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Applies to: Exchange Server 2010 SP3, Exchange Server 2010 SP2

Topic Last Modified: 2011-05-05

Use the New-MailboxDatabase cmdlet to create a mailbox database object in the database container in Active Directory.

Syntax


`New-MailboxDatabase -Name <String> -Server <ServerIdParameter> [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-EdbFilePath <EdbFilePath>] [-IsExcludedFromProvisioning <$true \| $false>] [-IsSuspendedFromProvisioning <$true \| $false>] [-LogFolderPath <NonRootLocalLongFullPath>] [-OfflineAddressBook <OfflineAddressBookIdParameter>] [-PublicFolderDatabase <DatabaseIdParameter>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]`

New-MailboxDatabase -Name <String> -Server
<ServerIdParameter> [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]]
[-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-EdbFilePath <EdbFilePath>]
[-IsExcludedFromProvisioning <$true | $false>]
[-IsSuspendedFromProvisioning <$true | $false>]
[-LogFolderPath <NonRootLocalLongFullPath>]
[-OfflineAddressBook <OfflineAddressBookIdParameter>]
[-PublicFolderDatabase <DatabaseIdParameter>] [-WhatIf
[<SwitchParameter>]]


`New-MailboxDatabase [-Name <String>] -Recovery <SwitchParameter> -Server <ServerIdParameter> [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-EdbFilePath <EdbFilePath>] [-LogFolderPath <NonRootLocalLongFullPath>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]`

Detailed Description

Mailboxes connect to Microsoft Exchange through a Client Access server or a Client Access server array. The Client Access server that the mailboxes connect to is determined by the mailbox database on which they reside. When you create a new mailbox database, Exchange assigns a Client Access server or Client Access server array to the mailbox database using the following logic:

Exchange determines if there is an array in the local site. If so, the Client Access server array is assigned to the mailbox database.
Exchange determines if the Mailbox server on which the database is being created is also a Client Access server. If so, that server is assigned to the mailbox database.
If neither of the preceding conditions are met, Exchange randomly selects a Client Access server from the local site.

You need to be assigned permissions before you can run this cmdlet. Although all parameters for this cmdlet are listed in this topic, you may not have access to some parameters if they're not included in the permissions assigned to you. To see what permissions you need, see the "Mailbox Database Permissions" section in the Mailbox Permissions topic.

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
Name	Required	System.String	The Name parameter specifies the name of the new mailbox database.
Recovery	Required	System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter	The Recovery parameter specifies that the new database is designated as a recovery database.
Server	Required	Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.ServerIdParameter	The Server parameter specifies the server you want to create the database on.
Confirm	Optional	System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter	The Confirm switch causes the command to pause processing and requires you to acknowledge what the command will do before processing continues. You don't have to specify a value with the Confirm switch.
DomainController	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn	The DomainController parameter specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain controller that writes this configuration change to Active Directory.
EdbFilePath	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.EdbFilePath	The EdbFilePath parameter specifies the path to the .edb file. The default value is %programfiles%\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\Mailbox\<Database name>.edb.
IsExcludedFromProvisioning	Optional	System.Boolean	The IsExcludedFromProvisioning parameter specifies whether this database is considered by the mailbox provisioning load balancer. If the IsExcludedFromProvisioning parameter is set to `$true`, no new mailboxes are automatically added to this database.
IsSuspendedFromProvisioning	Optional	System.Boolean	The IsSuspendedFromProvisioning parameter specifies whether this database is temporarily considered by the mailbox provisioning load balancer.
LogFolderPath	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.NonRootLocalLongFullPath	The LogFolderPath parameter specifies the folder location for log files.
OfflineAddressBook	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.OfflineAddressBookIdParameter	The OfflineAddressBook parameter specifies the associated offline address book (OAB) for the new mailbox database.
PublicFolderDatabase	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.DatabaseIdParameter	The PublicFolderDatabase parameter specifies the associated public folder database for the new mailbox database.
WhatIf	Optional	System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter	The WhatIf switch instructs the command to simulate the actions that it would take on the object. By using the WhatIf switch, you can view what changes would occur without having to apply any of those changes. You don't have to specify a value with the WhatIf switch.

Input Types

To see the input types that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Input Type field for a cmdlet is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t accept input data.

Return Types

To see the return types, which are also known as output types, that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Output Type field is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t return data.

Errors

Error	Description

Exceptions

Exceptions	Description

Examples

Example 1

This example creates the mailbox database MailboxDatabase01. This example also specifies where to create the .edb database file, which is different than the default location.

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New-MailboxDatabase -Name "MailboxDatabase01" -EdbFilePath D:\DatabaseFiles\MailboxDatabase01.edb