Mount-Database (RTM)

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 will reach end of support on April 11, 2017. To stay supported, you will need to upgrade. For more information, see Resources to help you upgrade your Office 2007 servers and clients.

 

Applies to: Exchange Server 2007

Use the Mount-Database cmdlet to mount a database in a storage group on a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Mailbox server. The cmdlet will mount the database only if the Microsoft Exchange Server Information Store service is running.

Syntax

mount-Database -Identity <DatabaseIdParameter> [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-Force <SwitchParameter>]

Detailed Description

To run the Mount-Database cmdlet, the account you use must be delegated the following:

• Exchange Server Administrator role and local Administrators group for the target server

For more information about permissions, delegating roles, and the rights that are required to administer Exchange Server 2007, see Permission Considerations.

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
Identity	Required	Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.DatabaseIdParameter	Use the Identity parameter to specify the GUID or distinguished name that represents a specific database. You can also include the server name by using the format ServerName\StorageGroup. The Identity parameter label is optional.
DomainController	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn	To specify the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain controller that retrieves data from the Active Directory directory service, include the DomainController parameter in the command.
Force	Optional	System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter	Include the Force parameter to force the command to execute without asking for user confirmation.

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Example

In this example, the Mount-Database command is used to mount the database that is called MyDatabase.

Mount-Database -Identity ExchangeServer1.Contoso.com\MyDatabase