/Bias Plug Also, I build my labs in VMWare workstation so they stay clean, you can nicely run 4 virtual servers live on one box with or without external network connectivity.
Then, if the other members "need" an AD server to mess with, you can copy the folder yours is in and let them destroy the virtual server copy ... leaving yours intact. /bias plug Doesn't answer your question, but it may prevent it after the rebuild and yes you can build VMWare servers in the live network and snap them out to test ... 30 day eval, best $300 I have spent on the lab. I have now replaced my 3 lab Compaq 1850 servers with 1 Dual PIII with 1.5gig ram. :-) CJP -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 10:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Unwanted server ... >> hope I don't break any rules. Rules? >>we have a machine one day, it could be gone the next. Is that any way to run a lab? It's a classroom. Interrupting class costs money. The time lost in restoring the lab will likely be greater than an HP P4 1.6GHz Pavilion [1]. >>Do I just bite the bullet and rebuild from ground zero? I probably would. I mean the lab should mirror reality, right? Unless this happens in your production environment.... What was the testing for? You indicated 'migration'. Is this 5.5 to 2000? 2000 to 2000? Was that the first E2K box in the lab forest? [1] http://www.pcconnection.com/scripts/productdetail.asp?product_id=275464 -----Original Message----- From: Moss, Sue [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 8:43 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Unwanted server ... Hello, My first post here - hope I don't break any rules. We have a lab setup that we're testing an Exchange 2000 upgrade in - others are also using this lab, so if we have a machine one day, it could be gone the next. That happened to us mid-testing adding a new server to the organization and moving mailboxes to it. Now we can't get rid of the bogus server because some mailboxes had been moved to it. Anyone know of a way to forcibly remove a server from an organization? Do I just bite the bullet and rebuild from ground zero? Thanks in advance, Sue 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 +++The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and destroy any copies of this document.+++ The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and destroy any copies of this document. List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
