Create a Microsoft 365 group with a specific preferred data ___location

When users in a multi-geo environment create a Microsoft 365 group, the group preferred data ___location (PDL) is automatically set to that of the user. Global, SharePoint, and Exchange Administrators can create groups in any Geography they select.

If you need to create a group with a specific PDL, you can do that using from the SharePoint admin center or through the Exchange Online New-UnifiedGroup Microsoft PowerShell cmdlet. When you do this, both the group mailbox and SharePoint site associated with the group will be provisioned in the specified PDL.

To create a Microsoft 365 group with the PDL that you specify, go to the SharePoint admin center in the Geography ___location where you want to create the group site.

For example:

If you want to create a group site in your Australia ___location, you can go to https://ContosoAUS-admin.sharepoint.com/_layouts/15/online/AdminHome.aspx#/siteManagement

1. Select + Create.
2. Follow the process to create a group site.

Your group site will be provisioned in the Geography ___location corresponding to the SharePoint admin center from which you initiated the site creation request.

Using Exchange PowerShell

Connect to Exchange Online PowerShell and pass the parameter -MailBoxRegion with the geo ___location code.

For example:

New-UnifiedGroup -DisplayName MultiGeoEUR -Alias "MultiGeoEUR" -AccessType Public -MailboxRegion EUR 

Geo ___location codes

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