more than one migration batch going on, you can combine them for an easier view.

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