You can use ESI to create Exchange mailbox databases for continuous replication at the database level for local and remote-site replication. A mailbox database is a unit that is created and stored as an Exchange database (*.edb) file.
For DAGs with built-in replication, you can create mailbox databases with existing drive letters or create new drive letters to associate to the databases. For DAGs in third-party replication mode, you cannot create mailbox databases with existing drive letters in ESI.
When you create an Exchange mailbox database in ESI, the new database appears as the first active mailbox database copy in ESI.
To create a mailbox database:
In the left pane of the ESI window, select Applications > Exchange > Applicable Mailbox Server and the applicable mailbox forest.
In the center pane, click Mailbox Servers.
In the Actions pane, click Create Mailbox Database.
The Create Mailbox Database wizard appears.
In the Mailbox Server page, select the applicable Exchange server, and then click Next.
In the Database Storage page, set the following field values for the database and log files, and then click Next.
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Field |
Description |
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Database Name |
Type a database name that is unique across different servers. |
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Create New Storage |
Select this option to create new corresponding disks for the database and log files. |
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Data File Folder |
Type a database disk size in GB and select a drive letter or mount path for the database file folder. |
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Log File Folder |
Type a database disk size in GB and select a drive letter or mount path for the database log file folder. |
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Database location |
Accept or change the default folder paths. |
In the Storage System page, select the applicable storage system, and then click Next.
In the Storage Pool page, select the applicable storage pool for the database, and then click Next.
In the Review Input Parameters page, confirm the settings, and then click Next to create the database.
In the Progress page, click Next.
Note: Click More Information for more progress details. If a problem occurs, an error message appears with options to resume or roll back the process. After the error is resolved, click Resume to resume the process. Click Rollback to revert to the previously executed step.
In the Summary page, click Finish.
The new database appears in the list of databases as the first active mailbox database copy.
