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Brass Contributor

Dec 13, 2024

DatabaseCopyActivationDisabledAndMoveNow issue

Hey all, Some info first: Two Exchange 2019 CU14 in a DAG on Server 2022 Two mailbox databases I just installed the latest SU on the second server and when it came time to move the Active databas...

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MarissaMa

Iron Contributor

Apr 23, 2025

1. Check replica health status

powershell
Get-MailboxDatabaseCopyStatus -Identity “DB01\SERVER02” | FL Status,ContentIndexState
If the status is Failed, run the repair command:

powershell
Update-MailboxDatabaseCopy -Identity “DB01\SERVER02” -CatalogOnly
2. Force the copy to be reactivated

powershell
Move-ActiveMailboxDatabase “DB01” -ActivateOnServer “SERVER02” -SkipClientExperienceChecks
3. Verify

powershell
Test-ReplicationHealth -Identity “SERVER02” -SkipClientExperienceChecks
Get-MailboxDatabaseCopyStatus -Identity “DB01\SERVER02” | FL ActivationSuspended
Confirm ActivationSuspended is False for successful repair.