Exchange 2010 - Dismount Mail Database on a DAG

Hi All,
I'm experiencing an issue in which 2 Mail Databases out of 3 within a DAG are not truncating the log files after a full backup, so for those 2 I currently have Circular Logging turned on.
I spoke with an outside Exchange source that recommended trying to dismount the Mail Databases and bounce the Information Store on both Mailbox Servers. To give it a "fresh start."
Here's what was recommended:
Get-MailboxDatabase -Server mbx* | dismount-Database
get-service -computername mbx1 msexchangeIS | restart-service
get-service -computername mbx2 msexchangeIS | restart-service
Get-MailboxDatabase -Server mbx* | mount-Database
I have to be honest. I've never really had to dismount the Mail Databases in a DAG before. Has anyone else - if so, does the above seem okay to you?
Thanks,
Mr Mister

Hi,
Agree with Andy. You can dismount a database in a mailbox server, a member of a DAG, which is similar as what you do for a mailbox server that is not a DAG member.
Full and Incremental backups will truncate the transaction log files, please make sure your backup is one of these two types.
If a server hosting the data being backed up is a member of a DAG, and this server hosts both active and passive database copies, we must disable the Microsoft Exchange Replication service VSS writer.
So, please check if you have disabled the Exchange Replication VSS writer.
Besides, to narrow down the issue that the transaction log files were not truncated after backup, I recommend you check the application log to see if there is any related events.
Best regards,
Belinda
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