Can Spotlight on Messaging alert if database is mounted on a server other than the one with the lowest activation preference?
In an example with multiple databases, each having a number of copies it would be very useful to be alerted if any of these databases fails over onto any other server.
E.g. Database called DB01 has copies on several servers: SERVER01, SERVER02, SERVER03, SERVER04, SERVER05.
Running the Exchange Management shell command shows the current activation preference:
[PS] C:\Windows\system32>Get-MailboxDatabase db01 |select activation*
ActivationPreference
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{[SERVER01, 1], [SERVER02, 2], [SERVER03, 3], [SERVER04, 4], [SERVER05, 5]}
Database DB01 has as preferred server SERVER01. The requirement is to be alerted if the database is mounted on any of the other servers.
STATUS
Spotlight on Messaging does not currently offer this functionality. Enhancement Request TF00218661 has been raised for this functionality to be included in a future release of Spotlight on Messaging
WORKAROUND
SOL94541 (https://support.quest.com/Search/SolutionDetail.aspx?id=SOL94541) can be used for databases with only two copies (one active and one passive). For multiple copies there is not currently a workaround
