Chapter 21. Database Availability Groups (DAGs)

This chapter provides information and commands concerning the following topics:

Creating and configuring a DAG

Adding or removing a DAG member

Recovering a failed DAG member

Creating and configuring a DAG network

Removing a DAG

A Database Availability Group (DAG) provides the infrastructure for replicating mailbox databases to other servers in the DAG. When a DAG is created, you can think of it as a replication boundary for databases on servers in the DAG. In this chapter, you will review the procedures for creating and managing the DAG and one or more DAG networks.

Creating and Configuring a DAG

You need to be aware of the following rules when creating a DAG:

• A server may belong to ...

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