Allow database activation: Set-MailboxServer -Identity -DatabaseCopyAutoActivationPolicy Unrestricted
Check the status to ensure no active copies remain on the server: Get-MailboxDatabaseCopyStatus -Server | Where $_.Status -eq "Mounted" Step 4: Blocking Database Activation exchange server in maintenance mode
But maintenance mode is not a failure state. It is a controlled, deliberate, and absolutely necessary act of surgical precision. exchange server in maintenance mode
By following these guidelines, you can ensure that your Exchange server is properly maintained, and downtime is minimized. exchange server in maintenance mode
Set-MailboxServer -Identity -DatabaseCopyActivationDisabledAndMoveNow $true
Prevent the server from becoming a target for automatic failovers during the maintenance window: