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14. In the Completion page, click Finish to close the New Public Folder Database window.
15. Close the Exchange Management Console, and reboot the server.
16. Once the server successfully reboots, log in, and select StartÆAll ProgramsÆAdministrative
ToolsÆActive Directory Users and Computers.
17. In the Active Directory Users and Computers window, select test.com in the left pane, and open Users in
the right pane.
18. Right-click a blank area in the Users folder, and select NewÆUser.
19. In the New Object - User window, complete the name fields as you wish (we used first name: test, last
name: tester, logon name: tester), and select Next.
20. Enter a secure password (we used Password1), and check Password never expires.
21. In the pop-up information window, click Accept.
22. Select Next to close the New Object – User window.
23. Double-click the new user to bring up the Properties window.
24. Under the Member Of tab, click Add.
25. In the Enter the object names to select dialog box, type Domain Admins; Exchange Organization
Administrators, select Check Names to verify, and then click OK.
26. Click OK to close the user Properties window and close Active Directory Users and Computers window.
27. Select StartÆAll ProgramsÆMicrosoft Exchange Server 2007ÆExchange Management Console.
28. In the left pane of the Exchange Management Console window, select Recipient Configuration; and in the
right pane, select New Mailbox.
29. In the New Mailbox window, select User Mailbox, and click Next.
30. In the User Type page, select Existing users, and click Add.
31. Select the new account you created earlier, and click OK to add it to selection box.
32. Click Next.
33. In the Mailbox Settings page, leave the Alias textbox with default settings, and select Browse in the
Mailbox database selection spot.
34. In the Select Mailbox database window, select Mailbox Database, and click OK.
35. Click through the next screens to create the new mailbox, and close when you have done so.
36. Close the Exchange Management Console.
37. Select StartÆAll ProgramsÆMicrosoft ExchangeÆSystem Manager.
38. In the left window pane, expand Server Configuration and Mailbox so the First Storage Group is visible.
39. Right-click First Storage Group, and select Properties.
40. Click Browse, and change the Transaction log and System path location to E:\.
41. Check the Enable circular logging box.
42. Click Apply.
43. When the pop-up message appears asking if you want to perform this task, click Yes.
44. When the message appears saying that all mounted stores are back online, click OK.
45. Right-click First Storage Group and select New Mailbox Database.
46. Under Mailbox database name, write Mailbox Database 2.
47. Click the Browse button and select E:\Mailstore. If there is not a directory called Mailstore, create it.
48. Click the New button to create the database.
49. Right-click Mailbox Store under First Storage Group, and select Properties.
50. Select the Database tab.
51. Click Browse, and move the Exchange database and Exchange streaming database to E:\.
52. Check the box beside This database can be overwritten by a restore.
53. Click Customize next to Maintenance interval.
54. Remove all blue from the boxes so the system will not perform maintenance, and click OK.
55. At the Mailbox Store Properties window, click Apply.
56. When a warning message appears, click Yes.
57. When the message that the database files have been moved appears, click OK.
58. Click OK to close the Mailbox Store Properties window.
59. Right-click Mailbox Store 2 under First Storage Group, and select Properties.
60. Select the Database tab.
61. Click Browse, and move the Exchange database and Exchange streaming database to E:\.
62. Check the box beside This database can be overwritten by a restore.