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Exchange Server 2013 SP1 Powershell to Move Mailbox

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Try to moving mailbox from one DB to other

When we try to move requests mailbox in Exchange 2013 SP1 from one DB to other we need to with a long time and no success result.

Open Exchange Management Shell and type the command

New-MoveRequest -Identity "mailbox" -TargetDatabase DBDATANAME If you get the result the StatusDetail field changes to "StalledDuetoCI"

it sits here for hours on end** Event ID: 1009 Event ID: 1010**

  1. 1.Create a new Active Directory group that is named "ContentSubmitters" and then grant Admistrators and** NetworkService full access** to the group using the Security tab on the AD object. This is a dummy group and should be used as a placeholder only. You might want to add a description so that the group is not removed.
  2. 2.Force or wait for Active Directory replication.
  3. 3.Restart the following services:
    1. Microsoft Exchange Search
    2. Microsoft Exchange Search Host Controller

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Read more  at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2807668

The second possible solution

  • disable the content index on the databases during the moves and then enable them after the moves are finished. 
  • Disable the content index on the database as follows:
  • Set-MailboxDatabase "DBNAME" -IndexEnabled:$False
  • Enable the content index on the database as follows:
  • Set-MailboxDatabase "DBNAME" -IndexEnabled:$True