Chapter 7. Managing Mailbox Databases

IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU WILL LEARN TO:

  • PERFORM ESSENTIAL DATABASE MANAGEMENT (Pages 268–284)

    • Manage the Database Files (Page 268)

    • Manage the Transaction Log Files (Page 276)

    • Manage Database Settings (Page 280)

  • MANAGE DATABASE REDUNDANCY (Pages 284–307)

    • Configure Redundant Databases (Page 285)

    • Manage Database Replication (Page 298)

    • Manage Database Availability (Page 304)

Databases are at the heart of information storage in Exchange. The database is the primary place that user data is kept, and there are two types: Mailbox databases and Public Folder databases. This chapter is mostly about managing Mailbox databases.

Each Mailbox server can contain only one Public Folder database, but it can contain multiple Mailbox databases. ...

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