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Allows a destination server to receive shares, folders, files, and associated permissions and share properties that are migrated from a source server. The cmdlet Send-SmigServerData must be run on the source server at the same time Receive-SmigServerData is running on the destination server.
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Microsoft Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Migration reference: Allows a destination server to receive shares, folders, files, and associated permissions and share properties that are migrated from a source server. The cmdlet Send-SmigServerData must be run on the source server at the same time Receive-SmigServerData is running on the destination server. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.
Receive-SmigServerData -Password <SecureString> [<CommonParameters>]Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Receive-SmigServerData. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.
Windows / Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Migration · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply
-Password (required)Windows with the Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Migration module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.
This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.
Receive-SmigServerDataThis command receives data that is migrated from a source computer by using the cmdlet Send-SmigServerData. Because a password is not provided in this sample command, after entering the command, the user is prompted to enter a password for decrypting the migrated data. Password characters are displayed as asterisks (*).When the password is entered, the value is passed to the command as a SecureString. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.
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