Revisiting Database Availability Groups
Despite the obvious change in configuring a DAG through the Exchange Admin Center versus using the old Exchange Management Console, configuring a DAG in Exchange 2013 is virtually the same as in 2010. However, some improvements have been introduced to this technology, which is worth covering here.
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Note that both Exchange 2013 Standard and Enterprise features can be used for DAGs and that a DAG can contain a mix of both. However, each DAG member must be running the exact same operating system, either Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012.
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A critical component of any DAG is Active Manager, part of the Microsoft Exchange Replication service, which runs on all Mailbox servers ...
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