RE: removing exchange 5.5 from server

[Rick Ward - HQ]

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Definitely read "How to Remove the First Exchange Server in a site" Qarticle: Q152959 as Ellery states below. You have much more than just mailboxes associated to the first server in a site. It holds the CALENDAR info that is synced when you bring up outlook, it holds most/all of the public folder core data.  It is also the SID master as well and bad things can happen, if you don't follow the process of removing it cleanly. The best check, for me, is too verify that no replicated objects are touching the PRIV/PUB stores with any regularity. Your users "might" have blanked published calendar events on the FREE/BUSY times. But within 10-15 minutes it should be replicated. Usually each user has to sync there local calendars to the server on a move like this.   When you're ready to remove it.. make sure you focus Exchange Admin on the "new server" and delete the old server from there.   Hope it works out..   -Rick -----Original Message----- From: Matt Moore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 4:20 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: removing exchange 5.5 from server when I was being checked out for a day to see if I knew my  stuff.  He was flabbergasted to find out that while sitting in front of a work station you didn't have to share the drive before you could copy the contents to another place. Matt ----- Original Message ----- From: Wayne Hanks To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 4:04 PM Subject: RE: removing exchange 5.5 from server I did it the other way, I'm the Exchange admin who also does phones!  I suppose they are both forms of communication.  In our office, anything more complex than paper and pencils must be the IT department's responsibility.  ( Thinks"I've broken my chair, I must call the IT department" end thinks  (just a little Goons type humour for those not old enough to remember them)) -----Original Message----- From: Matt Moore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, 1 February 2002 7:49 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: removing exchange 5.5 from server thanks for the replies.  the system admin is a telephone guy who got the position by being there.  I think he ask me to do it because he is afraid to do it.  I think if I do it will have to be after hours.  bill thanks too. Matt ----- Original Message ----- From: Ellery July To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 2:45 PM Subject: RE: removing exchange 5.5 from server Frankly, I think this is a bad move especially if you are a "fill-in" and have not done it before. It is a simple process, but why did s/he not do it?  Make sure no mailboxes, public folders, or third party apps are homes to that server.   Check out the following   http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq_appxa.htm   Q152959 Q284148   Good luck   ellery july phone - 651-225-3895   -----Original Message----- From: Matt Moore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 4:29 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: removing exchange 5.5 from server I'm filling in for the system admin at a company. He as ask me to remove exchange 5.5 from a server that is "no longer using exchange".  This was the first server in a win2k domain running exchange.  He has since installed it on two other servers and moved all the mailboxes.  As a first step I have disconnected the imc after watching the que for a while.  Doesn't seem to be any traffic on that machine.  Does anybody have any gottchas for me.  I don't really want to shoot my self in the foot. Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated.  Oh yeah I have to do it during business hours. Matt List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm