activate mailbox database copy exchange 2013
Use the EAC to move the active mailbox database. In the EAC, go to Servers Databases. Select the database whose copy you want to activate. In the Details pane, under Database Copies, click Activate under the database copy you want to activate.Click yes to activate the database copy. Use the Shell to move the active mailbox database. This example activates and mounts a copy of the database DB4 hosted on MBX3 as the new active mailbox database.This command makes DB4 the new active mailbox database, and it doesn't override the database mount dial settings on MBX3. Copy.se the Shell to move the active mailbox database. This example activates and mounts a copy of the database DB4 hosted on MBX3 as the new active mailbox database. This command makes DB4 the new active mailbox database, and it doesn't override the database mount dial settings on MBX3. Copy. Note: You can't use the EAC to activate a lagged mailbox database copy to a specific point in time. Instead, you perform a series of steps using the Shell and the command line.This example suspends replication for the lagged copy being activated by using the Suspend-MailboxDatabaseCopy cmdlet.se the Shell to activate a lagged mailbox database copy by using SafetyNet recovery. Optionally (to preserve a lagged copy), take a file system-based (non-Exchange aware) Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) snapshot of the volumes containing the database copy and its log files. Copy. This example performs a switchover of the database DB2 to the Mailbox server MBX1. When the command completes, MBX1 hosts the active copy of DB2. Because the MountDialOverride parameter is set to None, MBX1 mounts the database using its own defined database auto mount dial settings.se the Shell to move the active mailbox database. This example activates and mounts a copy of the database DB4 hosted on MBX3 as the new active mailbox database. This command makes DB4 the new active mailbox database, and it doesn't override the database mount dial settings on MBX3. Copy. Use the EAC to move the active mailbox database. 1  In the EAC, go to Servers Databases. 2  Select the database whose copy you want to activate. 3  In the Details pane, under Database Copies, click Activate under the database copy you want to activate.his example performs a switchover of the database DB1 to the Mailbox server MBX3. When the command completes, MBX3 hosts the active copy of DB1. Because the MountDialOverride parameter is specified with a value of Good Availability, MBX3 mounts the database using a database auto mount dial setting of GoodAvailability. Use the Shell to activate a lagged mailbox database copy by replaying all uncommitted log files. Optionally (to preserve a lagged copy), make a copy of the database copy and its log files. This example suspends replication for the lagged copy being activated by using the Suspend-MailboxDatabaseCopy cmdlet.se the Shell to activate a lagged mailbox database copy by using SafetyNet recovery. Optionally (to preserve a lagged copy), take a file system-based (non-Exchange aware) Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) snapshot of the volumes containing the database copy and its log files. The folder paths for the database as are as follows: E:\ and F:\ volumes have been configured on the second mailbox server already, so it is good to go. In the Exchange Admin Center navigate to Servers Databases and select the database you wish to add a copy of. Click the “ … ” icon and choose Add database copy.Click Browse and choose the mailbox server to add a database copy to.The Activation preference number will automatically increment to the next available number. E15MB1 already hosts the database with preference 1, so in this example the activation preference for the new database copy is 2.lick Browse and choose the mailbox server to add a database copy to. The Activation preference number will automatically increment to the next available number. E15MB1 already hosts the database with preference 1, so in this example the activation preference for the new database copy is 2. Topic Last Modified: 2012-11-01. Activating a mailbox database copy is the process of designating a specific passive copy as the new active copy of a mailbox database. This process is referred to as a database switchover.his example performs a switchover of the database DB1 to the Mailbox server MBX3. When the command completes, MBX3 hosts the active copy of DB1. Because the MountDialOverride parameter is specified with a value of Good Availability, MBX3 mounts the database using a database auto mount dial setting of GoodAvailability. Mailbox Database Switchover. The Mailbox server that hosts the active copy of a database is called the mailbox database master. Sometimes you may need to take the mailbox database master down for maintenance. In this case we need to move the active mailbox database to another mailbox server.This process is called a database switchover.o activate the mailbox database on another server, in EMC | Organization Configuration | Mailbox, click the Database Management tab, at the bottom pane right-click the copy that is hosted on the server on which you want to activate the copy. Copy. Use the Shell to activate a lagged mailbox database copy by using SafetyNet recovery. Optionally (to preserve a lagged copy), take a file system-based (non-Exchange aware) Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) snapshot of the volumes containing the database copy and its log files.se the Shell to activate a lagged mailbox database copy by using SafetyNet recovery. Optionally (to preserve a lagged copy), take a file system-based (non-Exchange aware) Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) snapshot of the volumes containing the database copy and its log files. Note: You can't use the EAC to activate a lagged mailbox database copy to a specific point in time. Instead, you perform a series of steps using the Shell and the command line. 1  This example suspends replication for the lagged copy being activated by using the Suspend-MailboxDatabaseCopy cmdlet. lagged mailbox database copy is a mailbox database copy configured with a replay lag time value greater than 0. Activating and recovering a lagged mailbox database copy is a simple process if you want the database to replay all log files and make the database copy current.
In the EAC, go to Servers Databases.Select the database whose copy you want to activate.In the Details pane, under Database Copies, click Activate under the database copy you want to activate.