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Move-ActiveMailboxDatabase - Failed

If by any chance you see the error below after updating the server which is part of DAG, just suspend and then activate the database copy. Exchange will resynchronize the copies and you’ll be able to move the database. You do that by clicking on the database under Database Management, then select non active copy in the Database Copies window, right click on it and select Suspend Database Copy. Repeat the step and select Resume Database Copy.
Move-ActiveMailboxDatabase
Failed
Error:
An Active Manager operation failed. Error The database action failed. Error: An error occurred while trying to validate the specified database copy for possible activation. Error: Database copy 'DBx' has been blocked from activation on server 'x.domain.com' by an administrative action. Reason: None specified.. [Database: DBx, Server: x.domain.com]
An Active Manager operation failed. Error An error occurred while trying to validate the specified database copy for possible activation. Error: Database copy 'DBx' has been blocked from activation on server 'x.domain.com' by an administrative action. Reason: None specified..
Click here for help... http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/library/ms.exch.err.default(EXCHG.141).aspx?v=14.2.318.0&t=exchgf1&e=ms.exch.err.Ex92D94B
Exchange Management Shell command attempted:
Move-ActiveMailboxDatabase -Identity 'DBx' -ActivateOnServer 'x' -MountDialOverride 'None'
Elapsed Time: 00:00:00
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  1. AnonymousOctober 29, 2012 at 11:26 AM

    Thanks,you just saved me some time with this phenomena....
    Udi

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  2. Ross GemuendNovember 21, 2012 at 5:38 AM

    That worked for me too, thanks!

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  3. AnonymousMarch 4, 2013 at 10:38 AM

    Thanks Very Helped!!

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  4. AnonymousMarch 21, 2013 at 10:36 AM

    It works like a charm. Thanks!

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  5. AnonymousJuly 8, 2013 at 10:33 AM

    Excellent! It works like a charm. Thank you.

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2014 at 1:31 PM

    You saved my day :-) Thanks.
    Dragan.

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2015 at 11:29 AM

    Thanks. Same problem with Exchange 2013 CU7 Update. Suspend -> resume and failover was possible

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  8. ThalaDecember 30, 2015 at 2:39 AM

    Excellent! It works like a charm. You saved my life

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  9. PageDecember 26, 2019 at 10:38 AM

    Thanks for saving my time!

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