Move request fails if the IsExcludedFromProvisioning option is true in Exchange Server 2013

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Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:

You have Cumulative Update 5 or Cumulative Update 6 for Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 installed in your environment.
The IsExcludedFromProvisioning parameter is set to true in the environment.
You try to move a mailbox to a mailbox database.

In this scenario, the process fails, and you receive the following error message:

New-MoveRequest Mailboxname -TargetDatabase Databasename
The database Database is excluded from provisioning. Please select a different target database for the move.
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (mailbox:MailboxOrMailUserIdParameter)
[New-MoveRequest], DatabaseExclude...ioningException
[FailureCategory=Cmdlet-DatabaseExcludedFromProvisioningException] 124EB7A0

Notes

This issue only occurs in Cumulative Update 5 or Cumulative Update 6.
Setting IsExcludedFromProvisioning to true excludes a specific mailbox database from an automatic mailbox distribution operation to store new or moved mailboxes when a mailbox database is not explicitly specified. When an administrator moves a mailbox and specifies the mailbox database, the Move Request service skips checking this feature and allows for sending successful move requests.

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Cause

This issue occurs because the Move Request service does not skip checking the IsExcludedFromProvisioning flag for an administrator who sends the move requests in Cumulative Update 5 or Cumulative Update 6.

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