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Migration Manager for Exchange 8.15 - User Guide

Pre-Migration Activities Migration Process Calendar Synchronization Mailbox Migration Public Folder Synchronization Free/Busy Synchronization Tracking the Migration Progress Creating Batches of Synchronization Jobs Outlook Profile Update Fine-Tuning the Agents Using Agent Hosts for Migration Agents Configuring Migration Using PowerShell Appendix A. Measurement of Migration Agent for Exchange Performance Appendix B. Migrating Large Public Folders to Exchange 2013 (or Higher) and Office 365 Appendix C. Migration of Recoverable Items Subfolders (Optional)

Load Balancer solution parameters

Load Balancer solution handling

The Add-MMExExchangeRemoteHost has the following syntax:

Add-MMExExchangeRemoteHost -OrganizationName <Exchange organization name> -FQDN <FQDN name> -Version <Exchange server version> [-ADSite <Active Directory site name>]

Where

  • OrganizationName is a name of Exchange Organization.
  • FQDN is FQDN name of Client Access Server or Load Balancer in Exchange organization.
  • Version is version of Exchange server that is accessed by means of Client Access Server or Load Balancer in Exchange organization.
  • Ex2010sp2
  • Ex2010sp3
  • Ex2013
  • Ex2016
  • Ex2019
  • ADSite - is a name of Active Directory site where Client Access Server or Load Balancer is located. This parameter is optional.

Example: Add-MMExExchangeRemoteHost

The following cmdlet adds the FQDN of Client Access Server or Load Balancer that reside in the source or target organization to the project database:

Add-MMExExchangeRemoteHost -OrganizationName ExchangeOrg1 -FQDN ExchCAS.source.com -Version Ex2010sp3

Collection Member Management

To manage mail, calendar and native move collection members you can use the following cmdlets:

TIP:

  • You can use CSV file to add or remove multiple collection members. Refer to the instruction on how to generate CSV file for this operation.
  • You can use -ForceMove switch to force adding members to the collection even in case these members were included in another collection. These members will be removed from another collection and will added to the specified one (move operation).
Get-MMExCollectionMember

Returns members (mailboxes, groups, containers) of all collections or of filtered collections specified by its name, type or ID. If no parameters specified all members of all collections will be returned. The following properties are returned, if applicable:

  • Source Organization Name
  • Target Organization Name
  • Collection Name
  • Collection Type <Mail | Calendar | NativeMove>
  • Name <Alias for Group|DN for Container| Alias for Mailbox>
  • Type <Group | Container | Mailbox >
  • SMTP <PrimarySmtpAddress>

The Get-MMExCollectionMember cmdlet has the following syntax:

Get-MMExCollectionMember [-CollectionName <collection name>] -CollectionType <Mail, Calendar or NativeMove> [-SourceOrganization <Source organization name>] [-TargetOrganization <Target organization name> [<CommonParameters>]

-OR-

Get-MMExCollectionMember [-CollectionId <collection ID>] [<CommonParameters>]

You can use CollectionId to identify the collection instead of collection name, type, source and target organization. This is recommended for the cases where collection names differ by case only to identify the collection uniquely.

IMPORTANT: Command will be aborted in case the unique collection cannot be found using specified parameters.

Parameters

-CollectionId

Optional named parameter. Contains collection identifier.

-CollectionName

Optional named parameter. Contains case-insensitive collection name.

-CollectionType

Optional named parameter. Contains collection type. Currently the following values are supported: 'Mail', 'Calendar', 'NativeMove'.

-SourceOrganization

Optional named parameter. Contains case-sensitive source organization name.

-TargetOrganization

Optional named parameter. Contains case-sensitive target organization name.

Examples:
 Get-MMexCollectionMember -CollectionName 'c1'

Returns members of filtered collection(s) with name 'c1'

Remove-MMExCollectionMember

The Remove-MMExCollectionMember cmdlet removes the member specified using member type and member identity from the collection specified using collection identifier or collection name, collection type, source organization name, and target organization name.

The Remove-MMExCollectionMember cmdlet has the following syntax:

Remove-MMExCollectionMember [-CollectionId <Collection ID>] -MemberIdentity <member identity> -MemberType <member type> [<CommonParameters>]

-OR-

Remove-MMExCollectionMember [-SourceOrganization <source organization name>][-TargetOrganization <target organization name>][-CollectionName <collection name>] -CollectionType <collection type> -MemberIdentity <member identity> -MemberType <member type> [<CommonParameters>]

IMPORTANT: Command will be aborted in case the unique collection cannot be found using specified parameters. No members will be deleted.

