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Migrating Exchange 2013 Transaction logs to separate drive location before configuring DAG ?

I had this question after viewing Installing CAS role for the existing Mailbox server ?.

Hi All,

Before configuring a DAG on my newly configured Exchange Server 2013 Standard SP1, I wonder if it is possible to separate the Database and the Transaction logs drive ?

Since at the moment Circular logging is enabled in all mailbox DB, do I need to turn it off first and then move the small Transaction logs then configure it with Powershell perhaps ?

The new server: Mailbox role only in production for 1200 users.
Windows Server 2012 R2 Std
Exchange Server 2013 Standard SP1
PRODMBX20-VM
C:\ - OS - 120 GB
D:\ - PRODMBX20-VM-DB01 - 700 GB DB01 and its Tx Logs
E:\ - PRODMBX20-VM-DB02 - 700 GB DB02 and its Tx Logs
F:\ - PRODMBX20-VM-DB03 - 700 GB DB03 and its Tx Logs
G:\ - PRODMBX20-VM-DB04 - 700 GB DB04 and its Tx Logs
H:\ - PRODMBX20-VM-DB05 - 700 GB DB05 and its Tx Logs
I'm planning to create L:\ - PRODMBX20-VM - 500 GB Transaction Logs drive for all DB1-5 but is it possible or supported configuration for DAG or not in Exchange 2013 Standard edition ?


AD Site: Head_Office
The new server to be configured as DAG with the above [This server is different AD sites & location from the two above]:
Windows Server 2012 R2 Std
Exchange Server 2013 Standard SP1
PRODMBX30-VM
C:\ - OS - 120 GB
D:\ - PRODMBX30-VM-DB01 - 700 GB DB01 [still empty as place holder]
E:\ - PRODMBX30-VM-DB02 - 700 GB DB02 [still empty as place holder]
F:\ - PRODMBX30-VM-DB03 - 700 GB DB03 [still empty as place holder]
G:\ - PRODMBX30-VM-DB04 - 700 GB DB04  [still empty as place holder]
H:\ - PRODMBX30-VM-DB05 - 700 GB DB05  [still empty as place holder]
L:\ - PRODMBX30-VM - 500 GB Transaction Logs drive for all DB1-5 [still empty as place holder]

Thanks in advance,
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Hi Mas,

Is this supported configuration in the DAG on Exchange 2013 standard ?

At the moment Circular logging is enabled the log is quite small.

Shall I migrate the logs now before I setup the DAG or after the DAG configured for both servers ?
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OK, so is that additional switch o checkbox to tick when configuring IP-Less DAG with one vNIC on the mailbox server ?
Thanks !