Resume a Mailbox Import Request

Applies to: Exchange Server 2010 SP3, Exchange Server 2010 SP2

Topic Last Modified: 2012-07-23

You can resume a mailbox import request that has a status of Suspended or Failed.

Note:
You can't use the Exchange Management Console (EMC) to resume an import request. You must use the shell.

Looking for other management tasks related to mailbox import or export requests? Check out Managing Mailbox Import and Export Requests.

Use the Shell to resume a mailbox import request

You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this procedure. To see what permissions you need, see the "Import Export" entry in the Mailbox Permissions topic.

This example resumes the mailbox import request Kweku\MailboxImport.

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Resume-MailboxImportRequest -Identity Kweku\MailboxImport

For detailed syntax and parameter information, see Resume-MailboxImportRequest.

Use the Shell to resume multiple mailbox import requests

You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this procedure. To see what permissions you need, see the "Import Export" entry in the Mailbox Permissions topic.

This example resumes all mailbox import requests that have a status of Failed.

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Get-MailboxImportRequest -Status Failed \| Resume-MailboxImportRequest

For detailed syntax and parameter information, see Get-MailboxImportRequest and Resume-MailboxImportRequest.