How to Create a New Storage Group
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, Exchange Server 2007 SP1, Exchange Server 2007 SP2, Exchange Server 2007 SP3
This topic explains how to use the Exchange Management Console or the Exchange Management Shell to create a new storage group.
Before You Begin
To perform this procedure, 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.
Note
Only one database can be added to a storage group on which local continuous replication is enabled. For more information, see Local Continuous Replication.
Procedure
To use the Exchange Management Console to create a new storage group
In the console tree, expand Server Configuration, and then click Mailbox.
In the result pane, select the server on which you want to create a new storage group.
In the action pane, click New storage group. The New Storage Group Wizard appears.
Enter the required information in the wizard, and then click New. The Completion page appears.
Click Finish.
To use the Exchange Management Shell to create a storage group
Run the following command:
New-StorageGroup MyStorageGroup -Server MyExchangeServerWhere MyStorageGroup is the name of the storage group you want to create, and MyExchangeServer is the name of the server on which you want to create the storage group.
For detailed syntax and parameter information, see the New-StorageGroup reference topic.
For More Information
For more information about mailbox databases in Exchange 2007, see Managing Storage Groups and Databases.