How do move the CA Virtual Directory files to another drive

[KCompateso]

I have a server in my Exchange 2007 Org that has both the CA and HT roles installed.

The server has 3 logical drives, each in a RAID 1 (mirrored) disk configuration.

To optimize the server to increase performance, I want to put all CA Read/Write operations (IIS metabase, virtual directory files, etc.) on Drive D: and put all the HT Read/Write operations (tranport and queue logs, database, checkpoint file, etc.) on Drive E:.

This post is specifically for moving the CA virtual directories, but if you know how to do all of the above, then thats great too!

I started with the OWA virtual directory. I move the files from:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\ClientAccess\owa
to:
D:\Exchange Server\ClientAccess\owa

Then I opened up IIS and changed the home directory of the owa virtual directory to D:\Exchange Server\ClientAccess\owa.

Then I made sure the new folder path had exactly the same permissions as the default folder.

I ran IISRESET.

Problem is, when I log into OWA, the next page comes up blank and I get an error with the page.

When I ran Get-OWAVirtualDirectory | fl name,folderpathname, I get:

Name : owa (Default Web Site)
FolderPathname :

Name : Exchange (Default Web Site)
FolderPathname : \\.\BackOfficeStorage\tenetwork.net\MBX

Name : Public (Default Web Site)
FolderPathname : \\.\BackOfficeStorage\tenetwork.net\Public Folders

Name : Exchweb (Default Web Site)
FolderPathname : \\.\BackOfficeStorage\tenetwork.net\ExchWeb

Notice how there isn't a folder directory value for OWA.

What esle do I need to do to make this work?

Much appreciation in advance.

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[Zelandakh]

When you set the OWA VD in IIS did you use browse or did you type it in?

 

[KCompateso]

Typed it. Actually, copied it from the address field from Windows Explorer and pasted it in IIS.

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