Parameters

-CollectionId

Optional named parameter. Contains collection identifier.

-CollectionName

Optional named parameter. Contains case-insensitive collection name.

-CollectionType

Optional named parameter. Contains collection type. Currently the following values are supported: 'Mail', 'Calendar', 'NativeMove'.

  • Calendar for a calendar collection
  • NativeMove for a NativeMove collection
  • Mail for a mailbox collection

-SourceOrganization

Optional named parameter. Contains case-sensitive source organization name.

-TargetOrganization

Optional named parameter. Contains case-sensitive target organization name.

-MemberType

Required. Contains case-insensitive member type. Currently the following values are supported: 'Mailbox', 'Group', 'Container'.

-MemberIdentity

Required. Contains case-insensitive member identity. For 'Mailbox' and 'Group' member type alias is used as the member identity, for 'Container' member type distinguished name is used as the member identity.

Examples:

Remove-MMExCollectionMember -CollectionId 1 -MemberIdentity Mbx1 -MemberType Mailbox

Removes mailbox with name Mbx1 from collection with identifier 1

Remove-MMExCollectionMember -CollectionId 1 -MemberIdentity G1 -MemberType Group

Removes group with name G1 from collection with identifier 1

Remove-MMExCollectionMember -CollectionId 1 -MemberIdentity ‘cn=MigratedMbxs,dc=domain‘ -MemberType Container

Removes container cn=MigratedMbxs,dc=domain from collection with identifier 1

Remove-MMExCollectionMember -SourceOrganization Exchange2k13 - TargetOrganization 0365 -CollectionType Mail -CollectionName 'c1' -MemberIdentity G1 -MemberType Group

Removes the group with name G1 from the mail collection C1 created for the migration from Exchange2k13 organization to O365 organization.

Get-MMExCollectionMember | Remove-MMExCollectionMember

Removes all members in all collections

Import-Csv -Path "C:\members.csv"| Remove-MMExCollectionMember

Removes members specified in a csv file. You can generate CSV file as described below.

To get comma-separated file for this operation you can use the following command:

Get-MMExCollectionMember |Export-Csv c:\members.csv "SourceOrganization","TargetOrganization","CollectionName","CollectionType","MemberIdentity","MemberType","SMTP"

CSV file example:

"Limbo Organization","Nasri Organization","M1","Mail","limbo_02","Mailbox","limbo_02@limbo.amazon.dmm"

"Limbo Organization","Nasri Organization","M1","Mail","limbo_03","Mailbox","limbo_03@limbo.amazon.dmm"

"Limbo Organization","Nasri Organization","Mail_limbo_01","Mail","limbo_01","Mailbox","limbo_01@limbo.amazon.dmm"

"Limbo Organization","Nasri Organization","Mail_Limbo_04 (Sync wrong watermarks)","Mail","limbo_04","Mailbox","limbo_04@limbo.amazon.dmm"

To create the file manually include the following parameters:

  • SourceOrganization
  • TargetOrganization
  • CollectionName
  • CollectionType
  • MemberIdentity (for the collection member to remove)
  • Member Type (for the collection member to remove)

Pay attention, SMTP is not used for the procedure and can be omitted.

Add-MMExCollectionMember

IMPORTANT:

The Add-MMExCollectionMember cmdlet adds the member specified using member type and member identity to the collection specified using collection identifier or collection name, collection type, source organization name, and target organization name.

The Add-MMExCollectionMember cmdlet has the following syntax:

Add-MMExCollectionMember [-SourceOrganization <source organization name>][-TargetOrganization <target organization name>] [-CollectionName <collection name>] -CollectionType <collection type>  -MemberIdentity <member identity> -MemberType <member type> [-ForceMove] [<CommonParameters>]

-OR-

Add-MMExCollectionMember [-CollectionId <Collection ID>] -MemberIdentity <member identity> -MemberType <member type> [-ForceMove] [<CommonParameters>]

IMPORTANT: Command will be aborted in case the unique collection cannot be found using specified parameters. No members will be added.

Parameters

-CollectionId

Optional named parameter. Contains collection identifier.

-CollectionName

Optional named parameter. Contains case-insensitive collection name.

-CollectionType

Optional named parameter.. Contains collection type. Currently the following values are supported: 'Mail', 'Calendar', 'NativeMove'.

