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.


-  The new database window opens.


- 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.


 

- After the database has been created you will see it in the list of databases.


- Now you will add a copy of DB003, click More then select “Add database copy”.


- Click browse to specify where you want to add a copy of this database.


- Select the Exchange server that will hold the copy.


- Then click save.


- The database will begin seeding.


- And will be successfully saved.


- As you can see the “Servers with copies” column will show the two exchange servers that hold copies of this database.


Done !!

How to create a new mailbox database in Exchange 2013

 First, log on to Exchange Admin Center by opening a browser and typing the URL for Exchange Control Panel (https://yourserver-fqdn/ecp)

- Click on Servers menu.

- Click on Databases. As you can see there is only the Default Database that is created at the installation of Exchange Server.

- Click the + button to create a new database, then type the database name and click Browse.

- Select your exchange server from the list.

- The Database file Path and the Log Folder Path are filled automatically, but you can adjust them if you want to store them in another location. And there is a checkbox to Mount the database after creation,in case you want to create a database and mount it later on uncheck that checkbox.

C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\Mailbox\Database-001\Database-001.edb

C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\Mailbox\Database-001

Click Save.

- Saving information.

- And you are done.

Installing Exchange Server 2013 on Windows 2012

Prerequisites:

- Open PowerShell and run the following command to install the windows features.

Import-Module ServerManager
Install-WindowsFeature AS-HTTP-Activation, Desktop-Experience, NET-Framework-45-Features, RPC-over-HTTP-proxy, RSAT-Clustering, RSAT-Clustering-CmdInterface, Web-Mgmt-Console, WAS-Process-Model, Web-Asp-Net45, Web-Basic-Auth, Web-Client-Auth, Web-Digest-Auth, Web-Dir-Browsing, Web-Dyn-Compression, Web-Http-Errors, Web-Http-Logging, Web-Http-Redirect, Web-Http-Tracing, Web-ISAPI-Ext, Web-ISAPI-Filter, Web-Lgcy-Mgmt-Console, Web-Metabase, Web-Mgmt-Console, Web-Mgmt-Service, Web-Net-Ext45, Web-Request-Monitor, Web-Server, Web-Stat-Compression, Web-Static-Content, Web-Windows-Auth, Web-WMI, Windows-Identity-Foundation

- The features are installed, you need to restart your server.

- Configuring Windows Features.

- Next you have to install:

1- Unified Communications Managed API 4.0 Runtime
2- Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack 64 bit
3- Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack SP1 64 bit

Unified Communications Managed API 4.0 Runtime:

Download from:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34992

- Start the installer then hit Next.

- Accept the License terms and click Install.

- Installation is Complete.

Next, Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack 64 bit. Download it from:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17062

- Start the installer and hit Next.

- Accept the license terms and click Next.

- Click OK to finish the installation.

Next, Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack SP1 64 bit. Download it from:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26604

- Start the installer, Accept the License Terms and click Continue.

- Click OK to finish the installation.

- Next you have to prepare the Schema, Active Directory and Domain.

- Start by preparing the Schema, open PowerShell and run the following command:

.\setup /PrepareSchema /iAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms

- Next, prepare AD, run this command:

.\setup /PrepareAD /OrganizationName:yourOrganization /iAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms

- Next, prepare the domain, run the following command:

.\setup /PrepareDomain /iAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms

- Done installing the prerequisites, start the setup file from the installation media.

- In the Introduction page, click Next.

- Accept the License Agreement, then click Next.

- Select “Use Recommended settings”, then click Next.

- Select the server roles that you want to install then click Next.

- Specify the path for installation, then click Next.

- For Malware Protection Settings, keep it “NO”. (so the protection is enabled)

- Setup is Complete.

- You can see the Exchange Management Shell, and the Exchange Toolbox, there is no Exchange Management Console in Exchange Server 2013.

- To Access the Admin Console, you have to open a browser and type the server fqdn/ecp to open the Exchange Admin Center.

https://server-fqdn/ecp

You will be forwarded to Outlook Web App at the first time sign in.

- Then the Exchange Admin Center will open.

Done.