Can we have the detailed steps involved in the migration of Viva Engage(Yammer) data from one Data Centre to another (e.g: US to EU)?

Please find below the detailed steps involved in the migration of Viva Engage(Yammer) data from one Data Centre to another (e.g: US to EU).

Step # Action How it happens ?
1 Perform a Backup Sync from your Source Data Center Through Yammer Export in the Apps4.Pro Migration Manager tool
2 Reprovision of Source Data Center Reach Microsoft for Reprovisioning
3 Intimate users not to use Viva Engage(Yammer) IT admins to inform the users via mail / chat or other collaborative methods
4 Perform an Incremental Sync before 4 to 5 days of the Reprovision cut-off Re-run the Yammer Export Job created in Step #1
5 Completion of reprovisioning Microsoft completes the reprovisioning
6 Individual users have to login to their Target Viva Engage(Yammer) to ensure ‘User Impersonation’
Note : Skipping this step will result the messages being posted by the Service Account instead of the user.
Users to login to their Target Viva Engage(Yammer)
7 Intimate users not to use Viva Engage(Yammer) until further notice to avoid mix-up of migrated posts with the current posts IT admins to inform the users via mail / chat or other collaborative methods
8 Block email notifications to end users during migration Create an Exchange Transport Rule to achieve the same
9 Import the backed-up data to the Target Data Center Through Yammer Import in the Apps4.Pro Migration Manager tool
10 Intimate users to start using Viva Engage(Yammer) upon completion of Import IT admins to inform the users via mail / chat or other collaborative methods


Still Need Help?


Know more about us

You can know who we are

Explore
Twitter

Feel free to tweet at us if you have suggestions or queries.

Twitter
Email

Send an email of your query

Email
Yammer

Contact us from your Office365 social network!

Yammer