Andy
Wed Mar 12 18:28:24 CDT 2008
On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:25:03 -0700, Scott
<Scott@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
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>"George Spiro" wrote:
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>> Hi,
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>> I have a exchange server and the database is at 90GB, I think its time to
>> split it up again. This is the first time I do it in Exchange 2007. I am
>> moving from one Storage group to another storage group with the same rights
>> on the same server. This is what I did:
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>> I right clicked the name and simply moved it to another DB.
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>> The problem is that the mailbox I moved over 1hr ago is not online yet.
>> Could someone tell me why I takes the mailbox so long to come back online
>> after a move?Also is there a way to speed up the process?
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>> Thank you,
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>> G.
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>> Try the following I have used esefile this an Exchange 2007 CCR cluster, it is works great.
Hes moving a mailbox, not the edb file.
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>The ESEFILE utility was distributed as part of the Exchange 5.5 and Exchange
>2000 support tools and can be used to copy databases at a database level
>rather than the file level which is much faster.
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>XADM: Esefile Support Utility for Exchange Server 5.5, 2000
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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q248406
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>After the copy process has been initiated, you will need to use ADSIEDIT to
>modify the following attribute values in AD:
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>1) Open ADSIEDIT. In the Configuration Container navigate to
>CN=Services, CN=Microsoft Exchange, CN=<Org_name>, CN=Administrative Groups,
>CN=<AG_name>, CN=Servers, CN=<Your Exchange Server object>,
>CN=InformationStore, CN=<Storage Group>, CN=<Mailbox Store>
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>2) Right-click on the Mailbox Store object and select properties
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>3) Locate the attributes msExchEDBFile
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>4) Edit the values to reflect the new DOS path for the .edb file
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>5) Apply the changes
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>6) When the copy procedure is finished, mount the store/database
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