

Click the Yes button to confirm.Īt this point, the Database Management screen should be completely empty.

To remove an active database you must first remove all copies from other servers.įirst, we need to remove all passive copies of each database. However, if you try to remove the database you may receive the following error.Įrror: Database has multiple copies on other servers. Now that you have confirmed you have no objects pointing to 2010 you can remove them. It will output a table of all requests and their current status.

To monitor the move progress use the Get-MoveRequestcmdlet. C:\> Get-Mailbox DiscoverySearch* | fl name,database C:\> Get-Mailbox DiscoverySearch* | New-MoveRequest -TargetDatabase "Ex2013_db" Repeat this process for the Discovery Search Mailbox. C:\> Get-Mailbox -Database "Ex2010_db" -Arbitration | fl name,database C:\> Get-Mailbox -Database "Ex2010_db" -Arbitration | New-MoveRequest -TargetDatabase "Ex2013_db" Repeat this process for Arbitration mailboxes as well. C:\> Get-Mailbox -Database "Ex2010_db" -Archive | New-MoveRequest -TargetDatabase "Ex2013_db" If any exist you can move them with the following command. C:\> Get-Mailbox -Database "Ex2010_db" -Archive | fl name,database To check a specific database issue the following command.
#Uninstall exchange 2010 archive#
The easiest way to do this is PowerShell.įirst, let’s check no archive mailboxes were left behind. So, what’s first? Verify databases are emptyīefore we can delete a database we need to check that no objects are homed to 2010 anymore. That you are ready to delete your 2010 DAG. That you have migrated and removed all Public Folder content. This article is for the organization that has migrated to Exchange 2013. It assumes you have successfully moved all user, shared & resource mailboxes. And I always recommend putting them in place. Why would I ever want to decommission them?
