Exchange 2013: Get-MoveRequest batch status returns nothing

--Anand-- Computers and Internet July 7, 2015July 7, 2015 1 Minute

I have added batch migrations (with an csv file) in Exchange 2013 web console. Then I wanted to see the migration (mailbox move) status in Exchange Shell.

Get-MoveRequest –BatchName “CorrectBatchName”

That returned nothing. I was baffled. I found the answer when I ran the following command. BatchName property has the correct batch name format.

Get-MoveRequest | FL

Answer: Since I submitted the migration batch in web console, it submitted to the migration service. Correct command is,

Get-MoveRequest –BatchName “MigrationService:Your Batch Name”

To see the statistics info, use this command.

Get-MoveRequest -BatchName “MigrationService:Your Batch Name” | Get-MoveRequestStatistics

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Published July 7, 2015July 7, 2015

4 thoughts on “Exchange 2013: Get-MoveRequest batch status returns nothing”

C S says:

March 22, 2016 at 9:39 pm

I have the same issue but “MigrationService:Your Batch Name” still gives me no results.

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1. B H says:
  
  February 28, 2017 at 7:43 pm
  
  In case you didn’t figure it out, “MigrationService:Your Batch Name” is the name of the move request. If you did the migration via Powershell, more than likely, there is no name. So, you would just use Get-MoveRequest -BatchName “”.
  
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Andrew Roob says:

May 29, 2017 at 9:21 am

Quick reply to say thank you .. saved me a heap of time and brain power 🙂

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1. --Anand-- says:
  
  June 5, 2017 at 5:03 am
  
  Awesome!
  
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