Microsoft Exchange 2013: Removing Deafult Mailbox Databases
Hello and Happy 2017! Today I'd like to talk about removing the databases created during an Exchange 2013 setup. During the setup of Exchange 2013, two mailbox databases are created on the server, usually named like "Mailbox Database ...". Since most Exchange setups are using a Database Availability Group, I usually remove those databases and create new ones with a more useful name. Let's see those databases on a newly installed exchange server. Using the Get-MailboxDatabase cmdlet we get the databases on the server. [PS] C : \Windows\system32> Get-MailboxDatabase Name Server Recovery ReplicationType ---- ------ -------- --------------- Mailbox Database 1816881568 EXCHANGE2013A False None IT EXCHANGE2013A False Remote Systems EXCHANGE2013A False Remote PublicFolders ...