Database Seeding cmdlets

Still looking for my resume-mailboxdatabasecopy script, I came across this, it lists the most interesting cmdlets database seeding has to offer.
All credits go to Dame Luthas, as I think he saved me another day of searching.

Database Seeding cmdlets

 

Get Database Copy Status
Get-MailboxDatabaseCopyStatus -Identity ‘EX10mbx01′ | ft name,Status,ContentIndexState,ReplayQueueLength,CopyQueueLength -autosize

Status for all database copies on the Mailbox server EX10CHM10 by status
Get-MailboxDatabaseCopyStatus -Server EX10CHM01 | Sort-Object -Property Status| ft mailboxserver,DatabaseName, status,Copyqueuelength,Replayqueuelength, ContentIndexState, ActiveCopy,ErrorMessage -AutoSize

UPDATE Seed a copy of a database named EX10mbx08 on EX10CHM01 using EX10CHM04 as the source Mailbox server for the seed
Update-MailboxDatabaseCopy -Identity EX10mbx01\EX10CHM02 -SourceServer EX10CHM01

UPDATE Seed a copy of a database named EX10mbx08 on EX10CHM01 using EX10CHM04 as the source Mailbox server for the seed (remove existing files)
Update-MailboxDatabaseCopy -Identity EX10mbx48\EX10CHM07 -sourceserver EX10CHM09 -DeleteExistingFiles

Update the Database using a source server and delete existing files
Update-MailboxDatabaseCopy -Identity EX10mbx02\EX10CHM10 -DeleteExistingFiles

Update ONLY the Database using a source server and delete existing files
Update-MailboxDatabaseCopy -Identity EX10mbx06\EX10CHM12 -SourceServer EX10CHM11 -DatabaseOnly -DeleteExistingFiles

Update Catalog Only
Update-MailboxDatabaseCopy -identity EX10mbx01\EX10CHM11 –CatalogOnly

Update Database Only without seeding the content index catalog
Update-MailboxDatabaseCopy -identity EX10mbx07\EX10CHM12 –Databaseonly

UPDATE the Catalog on EX10mbx08 on EX10CHM01 using EX10CHM04 as the source Mailbox server for the seed
Update-MailboxDatabaseCopy -Identity EX10mbx46\EX10CHM04 -SourceServer EX10CHM05 -catalogonly
Update-MailboxDatabaseCopy -Identity EX10mbx22\EX10CHM05 -DeleteExistingFiles
 
Resume all Copies in FailedandSuspended
Get-MailboxDatabase | Get-MailboxDatabaseCopyStatus | where {$_.Status -eq “FailedandSuspended”}| Resume-MailboxDatabaseCopy

Resume all Copies in Failed state on Server
Get-MailboxDatabase -server EX10CHM03| Get-MailboxDatabaseCopyStatus | where {$_.Status -eq “Failed”}| Resume-MailboxDatabaseCopy

Resume Database Copy for all Databases located on Server
Get-MailboxDatabaseCopyStatus -Server EX10CHM07 | Resume-Mailboxdatabasecopy
Resume-MailboxDatabaseCopy -Identity EX10mbx01\EX10CHM09

Suspend Mailbox Database Copy
Suspend-MailboxDatabaseCopy -Identity EX10mbx01\EX10CHM11 -SuspendComment “Maintenance ” -Confirm:$False

Suspend all Copies in Failed state on Server
Get-MailboxDatabase -server EX10CHM10| Get-MailboxDatabaseCopyStatus | where {$_.Status -eq “Failed”}| Suspend-MailboxDatabaseCopy
Get-MailboxDatabaseCopyStatus -Server EX10CHM01 | Suspend-MailboxDatabaseCopy

Add Mailbox Database Copy
Add-MailboxDatabaseCopy -Identity ‘EX10mbx01′ -MailboxServer ‘EX10CHM09′

Add Mailbox Database Copy (SEEDING POSTPONED)
Add-MailboxDatabaseCopy -Identity EX10mbx01 -MailboxServer EX10CHM11 -SeedingPostponed
MOVE ACTIVE DATABASE

Set Active Mailbox Database Copy
Move-ActiveMailboxDatabase -Identity ‘EX10mbx12′ -ActivateOnServer ‘EX10CHM04′ -MountDialOverride ‘None’
Set Active Mailbox Database Copy with failed Catalog
Move-ActiveMailboxDatabase -Identity ‘EX10mbx01′ -ActivateOnServer ‘EX10CHM01′ -MountDialOverride ‘None’ -SkipClientExperienceChecks

Remove Mailbox Database Copy
Remove-MailboxDatabaseCopy -Identity EX10MBX03\EX10CHM11 -Confirm:$False
Context Index

Disable Indexing on Mailbox Database
Set-MailboxDatabase “EX10MBX07″ -IndexEnabled $false

Enable Indexing on Mailbox Database
Set-MailboxDatabase “Mailbox Database EX10MBX03″ -IndexEnabled $true

Finding the passive Databases with Failed Index (can’t update the index on the active DB)
Get-MailboxServer | Get-MailboxDatabaseCopyStatus | ? {$_.Status -ne “Mounted” –and $_.ContentIndexState -eq “Failed”} | ft -autosize

Fix the Passive databases with Failed Index
Get-MailboxServer | Get-MailboxDatabaseCopyStatus | ? {$_.Status -ne “Mounted” –and $_.ContentIndexState -eq “Failed”} | Update-MailboxDatabaseCopy –CatalogOnly

Fix all Passive databases with Failed Index per Database
Get-MailboxDatabaseCopyStatus -identity EX10mbx01\* | ? {$_.Status -ne “Mounted” -and $_.ContentIndexState -eq “Failed”} | Update-MailboxDatabaseCopy -CatalogOnly

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