Sunday 24 March 2013

Create a new Mailbox Database and add a Database Copy – Exchange 2013 DAG

In this post i will show you how to create a new Mailbox Database and add a copy of it, keep in mind that you have to have a functioning Database Availability Group (DAG).
For more information about Exchange 2013 DAG check this “Database Availability Groups

- First, log in to Exchange Admin Center by opening your browser then typing “https://YourExchangeFQDN/ecp”
- Click Servers, then Databases.
- Click the + sign to create a new database.
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-  The new database window opens.
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- Type the Mailbox database name ”DB003 in my case”, browse where you want to create it and make sure the “Mount this database” checkbox is checked then click save.
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- After the database has been created you will see it in the list of databases.
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- Now you will add a copy of DB003, click More then select “Add database copy”.
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- Click browse to specify where you want to add a copy of this database.
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- Select the Exchange server that will hold the copy.
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- Then click save.
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- The database will begin seeding.
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- And will be successfully saved.
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- As you can see the “Servers with copies” column will show the two exchange servers that hold copies of this database.
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Done !!