Microsoft KB Archive/314218

= HOW TO: Turn Off or Turn On Automatic Mounting of Data Stores at Startup in Exchange 2000 Server =

Article ID: 314218

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q314218



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SUMMARY
 * Turn Off Automatic Mounting of Data Stores
 * Turn On Automatic Mounting of Data Stores



SUMMARY
This step-by-step article describes how to turn off and turn on automatic mounting of data stores when Exchange Server starts. You might want to turn off this feature, for example, when you are performing data recovery on Exchange Server.

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Turn Off Automatic Mounting of Data Stores

 * 1) Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Exchange, and then click System Manager.
 * 2) Expand Servers, and then expand the server that you want to work with.
 * 3) Expand the storage group that you want to work with.

In the list of available data stores that appears in the Details pane, the icon next to the data store name indicates the mount status. If the icon shows a red down-arrow, the store is not mounted.
 * 1) Right-click the store that you want to work with, and then click Properties.
 * 2) In the Store Properties dialog box, click the Database tab.
 * 3) Click to select (check) Do not mount this store at start-up.
 * 4) Click OK.

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Turn On Automatic Mounting of Data Stores

 * 1) Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Exchange, and then click System Manager.
 * 2) Expand Servers, and then expand the server that you want to work with.
 * 3) Expand the storage group that you want to work with.

In the list of available data stores that appears in the Details pane, the icon next to the data store name indicates the mount status. If the icon shows a red down-arrow, the store is dismounted.
 * 1) Right-click the store that you want to work with, and then click Properties.
 * 2) In the Store Properties dialog box, click the Database tab.
 * 3) Click to clear Do not mount this store at start-up.
 * 4) Click OK.

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