• Moved by Frank.Wang Tuesday, May 25, 2010 7:23 AM Exchange 2010 query (From:Admin)

Hi,

Try if you can use move-databasePath command:

Move-DatabasePath -Identity a0ec9f03-12a9-4e40-9310-43f9105fd4d2 -EdbFilePath C:\NewFolder\MyDatabase.edb

in -EdbFilePath give the new path.

Regards,

Thanks for the suggestion. How do I know the Idenity of my existing database? I assume you are using the Exchange Admin Shell to do this command. The way I read the online help is that long string, "a0ec9f03-12a9-4e40-9310-43f9105fd4d2" in your answer above is the SID of the database within AD. Is that correct?

--Al

In Exchange Management Shell run:

Get-MailboxDatabase |FL Name

and put the name of the mailbox database in the move-databasepath command.

also if move-DatabasePath doesnt work then run it with -ConfigurationOnly parameter like this:

Move-DatabasePath -Identity "Database Name" -EdbFilePath "C:\NewFolder\MyDatabase.edb" -ConfigurationOnly

I forgot one question: The databaes in question belong to Exchange 2010 or Exchange 2003? I think you cant manage Ex2003 mailbox DBs using Ex2010 EMC or EMS.

Regards,

Thanks Laeeq!

This is on the Exch 2010 side. Things are OK on my 2k3 side. I will give it a try early next week. Cheers!

Hi,

How about your question? Any updates?

You need to connect the EMC to the mailbox server. It is probably connected to the CAS server, even though you're running it locally on the mailbox server.

Open EMC, right-click on the organization object (the second container down, under the root node) and select Properties

Under the 'Specify a server to connect to' option, click the Browse button and select your mailbox server

• Proposed as answer by Mumin CICEK Saturday, April 30, 2011 6:02 AM

You need to connect the EMC to the mailbox server. It is probably connected to the CAS server, even though you're running it locally on the mailbox server.

Open EMC, right-click on the organization object (the second container down, under the root node) and select Properties

Under the 'Specify a server to connect to' option, click the Browse button and select your mailbox server

This was a little confusing to me but led me in the right direction. Here's my edit for clarity (rephrasing in case anyone else was confused):

You can only migrate a Database when connected to a server that hosts it. EMC by default will pick a random server (usually a CAS) and you need to force EMC to connect to appropriate server before the options will be available.

Open EMC and right click on "Microsoft Exchange On-Premises (<server>)" and choose Properties.

Under the 'Specify a server to connect to' option, click the Browse button and select the mailbox server hosting the database you want to move.

Now when you try the "Move Database Path" wizard, the options will no longer be grayed out. Be careful that migrating a DAG database will cause the path to change for ALL servers hosting a copy (or so I've been told, haven't tried myself).