Cant mount databases .........to move exchange database location

Hi,
Please refer:

• http://www.petri.co.il/move_exchange_stores_to_a_different_disk.htm
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/821915

Thanks
Nitin Gupta (gupnit)

Hi,

Thanks for the quick responce. My question is, if i save my database to new location, can i able to get the old mails in old database?? or i need to merge old database with new one?

Thanks in advance,

Regards

Hi,
No you will have to merge. Else, if you have Enterprise edition of Exchange (Refer: http://www.nitingupta.in/blogs/index.php/2008/08/27/exchange-build-numbers-and-release-dates/), then you can create an aditional Database and move some mailboxes to other Database, this way you have 2 databases and mailboxes divided. But if you want to keep all m ailboxes in one database, then you got to merge.
Let me know
Thanks
Nitin

Hi,
I meant http://www.nitingupta.in/blogs/index.php/2008/08/05/quick-tip-getting-exchange-version-edition/
Thanks
Nitin Gupta (gupnit)

Hi,
To answer your first query another easy solution is,
Basis your question it seems that you have your edb and stm files at different locations
Manually copy the priv1.edb to i:\mdbdata\  then change the location of database file using adsiedit.msc

1. Start - Run - Adsiedit.msc (you need to install Windows support tools)
2. Expand configuration partition
Configuration -  Services - Microsoft Exchange - Expand Your Organization Name - Administrative Group - First Administrative Group - Servers - Expand yourServer - Information Store - First Storage Group
3. From the right pane - select mailbox store - right click - go to properties
4. Look for attribute "msExchEDBfile" as per your example it will have value such as h:\mdbdata\priv1.edb change it to i:\mdbdata\priv1.edb
5. If you are moving your STM file also to new location - then at the same properties of mailbox store look for attribute "msExchSLVFile" and check and change the location as you need.
Now to answer your next question, that is if you move your files to new location whether you will be able to get your old mails?
Answer is Yes and you don't have to merge.
If you are using Exchange Enterprise edition then your DB size is not the constraint but if you are using Exchane Standard Edition then you need to increase the DB size limit as per following article:
How to increase the Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 18-gigabyte database size limit
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/912375/
Thanks,
MILIND

Dear,

After chaning the database location, i rebooted the server and works fine but this morning all the exchange services are running, but two databases, priv1 and pub1 cannot be mounted.

we run the command eseutil /mh and its showing the states "Clean Shutdown". Can you please help us, how to mount the data bases?

Regards