Commands › Exchange Online
Stop-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup
Mark a member of a database availability group (DAG) as failed, or to mark all DAG members in a specific Active Directory site as failed.
Quick start script
# Stop-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup — quick start (serv365.ai)
# 1. Connect (app-only shown; interactive: omit the certificate parameters)
Connect-ExchangeOnline -CertificateThumbprint $thumb -AppId $appId -Organization $org
# 2. Run and inspect
Stop-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup -Identity <DatabaseAvailabilityGroupIdParameter> -ActiveDirectorySite <AdSiteIdParameter> -MailboxServer <MailboxServerIdParameter> | Format-List
# 3. Export for evidence / drift tracking
Stop-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup | Export-Clixml .\DatabaseAvailabilityGroup-$(Get-Date -Format yyyyMMdd).xmlSyntax — 2 parameter sets
Identity
Stop-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup [-Identity] <DatabaseAvailabilityGroupIdParameter> -ActiveDirectorySite <AdSiteIdParameter>
[-ConfigurationOnly]
[-Confirm]
[-DomainController <Fqdn>]
[-WhatIf]
[<CommonParameters>]MailboxSet
Stop-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup [-Identity] <DatabaseAvailabilityGroupIdParameter> -MailboxServer <MailboxServerIdParameter>
[-ConfigurationOnly]
[-Confirm]
[-DomainController <Fqdn>]
[-WhatIf]
[<CommonParameters>]Parameters (7)
| Parameter | Type | Required | What it controls |
|---|---|---|---|
| -Identity | DatabaseAvailabilityGroupIdParameter | yes | The Identity parameter specifies the name of the DAG being stopped. |
| -ActiveDirectorySite | AdSiteIdParameter | yes | The ActiveDirectorySite parameter specifies the Active Directory site containing the DAG members to stop (for example, stop all DAG members in a particular Active Directory site). |
| -MailboxServer | MailboxServerIdParameter | yes | The MailboxServer parameter specifies a single DAG member to stop. If Datacenter Activation Coordination mode is enabled for the DAG and all DAG members are in the same Active Directory site, use the MailboxServer... |
| -ConfigurationOnly | SwitchParameter | The ConfigurationOnly switch updates the Active Directory properties with the stop action, but doesn't perform a stop of the DAG or any members. You don't need to specify a value with this switch. | |
| -Confirm | SwitchParameter | The Confirm switch specifies whether to show or hide the confirmation prompt. How this switch affects the cmdlet depends on whether the cmdlet requires confirmation before proceeding. | |
| -DomainController | Fqdn | The DomainController parameter specifies the domain controller that's used by this cmdlet to read data from or write data to Active Directory. You identify the domain controller by its fully qualified domain name... | |
| -WhatIf | SwitchParameter | The WhatIf switch shows what the command does without making any changes. You don't need to specify a value with this switch. |
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