Exchange 2013 – Rename, Move Transaction Logs, Remove Default MailboxDatabase

 

After fresh installation u stuck with default MailboxDatabase that looks like this:

 

You can rename it and keep using and in this scenario You might also want to move Transaction Logs to Logs Partition. Rename is simple.

1. Logon to ECP
   
2. Go to Server -> Database
   
3. Select Mailbox Database and click on edit
4. Now simply change the name.

 

To move Transaction logs use command

 

Move-DatabasePath „Mailbox Database name” -LogFolderPath L:\LogFolder

 

Ref: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124742(v=exchg.150).aspx

 

Or like me You might like to delete it and create new one and move things as You like. First ensure that there is nothing on this data base that will prevent You from deleting it. To do so use fallowing PS commands:

 

Get-Mailbox -Database „Mailbox Database 0039654422”

Get-Mailbox -Database „Mailbox Database 0039654422” -Archive

Get-Mailbox -Database „Mailbox Database 0039654422” -PublicFolder

Get-Mailbox -Database „Mailbox Database 0039654422” -Arbitration

 

If Mailbox is fresh You should get fallowing results.

 

Before we can remove Database we need to move system mailboxes to new one.

 

Get-Mailbox -Arbitration | New-MoveRequest -TargetDatabase „New Mailbox Database Name”

Get-Mailbox –Database „Mailbox Database 0132456789” | New-MoveRequest -TargetDatabase „New Mailbox Database Name”

 

And now go back to ECP to delete MailboxDB

1. Logon to ECP
   
2. Go to Server -> Database
   
3. Select Mailbox Database and click delete