Creates a passive copy of an existing active mailbox database.
Syntax
Add-EmcMailboxDatabaseCopy -MailboxDatabase <MailboxDatabase> -MailboxServer <MailboxServer> [-ActivationPreference <Int32>] [-Silent] [<CommonParameters>]
Parameters
-MailboxDatabase <MailboxDatabase>
Attributes: Required, Position: named
Specifies the name of the mailbox database being copied. Database names must be unique within the Exchange organization.
-MailboxServer <MailboxServer>
Attributes: Required, Position: named
Specifies the name of the server that will host the database copy. This server must be a member of the same database availability group (DAG) and must not already host a copy of the database.
-ActivationPreference <Int32>
Attributes: Optional, Position: named
The ActivationPreference parameter value is used as part of the Active Manager best copy selection process and to redistribute active mailbox databases throughout the DAG. The value for the activation preference is a number equal to or greater than 1, where 1 is at the top of the preference order. The preference number cannot be larger than the number of copies of the mailbox database.
-Silent <SwitchParameter>
Attributes: Optional, Position: named
Turns off all the informational and verbose messages. However, it still displays errors.
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports these common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, and OutVariable. Type get-help about_commonparameters for more details.
Examples
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C:\PS>Add-MailboxDatabaseCopy -MailboxDatabase DB2 -MailboxServer MBX1 -ActivationPreference 3
This example adds a copy of the DB2 mailbox database to the MBX1 mailbox server with the activation preference of 3.