Get-EligibleDistributionGroupForMigration

This cmdlet is functional only in the cloud-based service.

Use the Get-EligibleDistributionGroupForMigration cmdlet to identify distribution groups that can be upgraded to Microsoft 365 Groups. You can't upgrade mail-enabled security groups to Microsoft 365 Groups.

For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Exchange cmdlet syntax.

Syntax

Get-EligibleDistributionGroupForMigration
   [[-Identity] <DistributionGroupIdParameter>]
   [-OrganizationalUnit <OrganizationalUnitIdParameter>]
   [-ResultSize <Unlimited>]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-EligibleDistributionGroupForMigration
   [-ManagedBy <GeneralRecipientIdParameter>]
   [-OrganizationalUnit <OrganizationalUnitIdParameter>]
   [-ResultSize <Unlimited>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

You need to be assigned permissions before you can run this cmdlet. Although this topic lists all parameters for the cmdlet, you may not have access to some parameters if they're not included in the permissions assigned to you. To find the permissions required to run any cmdlet or parameter in your organization, see Find the permissions required to run any Exchange cmdlet.

Examples

Example 1

Get-EligibleDistributionGroupForMigration -ResultSize unlimited

This example returns a summary list of all distribution groups that can be upgraded to Microsoft 365 Groups.

Parameters

-Identity

The Identity parameter filters the results by the email address of the specified distribution group. If no results are returned for the specified email address, the group can't be upgraded to a Microsoft 365 Group.

You can't use this parameter with the ManagedBy parameter.

Type:DistributionGroupIdParameter
Position:1
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

-ManagedBy

The ManagedBy parameter filters the results by the manager of the distribution group (the ManagedBy property). You can use any value that uniquely identifies the distribution group manager. For example:

  • Name
  • Alias
  • Distinguished name (DN)
  • Canonical DN
  • Email address
  • GUID

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

Type:GeneralRecipientIdParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

-OrganizationalUnit

The OrganizationalUnit parameter filters the results based on the object's location in Active Directory. Only objects that exist in the specified location are returned. Valid input for this parameter is an organizational unit (OU) or domain that's returned by the Get-OrganizationalUnit cmdlet. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the OU or domain. For example:

  • Name
  • Canonical name
  • Distinguished name (DN)
  • GUID
Type:OrganizationalUnitIdParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

-ResultSize

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.

Type:Unlimited
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection