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Redistribution of Exchange 2010 Databases
Hi
We are running Exchange 2010 SP1. We have the following set up:
1 DAG split between London and Paris. DAG has 6 servers, 3 in each site. We have about 80 databases altogether. Two of the servers are lag servers.
We performed some maintenance on one of the non-lag servers, to the DB's are distributed unevenly between the remaining 3.
WHat's the best way to get all the DB's back to their Preference 1 server? Surely, we don't need to go through each DB and move manually?
We are running Exchange 2010 SP1. We have the following set up:
1 DAG split between London and Paris. DAG has 6 servers, 3 in each site. We have about 80 databases altogether. Two of the servers are lag servers.
We performed some maintenance on one of the non-lag servers, to the DB's are distributed unevenly between the remaining 3.
WHat's the best way to get all the DB's back to their Preference 1 server? Surely, we don't need to go through each DB and move manually?
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Excellent, thanks Rancy.
So we'd basically write a script that would activate each DB on its Preference 1 server?
Out of interest, what if that Preference 1 server was down? Could we write in the script to say:
- If Preference1 server (e.g. LON1) was down, then activate on the Preference2 server (e.g. LON2)?
...or would that happen automatically anyway?
So we'd basically write a script that would activate each DB on its Preference 1 server?
Out of interest, what if that Preference 1 server was down? Could we write in the script to say:
- If Preference1 server (e.g. LON1) was down, then activate on the Preference2 server (e.g. LON2)?
...or would that happen automatically anyway?
So we'd basically write a script that would activate each DB on its Preference 1 server? - I would say its more of Exchange shell commands consolidated into one file to run :)
If LON2 is the second preference so it should automatically fail when you restart ....
- Rancy
If LON2 is the second preference so it should automatically fail when you restart ....
- Rancy
You earlier had all 80DC's on one DAG ..... now after some maintenance they are split equally between all 4 servers ? and you now want all 80DB's on one DAG ?
What i guess as you know DB1, 5, 8 .... etc have DAG1 as preference you can put the command in a .Ps1 and run it.
- Rancy