Applies to: Exchange Server 2007
Topic Last Modified: 2007-06-15

A storage group is a set of databases that share a common set of transaction log files. We recommend that you add an additional storage group for each new database until the maximum number of databases that can be mounted simultaneously has been created. For more information about managing storage groups, see Managing Storage Groups and Databases.

The Database Management tab in the work pane lists all the storage groups and databases that exist on the selected server. When you select a storage group, the following storage group-specific actions are available either by right-clicking the storage group name or by using the action pane.

Note:
To modify how server configuration objects are displayed in Microsoft Management Console (MMC), click View in the action pane. For more information about view options, see Server Configuration (RTM).
Move Storage Group
  • Click Move Storage Group to open the Move Storage Group wizard. This wizard will help you change the location of the storage group log files and system files.

  • If local continuous replication (LCR) is enabled for the storage group, you can also change the location of the LCR log files and system files. For more information about LCR, see Local Continuous Replication.

New Mailbox Database
  • Click New Mailbox Database to open the New Mailbox Database wizard. This wizard will help you add a mailbox database to the selected storage group.

  • For more information about the actions available for a mailbox database, see Server Configuration > Mailbox > Mailbox Database (RTM).

New Public Folder Database
  • Click New Public Folder Database to open the New Public Folder Database wizard. This wizard will help you add a public folder database to the selected storage group.

  • For more information about the actions available for a public folder database, see Server Configuration > Mailbox > Public Folder Database (RTM).

Enable Local Continuous Replication
  • Click Enable Local Continuous Replication to open the Enable Local Continuous Replication wizard. This wizard will help you enable LCR for the database in the selected storage group.

  • LCR can help with disaster recovery scenarios, but it will require additional disk space.

  • This action is available only if LCR is currently disabled for the selected storage group.

  • For more information about local continuous replication, see Local Continuous Replication.

Disable Local Continuous Replication
  • Click Disable Local Continuous Replication to disable LCR for the selected storage group.

  • This action is available only if LCR is currently enabled for the selected storage group.

Suspend Local Continuous Replication
  • Click Suspend Local Continuous Replication to block log copying for the selected storage group copy or to block replay of logs into the selected storage group copy.

  • This action is available only if LCR is currently enabled for the selected storage group and is not suspended.

Resume Local Continuous Replication
  • Click Resume Local Continuous Replication to resume log copying and replay of logs for the selected storage group copy.

  • This action is available only if LCR is currently enabled for the selected storage group and is suspended.

Remove

Click Remove to delete the selected storage group.

Properties

Click Properties to view or modify the properties of the selected storage group.

Note:
You can enable or disable circular logging on the <Storage Group> Properties page.

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