RE: Ex2003 - removing retiring server

2011-10-12 Thread Maglinger, Paul
Ah! I see. Thanks for the clarification. From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 3:01 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Ex2003 - removing retiring server He would have to combine that with an authoritative restore of AD to a point

RE: Ex2003 - removing retiring server

2011-10-12 Thread Michael B. Smith
7 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Ex2003 - removing retiring server AD has to be manually edited. To the best of my knowledge, no Exchange MVP or Microsoft person or other person has published how to do that. It's dangerous. Back to my initial recommendation: My recommendation to

RE: Ex2003 - removing retiring server

2011-10-12 Thread Michael B. Smith
12, 2011 2:47 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Ex2003 - removing retiring server AD has to be manually edited. To the best of my knowledge, no Exchange MVP or Microsoft person or other person has published how to do that. It's dangerous. Back to my initial recommendation: My r

RE: Ex2003 - removing retiring server

2011-10-12 Thread Stringham, Steven
re fine. James Chong (MVP) MCITP | EMA; MCSE | M+, S+, Security+, Project+, ITIL msexchangetips.blogspot.com From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 12:47 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Ex2003 - removing

RE: Ex2003 - removing retiring server

2011-10-12 Thread Maglinger, Paul
gards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Stringham, Steven [mailto:sstri...@lrlaw.com]<mailto:[mailto:sstri...@lrlaw.com]> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 3:35 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Ex2003 - removing retiring server

RE: Ex2003 - removing retiring server

2011-10-12 Thread Michael B. Smith
ltant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Stringham, Steven [mailto:sstri...@lrlaw.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 3:35 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Ex2003 - removing retiring server Ok, further updates on this. After deleting datastores, I also retire

RE: Ex2003 - removing retiring server

2011-10-12 Thread Stringham, Steven
in the bunch properly by doing the uninstall. From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 12:47 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Ex2003 - removing retiring server You don't have a clean removal if you d

RE: Ex2003 - removing retiring server

2011-10-11 Thread Michael B. Smith
___ From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com]<mailto:[mailto:mich...@smithcons.com]> Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 12:37 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Ex2003 - removing retiring server Without a clean removal, you won't be able to install Exchange

RE: Ex2003 - removing retiring server

2011-10-11 Thread Stringham, Steven
l B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 12:37 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Ex2003 - removing retiring server Without a clean removal, you won't be able to install Exchange vNext without some significant AD work. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant a

Re: Ex2003 - removing retiring server

2011-10-11 Thread Steve Ens
> ** ** > > Michael B. Smith > > Consultant and Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > ** ** > > *From:* Stringham, Steven [mailto:sstri...@lrlaw.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 11, 2011 3:35 PM > > *To:* MS-Exchange

RE: Ex2003 - removing retiring server

2011-10-11 Thread Michael B. Smith
-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Ex2003 - removing retiring server Actually, the services would start. They just would not mount the datastore for whatever reason. After I sent the email (of course) I just went in on that same server (all services stopped) and in the ex2003 admin console deleted the

RE: Ex2003 - removing retiring server

2011-10-11 Thread Stringham, Steven
? From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 12:30 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Ex2003 - removing retiring server You begin the removal from Add/Remove Programs, and then insert the original CD when it is

RE: Ex2003 - removing retiring server

2011-10-11 Thread Michael B. Smith
Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Stringham, Steven [mailto:sstri...@lrlaw.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 3:20 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Ex2003 - removing retiring server After migrating all the users off a EX2003sp2 server to 2010, I am trying

Re: Ex2003 - removing retiring server

2011-10-11 Thread Steve Ens
Hey Steve If I am not mistaken, you need to delete the public folder stores before you can uninstall... On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 2:19 PM, Stringham, Steven wrote: > After migrating all the users off a EX2003sp2 server to 2010, I am trying > to remove exchange from it so that I can retire this mac

Ex2003 - removing retiring server

2011-10-11 Thread Stringham, Steven
After migrating all the users off a EX2003sp2 server to 2010, I am trying to remove exchange from it so that I can retire this machine (all virtual). I let this system sit for several days in an off state to make sure no other systems were dependant, mail flowed, etc. I brought it back up, I r