From 28b42328eaf3637125c8fa93ea8f8c2fc0d73e6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vaibhav Gaddam <188270566+vgaddam-pm@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2025 16:44:55 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update cross-tenant-onedrive-migration-step4.md Adding Multi-Geo Information --- .../cross-tenant-onedrive-migration-step4.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/microsoft-365/enterprise/cross-tenant-onedrive-migration-step4.md b/microsoft-365/enterprise/cross-tenant-onedrive-migration-step4.md index 8e3d1490601..08e78ebccd7 100644 --- a/microsoft-365/enterprise/cross-tenant-onedrive-migration-step4.md +++ b/microsoft-365/enterprise/cross-tenant-onedrive-migration-step4.md @@ -50,4 +50,15 @@ To ensure that OneDrive permissions are retained as part of the migration, a map >[!Note] >To learn more on restricting OneDrive site creation, see [Disable OneDrive creation for some users](/sharepoint/manage-user-profiles#disable-onedrive-creation-for-some-users). +## For tenants with Multi-Geo + +When creating M365 group objects, it is recommended that you assign the group to the geo instance the site will be migrated to at the time of creation. The “MailboxRegion” will be used to set the residency of the group object. + + ```powershell + New-UnifiedGroup -DisplayName MultiGeoEUR -Alias "MultiGeoEUR" -AccessType Public -MailboxRegion EUR + ``` +>[!Note] +>If the group site will be outside the default instance, the MailboxRegion (PDL) must be set. +>For more information refer to [Create a Microsoft 365 Group with a specific preferred data location - Microsoft 365 Enterprise | Microsoft Learn](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/enterprise/multi-geo-add-group-with-pdl?view=o365-worldwide) + ## Step 5: [Prepare the identity mapping file](cross-tenant-onedrive-migration-step5.md)