RE: Moving DBs to new location via powershell
And of course I've left the databases behind so you'll also need Move-DatabasePath -Identity "Storage GroupName\Database name" -EdbFilePath:"F:\Storage Groupspath\Database name\dbname.edb" -Force -Confirm:$False. Regards Phil _ From: Young, Philip Sent: 04 June 2009 11:07 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Moving DBs to new location via powershell Oops, should end with -Force -Confirm:$False otherwise it will still prompt you! Cheers Phil _ From: Young, Philip Sent: 04 June 2009 10:47 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Moving DBs to new location via powershell Hi Olly, You should be able to do this with the move-storagegrouppath cmdlet. i.e. move-storagegrouppath -identity "SG1" -LogFolderPath:"d:\newsgpath" -SystemFolderPath:"d:\newsgpath" -force (this stops it prompting you to confirm) Regards Phil _ From: Oliver Marshall [mailto:oliver.marsh...@g2support.com] Sent: 04 June 2009 10:19 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Moving DBs to new location via powershell Chaps, Is there a way to move the mailstore DBs in exchange 2007 to a new location via the powershell? We need to schedule a transfer in the small hours of a Saturday morning and I figure that powershell is the best way, if possible, of doing it. Olly - Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail transmission may contain confidential or legally privileged information that is intended only for the individual or entity named in the e-mail address. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or reliance upon the contents of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please reply to the sender, so that we can arrange for proper delivery, and then please delete the message from your inbox. Thank you. ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
RE: Moving DBs to new location via powershell
Oops, should end with -Force -Confirm:$False otherwise it will still prompt you! Cheers Phil _ From: Young, Philip Sent: 04 June 2009 10:47 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Moving DBs to new location via powershell Hi Olly, You should be able to do this with the move-storagegrouppath cmdlet. i.e. move-storagegrouppath -identity "SG1" -LogFolderPath:"d:\newsgpath" -SystemFolderPath:"d:\newsgpath" -force (this stops it prompting you to confirm) Regards Phil _ From: Oliver Marshall [mailto:oliver.marsh...@g2support.com] Sent: 04 June 2009 10:19 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Moving DBs to new location via powershell Chaps, Is there a way to move the mailstore DBs in exchange 2007 to a new location via the powershell? We need to schedule a transfer in the small hours of a Saturday morning and I figure that powershell is the best way, if possible, of doing it. Olly - Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail transmission may contain confidential or legally privileged information that is intended only for the individual or entity named in the e-mail address. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or reliance upon the contents of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please reply to the sender, so that we can arrange for proper delivery, and then please delete the message from your inbox. Thank you. ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
RE: Moving DBs to new location via powershell
Cheers Philip. Suddenly I'm nervous about scheduling it. May stay up and do it by hand :) Olly -- G2 Support Network Support : Online Backups : Server Management Web: www.g2support.com Twitter: g2support<http://twitter.com/home?stat...@g2support> Newsletter: www.g2support.com/newsletter From: Young, Philip [mailto:philip.yo...@covance.com] Sent: 04 June 2009 10:47 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Moving DBs to new location via powershell Hi Olly, You should be able to do this with the move-storagegrouppath cmdlet. i.e. move-storagegrouppath -identity "SG1" -LogFolderPath:"d:\newsgpath" -SystemFolderPath:"d:\newsgpath" -force (this stops it prompting you to confirm) Regards Phil From: Oliver Marshall [mailto:oliver.marsh...@g2support.com] Sent: 04 June 2009 10:19 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Moving DBs to new location via powershell Chaps, Is there a way to move the mailstore DBs in exchange 2007 to a new location via the powershell? We need to schedule a transfer in the small hours of a Saturday morning and I figure that powershell is the best way, if possible, of doing it. Olly - Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail transmission may contain confidential or legally privileged information that is intended only for the individual or entity named in the e-mail address. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or reliance upon the contents of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please reply to the sender, so that we can arrange for proper delivery, and then please delete the message from your inbox. Thank you. ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
RE: Moving DBs to new location via powershell
Hi Olly, You should be able to do this with the move-storagegrouppath cmdlet. i.e. move-storagegrouppath -identity "SG1" -LogFolderPath:"d:\newsgpath" -SystemFolderPath:"d:\newsgpath" -force (this stops it prompting you to confirm) Regards Phil _ From: Oliver Marshall [mailto:oliver.marsh...@g2support.com] Sent: 04 June 2009 10:19 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Moving DBs to new location via powershell Chaps, Is there a way to move the mailstore DBs in exchange 2007 to a new location via the powershell? We need to schedule a transfer in the small hours of a Saturday morning and I figure that powershell is the best way, if possible, of doing it. Olly - Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail transmission may contain confidential or legally privileged information that is intended only for the individual or entity named in the e-mail address. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or reliance upon the contents of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please reply to the sender, so that we can arrange for proper delivery, and then please delete the message from your inbox. Thank you. ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~