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“Partners reside in the same SPO location” error when using Cross-tenant OneDrive migration

If you are using the Cross-tenant OneDrive migration service offered by Microsoft to migrate users OneDrive content from one Microsoft 365 tenant to another, in rare cases you might find yourself receiving this error when you try to create the trust between the two tenants: It has been detected that partners reside in the same Continue reading Partners reside in the same SPO location error when…

Do mailbox permissions (like FullAccess, SendAs and folder permissions) migrate during a tenant to tenant mailbox migration?

Yes! … … Okay, there’s a bit more to it than that. According to Microsoft’s documentation, you can expect permissions applied to a mailbox to migrate when you use the Microsoft’s MRS-based tenant to tenant migration service. As mentioned in the title, this includes FullAccess permissions, SendAs and folder permissions. Notably, Send on Behalf permissions Continue reading Do mailbox permissions…

Azure Function App names must be 32 characters or less

I recently learned that the name for an Azure Function App cannot be longer than 32 characters. Unfortunately, I learned this the hard way by spending about 24 hours trying to work out what was going on. What makes it worse is that Microsoft does document this here, albeit in a note towards the end Continue reading Azure Function App names must be 32 characters or less

Migrating Azure Virtual Machines from one subscription to another (or one tenant to another)

Sometimes it may be necessary to migrate Azure virtual machines between subscriptions or tenants, for example if you are splitting resources to set up more granular permissions or buying/selling parts of your business. Microsoft has a built-in move system for many resources in Azure, which does include virtual machines. However, with virtual machines it comes Continue reading Migrating Azure…

Errors you might encounter when starting a Cross-tenant OneDrive migration

The Cross-tenant OneDrive migration process can encounter errors like access restrictions, missing mappings, or storage limits. Solutions include unlocking sites, reallocating licenses, correcting mappings, and addressing tenant throttling or storage overuse.

What are the details for the Cross Tenant User Data Migration license?

Since November 2022, Microsoft requires a Cross Tenant User Data Migration license for cross-tenant migration services in Exchange and OneDrive. This article provides essential details about the license, including SKU information and service plans it covers.

Deploy an Azure Function app with PowerShell

Deploying code to an Azure Function App can be done using the Kudu REST API and a zip file. This guide details the steps: downloading the publish profile, creating a zip of your Function App, and deploying it via PowerShell, including how to monitor the deployment status.

Unable to permanently delete mail enabled user. The mail enabled user has litigation hold or In-Place hold applied on it. Please remove the hold before trying to delete

When trying to delete a MailUser in Exchange Online, you may face errors if the user exists in Azure AD or has litigation hold applied. First, ensure the user is deleted from Azure AD. Then, remove any holds before retrying the deletion in Exchange Online.

Hands on with Office 365 Cross-tenant mailbox migration (preview)

This guide follows the official guide from Microsoft (which can be found here) with each step shown in more detail and more screenshots to help you validate what you re doing. This sort of work should be done by experienced Office 365 administrators, however this guide could also be used by people looking to learn (say, Continue reading Hands on with Office 365 Cross-tenant mailbox migration…

Fixing issues with ConfigMgr client log collection

In ConfigMgr version 2002 Microsoft introduced the ability to remotely collect client logs using the client notification channel and have them delivered to your Management point. This is very useful as it means you can troubleshoot client issues without disturbing your users. Assuming that the connection between your Management point and your client(s) is healthy Continue reading Fixing issues…