You should be okay to remove it using Exchange System Manager as long as there's no chance of it coming up as an Exchange server again. I recommend that you do a disk wipe of the old server just to ensure that.
Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP Time Magazine's Person of the Year! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pfefferkorn, Pete (pfeffepe) Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 10:17 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Removing old Backend Server use CD or Admin Gui? I have a question and may be somewhat stupid. We are retiring one of the old Backend servers. We are running Exchange 2003 Native mode and I have moved all mailbox's, Public Folders and insured that it is not the first server, running SRS, Routing Master, Org Forms etc... And is not longer a replica. It's ready to be decommissioned. In the removing of the remove first server steps it stats to do a de-install using the CD. For a standard backend should I use the CD to remove the server or is it sufficient to go thru the Admin GUI and Select the server and "Remove Server". I've already dismounted all the stores and checked and re-checked everything so I'm ready to pull the trigger. I can put in the CD and de-install but the system is off site so the GUI remove server option looks enticing. Pete Pfefferkorn University of Cincinnati Information Technology Services Senior Systems Analyst/Mail Administrator Phone: (513) 556-9076 Fax: (513) 556-2042 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
