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
RE: removing exchange 5.5 from server
Title: Message 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 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: 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. MattList 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
RE: removing exchange 5.5 from server
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q152959 -Original Message-From: Matt Moore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 14:29To: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: 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. MattList 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
Re: removing exchange 5.5 from server
Title: Message
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 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject:
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.
MattList Charter and FAQ
at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htmList
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
RE: removing exchange 5.5 from server
Title: Message
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
7:49To: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: 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 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject:
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.
MattList Charter and FAQ
at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htmList
Charter and FAQ
at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htmList
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
Re: removing exchange 5.5 from server
Title: Message
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
7:49To: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: 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 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject:
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.
MattList Charter and FAQ
at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htmList
Charter and FAQ
at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htmList
Charter and FAQ
at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htmList
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
RE: removing exchange 5.5 from server
Title: Message Definitely read "How to Remove theFirst 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 thatis synced when you bring up outlook, it holds most/all of the public foldercoredata. 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 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: 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 7:49To: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: 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 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: 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. MattList Charter and FAQ at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htmList Charter and FAQ at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htmList Charter and FAQ at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htmList Charter and FAQ at:http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htmList 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
