Awesome - thank you! On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 2:39 PM, Michael B. Smith <mich...@smithcons.com>wrote:
> Oh, for this to work you CANNOT change the folder structure whatsoever. > And stop the MSFTE service too.**** > > ** ** > > For example**** > > ** ** > > Robocopy D:\ G:\ /S /E /COPYALL**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 5, 2013 2:32 PM > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Exchange 2010 DAG move to new storage**** > > ** ** > > Then I think you are doing it the hard way.**** > > ** ** > > Move the mailbox databases, DISMOUNT (or stop MSExchangeIS) on the passive > server, mount both the new storage and the old storage at the same time, > copy from old to new, remove the old storage, remap the new storage to the > proper drive letters (or mount point), start MSExchangeIS.**** > > ** ** > > Of course, as always, I would suggest you have a good backup “just in > case”. But this process is pretty well-defined IMO.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Candee [mailto:can...@gmail.com <can...@gmail.com>] > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 5, 2013 2:25 PM > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Exchange 2010 DAG move to new storage**** > > ** ** > > The main thing is to get the databases on the new SAN.**** > > The virtualization can wait; it was suggested to do them both at once, but > it's not required.**** > > *yet***** > > **** > > Thanks Michael!**** > > **** > > > > **** > > On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 2:20 PM, Michael B. Smith <mich...@smithcons.com> > wrote:**** > > So you are actually trying to do two things at once?**** > > **** > > [1] Move your mailbox servers to virtual,**** > > [2] Move your mailbox server storage to “new storage”?**** > > **** > > *From:* Candee [mailto:can...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 5, 2013 2:11 PM > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues**** > > > *Subject:* Exchange 2010 DAG move to new storage**** > > **** > > I have an Exchange 2010 DAG with 2 mailbox servers and 2 CAS servers.**** > > The CAS servers are already virtual.**** > > **** > > I need to move the databases to our new SAN.**** > > **** > > The problem is that the mailbox servers are physical, with two fiber > connections.**** > > I do have the option of adding a third mailbox server (virtual).**** > > **** > > The plan so far, would be to bring up the third mailbox server, add it to > the DAG, add mailbox copies.**** > > **** > > Take one physical server, mark the databases passive, remove the > databases, remove it from the DAG.**** > > P2V it, bring it back up, add it back to the DAG, add mailbox copies to it > on the new storage.**** > > **** > > Rinse and repeat for the third server.**** > > **** > > Will that work? > Am I going about it bass-ackwards?**** > > **** > > Is there an easier way?**** > > **** > > Thanks!**** > > Candee**** > > **** > > ---**** > > > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist**** > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist**** > > ** ** > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist**** > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist**** > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist > --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist
