I have exchange server 2010 on windows 2008 server. If I go to the exchange management console, then to organization and then mailbox. I do not have the database management tab and the database availablity groups. Is there a reason for this? Gerald

Maybe you don't have rights.Ed Crowley MVP "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems."

It's typically do to permissions, something comes to mind however are you currently doing a migration from 2003 to 2010?James Chong MCITP | EA | EMA; MCSE | M+, S+ Security+, Project+, ITIL msexchangetips.blogspot.com

What rights do I need and how do I set them?

You can try adding your Account to the 'Organization Management' group. Regards, SAJ

Hi, >What rights do I need and how do I set them? "Organization Management" and "Server Management" is required. Use get-RoleGroupMember -Identity "Organization Management" to check if the user account is a member of this group. If not, then you can add this member to the group. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd638143.aspx Furthermore, you can install EMC client on a client computer to test if you can see these two tabs.Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.