Reseed a Failed Mailbox Database Copy in Exchange Server 2010

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<div dir&equals;"ltr" style&equals;"text-align&colon; left&semi;">To reseed the database copy launch the Exchange Management Shell on the server that is in a failed state&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; left&semi;">&NewLine;<li>Suspend replication for the mailbox database copy on this server&period; by running following command <br &sol;><span style&equals;"color&colon; red&semi;">&lbrack;PS&rsqb; Suspend-MailboxDatabaseCopy -Identity &&num;8220&semi;MB Database 09Staff01&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;span>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; small&semi;">The mailbox database copy status will now change from &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Failed” to&nbsp&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; small&semi;">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Failed and Suspended”&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<pre>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;pre>&NewLine;<pre>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;pre>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Reseed the database with a new copy by issuing the following command&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;&nbsp&semi;&nbsp&semi;&nbsp&semi;&nbsp&semi;&nbsp&semi;&nbsp&semi;&nbsp&semi; <span style&equals;"color&colon; red&semi;">&lbrack;PS&rsqb;Update-MailboxDatabaseCopy -Identity &&num;8220&semi;MB Database 09Staff01&&num;8221&semi; -DeleteExistingFiles<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; red&semi;"><span style&equals;"color&colon; black&semi;">When the update has completed it will automatically resume replication for the database copy&period; The duration of the seeding depend on the size of database&period;<&sol;span> <&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;

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