#Exchange 2013 - How to set exchange database as default (from exchange server default created database to new created database)

1. Launch Microsoft Exchange PowerShell.
2. List database in exchange server.

Get-MailboxDatabase

(Mean I have total 2 database)

3. To move All user from default created database to new created database.

Get-Mailbox -Database "default database name" | New-MoveRequest -TargetDatabase "new database name"

(User mailbox being move to new created database)

4. To check the progress of moving.

Get-MoveRequestStatistics -MoveRequestQueue "new database name"

(Can see the test01 status still in queued. If done, status will show completed)

5. After All competed moved. Remove the move request.

Get-MoveRequest | where {$_.status -eq "completed"} | Remove-MoveRequest

6. Move All system mailboxes. Arbitration or Achive

Get-Mailbox -Database "default database name" -Arbitration | New-MoveRequest -TargetDatabase "new database name"

Get-Mailbox -Database "default database name" -Archive | New-MoveRequest -TargetDatabase "new database name"

7. To excluded the default created database from provisioning. (mean new mailboxes aren't added automatically into this database, unless manually added.)

Set-MailboxDatabase -Identity "default created database name" -IsExcludedFromProvisioning $true