Hi All,
I have a query regarding database portability in Exchange 2010 server.

I have restored a Journaling Database which is ~ 350 GB and just wanted to check if i dismount the prod database which does not have any data in the DB and only journlaing mailbox is pointed to this DB , can i move restored DB .edb file to the production server physical location and mount it, will the journaling account will connect to this restored database which i have copied. or do i have to run any command which will reconnect the mailbox.

Hi,

You can use the Connect-Mailbox -Identity -Archive cmdlet to re-connect an archive mailbox.

You can refer to the following article.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-GB/library/ee633490(v=exchg.141).aspx

Best regards,

Hi Belinda,

Thanks for the post, i don't want to reconnect to the archive i just want that the AD account is connected to the mailbox which is in recovered database after i move.

For e.g 
prod database name: MBX-DB-01 and only mailbox in it is Testmbx01
Recovered DB name: RDB-MBX0-01 which has the old Data for mailbox testmbx01

now my plan is to dismount prod database MBX-db-01 rename the edb file copy the recovered database .edb file in the location where the prod database, rename it as per the original prod db .edb file name, and mount it.

So now i just want to know can the testmbx01 mailbox be accessible by outlook and owa without any additional command.

Well i tried and it worked fine without any additional command.