  • Calendar for a calendar collection
  • NativeMove for a NativeMove collection
  • Mail for a mailbox collection

-SourceOrganization

Optional named parameter. Contains case-sensitive source organization name.

-TargetOrganization

Optional named parameter. Contains case-sensitive target organization name.

-MemberType

Required. Contains case-insensitive member type. Currently the following values are supported: 'Mailbox', 'Group', 'Container'.

-MemberIdentity

Required. Contains case-insensitive member identity. For 'Mailbox' and 'Group' member type alias is used as the member identity, for 'Container' member type distinguished name is used as the member identity.

-ForceMove

You can use -ForceMove switch to force adding members to the collection even in case these members are included in another collection. These members will be removed from another collection and will added to the specified one (move operation). In case this switch is not used you will be prompted to decide if the existing member should be moved. All new members will be added to the specified collection automatically.

Examples:
Add-MMexCollectionMember -CollectionId 1 -MemberType Mailbox -MemberIdentity user@org.com

Adds mailbox 'user@org.com' to the collection with identifier 1.

Add-MMexCollectionMember -CollectionId 1 -MemberType Mailbox -MemberIdentity user@org.com

Adds mailbox 'user@org.com' to the collection with identifier 1.

Add-MMexCollectionMember -CollectionId 1 -MemberType Group -MemberIdentity grpA

Adds group ‘grpA’ to the collection with identifier 1.

Add-MMexCollectionMember -CollectionId 1 -MemberType Container -MemberIdentity Users

Adds container ‘Users’ to the collection with identifier 1.

Import-Csv -Path "C:\members.csv"| Add-MMExCollectionMember

Adds members specified in a csv file. You can generate CSV file as described above.

Additional Permissions Required for Collection Member Management

To validate members that should be added to the collection using Add-MMExCollectionMember cmdlet, the administrative account specified in Add Source Organization wizard should be granted the following additional permissions:

  • Permissions required to add mailboxes:
    • View-Only Recipients management role
    • View-Only Configuration management role
  • Permissions required to add groups and containers:
    • Read access to the source domain
    • PowerShell Remoting access to the source forest

These additional permissions should be granted only in case you are planning to use using Add-MMExCollectionMember cmdlet.

Granting View-Only Recipients and View-Only Configuration management roles

New-ManagementRoleAssignment -Role "View-Only Configuration" -User "source\mmex_svc"
New-ManagementRoleAssignment -Role "View-Only Recipients" -User "source\mmex_svc"

Granting PowerShell Remoting access to the source forest

For Windows Server 2008 and later

By default, only domain administrators are allowed to use remote PowerShell. If services account does not belong to domain administrators group, administrator should perform the following actions at a Domain Controller:

  • Execute in PowerShell to access Permissions configuration UI:
Set-PSSessionConfiguration -Name Microsoft.PowerShell -showSecurityDescriptorUI

Do the following in Permissions configuration UI:

  1. Add service account to the list
  2. Set Read(Get,Enumerate,Subscribe) and Execute(Invoke) permission to Allow for service account
  3. Save changes and exit
  4. Restart WinRM service

For Windows Server 2012 and later

Security group "Remote Management Users" has been introduced in Windows Server 2012. Users belonging to it are allowed to use the default session configuration to create new PowerShell sessions. This also grants the user access to WMI resources over management protocols (such as WS-Management) on the machine where you added the user to Remote Management Users.

  • Add the MMEx service account to the "Remote Management Users" group

Appendix A. Measurement of Migration Agent for Exchange Performance

IMPORTANT: This section is applicable for migration scenarios supported by legacy Exchange Agents only. For migration scenarios supported by MAgE refer to the Public Folder Synchronization (MAgE) document.

This section contains performance test results of a single Migration Agent for Exchange instance that performs mail data migration from Exchange Server 2010 to Exchange Server 2013.

Performance test results:

  • Maximum memory consumption per instance is about 1000 MB.
  • Average data processing speed per instance is 3.5 GB per hour.

Configuration of the Test Environment:

Server Role Server Operating System CPU RAM, GB
Exchange Server 2010, source Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise SP1 4 vCPUs (Intel Xeon E5-2665) 34
Exchange Server 2013, target Windows Server 2012 8 vCPUs (Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2) 30
Agent host Windows Server 2012 R2 8 vCPUs (Intel Xeon E5-2670) 15
SQL server 2008 R2, Migration Manager console Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise SP1 2 vCPUs (Intel Xeon E5-2665) 17

Network speed: 1 Gbit/s.

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