As your environment grows or changes over time it may be necessary to move one or more databases and
there are log streams to another location.
This is one of those tasks that require to be done from the Exchange management shell.
The advantage is the shell gives you some more flexibility.
And this video you'll learn how to move databases and log files to another location so to move the database
file and log 3M for the debate time database to your location.
Use the following command syntax.
Move database.
Path identity D-B term UDP path.
In my case it's C-Drive databases DBI 10 database D-B tell got it to be and lock folder path is C-Drive
for databases.
Debit logs.
We are also use them confirm parameter which is set to false and for parameter after Ronnell the code.
The turned database and block files will be moved to seed databases.
The Bytown database directory without Braunton you for confirmation.
In this example you can see that we are moving both the database file and the transaction logs to the
same directory.
You can use different directories or even separate disks spindles as the location for the database and
lock folder paths if needed.
Actually it's the best practice to do so to remove the confirmation Broome's.
We need to set the Confirm parameter to false and also use the for switch parameter.
This may be an important detail if you are running this command left from the automated script.
If not to use the command Let will not make any changes until an operator confirms it in the shell.
Obviously in order to move the database file or locks the database will need to be taken off line for
the duration of them.
The move database first command Let will automatically dismount the database and remount it while the
move process is completed.
If the database is already dismounted at the time that you initiate the move the database will not be
automatically mounted upon completion and two will need to mount manually.
You know the MT database command left.
Obviously any user with a mailbox in a dismounted database will be able to connect to their mailbox.
If you need to move a database ensure that this can be done during a time that will not impact and users.
Keep in mind that databases that are replicated within a database availability group or DEC group can
not be moved each database copy in a deck needs to use the same local bass for the database and blocks
so you can change lives after copius have already been created.
If you need to change the path for a replicated database you will need to remove all database copius
and perform the move.
Once this process has been completed you can create new database copius that will use the new path no
before changing it in be a path or look folder path locations for a database.
You may want to change an existing configuration to do so.
Use the get mailbox database come on glad to check the existing configuration.
Actually let's switch over to exchange management shell and run this command.
Here you can see that we are pipe in the mailbox database.
Come on let.
To format list using the file.
LS and selecting the name of the B file path and lock field or path properties which will display the
relevant information for every database in the organization.
You can retrieve this information for a single database by specifying the name of the database using
the identity parameter or just type the name of the database.
So let's add after get mailbag.
Box databases command layout the name of the database we need.
In my case it's DBI 20 and we can easily check the existing configuration for the database we want to
move.
Now let's switch over back to power shall I see and perform manual movement of database debate granted
in certain situations you might prefer to manually copy or move the database and lock files instead
of allowing them move data base Bascombe out loud to move the data for you.
In this case you can use the following process.
Let's say that you need to move the DP Trantor database to the new location.
In my case it's just a lab example.
I will move the database 20 from the allocation DBI Atlanta to D-B the scorpion.
Debbie Trantor desktop.
So to do this manually The first thing you will want to do is dismount.
The database will have to run the following command let this mount database database DBI trained to
confirm false.
Next.
Use whatever method you prefer to copy the database to the new location.
I'll go to databases folder and just make a copy of it.
Granted folder was the default name it will be Debrett ranted Sgarbi after the database has been copied.
You then move database path command that does the configuration information and in exchange the president
command to use this configuration only switch parameter when running the move database path.
Come on left.
This ensures that only the configuration of the database path is updated and that there is no attempt
to copy the data files to a new location after their files are manually moved or corporate and the configuration
has been changed.
You can remount the database with the mount data base command let out type mount data base did the 20
know that you can skip identity parameter.
At this point the database will be brought on line and the move operation will be complete.
Now let's look at an example of how we can use the shell to move databases in the Balkh.
Let's say we have added a new disk to the next one server or the X1 Soror and using the last drive letter
and all the database needs to be moved to this new disk under other databases through a directory.
The following code will be used to perform the move.
In this example we use a get mailbox database command to retrieve a list of all the mailbox databases
all the x y and Sorber as we loop through each mailbox database.
Remove the file and look paths under the paths Golombek select database folder in a subdirectory that
matches the name of the database.
You can type this code straight into a shell or save it in an external doc.
Be a swell file and run it as a script.