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Exchange Server Cookbook
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Exchange Server Cookbook

by Paul Robichaux, Missy Koslosky, Devin L. Ganger
June 2005
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
464 pages
13h 2m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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6.5. Creating a Public Folder Database

Problem

You want to create an additional public folder database to host your applications.

Solution

Using a graphical user interface

To create an additional public folder hierarchy, do the following:

  1. Launch the Exchange System Manager (Exchange System Manager.msc).

  2. In the left pane, expand the appropriate Administrative Groups container, and then expand the Folders container.

  3. Right-click the Folders container and choose New Public Folder Tree.

  4. In the Properties dialog box, name the tree and click OK.

To create an additional public folder database, do the following:

  1. Launch the Exchange System Manager (Exchange System Manager.msc).

  2. In the left pane, expand the appropriate Administrative Groups container, and then expand the Servers container.

  3. Expand the server that contains the target storage group.

  4. Right-click the target storage group, then choose New Public Folder Store. (Note that ESM will complain if you haven't already created an additional tree for the new store, but it will open the Properties dialog anyway.)

  5. Name the public folder store, then use the Browse button to associate it with a public folder tree.

  6. Optionally, use the Database tab to select a location for the EDB and STM files.

  7. Optionally, use the Limits and Full-Text Indexing tabs to adjust properties on the database.

  8. Optionally, use the Replication tab to set the replication schedule and limits for this public folder.

  9. Click OK. ESM will display a confirmation dialog to ask if you want ...

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