The initial setup and configuration of a Database Availability Group is done using a single cmdlet named New-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup
. In this recipe, we'll take a look at how you can automate the creation of a DAG using the Exchange Management Shell.
To create a DAG, use the New-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup
cmdlet:
New-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup -Name DAG ' -WitnessServer CAS1 ' -WitnessDirectory C:\FSW ' -DatabaseAvailabilityGroupIPAddresses 192.168.1.55
The previous command creates a new Database Availability Group named DAG
. The file share witness server is set to a Client Access server named CAS1
, and the path for the directory is also specified, along with an IP address that will be used only by the DAG cluster resources.