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

Topic Last Modified: 2012-12-10

Use the Get-MailboxRestoreRequest cmdlet to view detailed status of an ongoing restore request that was initiated by using the New-MailboxRestoreRequest cmdlet.

Syntax

Get-MailboxRestoreRequest [-Identity <MailboxRestoreRequestIdParameter>] [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-MultiTenant <SwitchParameter>] [-Organization <OrganizationIdParameter>] [-ResultSize <Unlimited>]
Get-MailboxRestoreRequest [-BatchName <String>] [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-HighPriority <$true | $false>] [-MultiTenant <SwitchParameter>] [-Name <String>] [-Organization <OrganizationIdParameter>] [-ResultSize <Unlimited>] [-SourceDatabase <DatabaseIdParameter>] [-Status <None | Queued | InProgress | AutoSuspended | CompletionInProgress | Completed | CompletedWithWarning | Suspended | Failed>] [-Suspend <$true | $false>] [-TargetDatabase <DatabaseIdParameter>] [-TargetMailbox <MailboxOrMailUserIdParameter>]

Detailed Description

You need to be assigned permissions before you can run this cmdlet. Although all parameters for this cmdlet are listed in this topic, you may not have access to some parameters if they're not included in the permissions assigned to you. To see what permissions you need, see the "Mailbox restore request" entry in the Mailbox Permissions topic.

Parameters

Parameter Required Type Description

Identity

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Management.RecipientTasks.MailboxRestoreRequestIdParameter

The Identity parameter specifies the identity of the restore request. The Identity parameter consists of the alias of the mailbox to be restored and the name that was specified when the restore request was created. The identity of the restore request uses the following syntax: <alias>\<name>.

If you didn't specify a name for the restore request when it was created, Exchange automatically generated the default name MailboxRestore. Exchange generates up to 10 names, starting with MailboxRestore and then MailboxRestoreX (where X = 1–9).

You can't use this parameter in conjunction with the Name parameter.

BatchName

Optional

System.String

The BatchName parameter specifies the name given to a batch of restore requests.

You can't use this parameter in conjunction with the Identity parameter.

DomainController

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn

The DomainController parameter specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain controller that retrieves data from Active Directory.

HighPriority

Optional

System.Boolean

The HighPriority parameter specifies that the cmdlet returns requests that were created with by using the HighPriority parameter. The HighPriority flag indicates that the request should be processed before other lower-priority requests in the queue.

You can't use this parameter in conjunction with the Identity parameter.

MultiTenant

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

This parameter is available for multi-tenant deployments. It isn't available for on-premises deployments. For more information about multi-tenant deployments, see Multi-Tenant Support.

The MultiTenant parameter specifies that the search should be performed across the entire forest, not just across the organization that's currently scoped.

You don't have to specify a value with this parameter.

Name

Optional

System.String

The Name parameter specifies that any restore request that has the specified name is returned.

Use this parameter to search on the name you provided when you created the restore request.

If you didn't specify a name for the restore request when it was created, Exchange automatically generated the default name MailboxRestore. Exchange generates up to 10 names, starting with MailboxRestore and then MailboxRestoreX (where X = 1–9).

You can't use this parameter in conjunction with the Identity parameter.

Organization

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.OrganizationIdParameter

This parameter is available for multi-tenant deployments. It isn't available for on-premises deployments. For more information about multi-tenant deployments, see Multi-Tenant Support.

The Organization parameter specifies the organization in which you'll perform this action. This parameter doesn't accept wildcard characters, and you must use the exact name of the organization.

ResultSize

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Unlimited

The ResultSize parameter specifies the maximum number of results to return. If you want to return all requests that match the query, use unlimited for the value of this parameter. The default value is 1000.

SourceDatabase

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.DatabaseIdParameter

The SourceDatabase parameter specifies that the cmdlet should only return restore requests for mailboxes that are being restored from the specified source database. You can use the following values:

  • GUID of the database

  • Database name

You can't use this parameter in conjunction with the Identity parameter.

Status

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.Recipient.RequestStatus

The Status parameter specifies that restore requests with the specified status are returned. You can use the following values:

  • AutoSuspended

  • Completed

  • CompletedWithWarning

  • CompletionInProgress

  • Failed

  • InProgress

  • None

  • Queued

  • Suspended

You can't use this parameter in conjunction with the Identity parameter.

Suspend

Optional

System.Boolean

The Suspend parameter specifies that the cmdlet should only return restore requests that have been suspended. This parameter accepts $true or $false.

You can't use this parameter in conjunction with the Identity parameter.

TargetDatabase

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.DatabaseIdParameter

The TargetDatabase parameter specifies that the cmdlet should only return restore requests for mailboxes that reside on the target database. You can use the following values:

  • GUID of the database

  • Database name

You can't use this parameter in conjunction with the Identity parameter.

TargetMailbox

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.MailboxOrMailUserIdParameter

The TargetMailbox parameter specifies the identity of the target mailbox. You can use the following values:

  • GUID

  • Distinguished name (DN)

  • Domain\Account

  • User principal name (UPN)

  • Legacy Exchange DN

  • SMTP address

  • Alias

You can't use this parameter in conjunction with the Identity parameter.

Input Types

To see the input types that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Input Type field for a cmdlet is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t accept input data.

Return Types

To see the return types, which are also known as output types, that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Output Type field is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t return data.

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

This example returns the status of the in progress and queued restore request with the identity ayla\MailboxRestore.

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Get-MailboxRestoreRequest -Identity "ayla\MailboxRestore"

EXAMPLE 2

This example returns the status of in progress and queued restore requests that are being restored to the target database MBD01.

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Get-MailboxRestoreRequest -TargetDatabase MBD01

EXAMPLE 3

This example returns all restore requests that have the name RestoreToMBD01 where the restore request has been suspended.

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Get-MailboxRestoreRequest -Name "RestoreToMBD01" -Suspend $true