Removing Exchange 2k + Active Directory from server?

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Hi,

We have a server here with Active Directory (it's not the "master"
server), and Exchange 2000 running on it. We want to uninstall both of
these things, so we can take it off the network.

What do we need to do, in what order, and why?

More details upon request - not sure what you need

Sorry for the cross-post. Not familiar with these groups, not sure
where to post.

Thanks,
Brendan Thompson
IT Assistant
Odyssey House Victoria
 
You need to uninstall Exchange and then DCPROMO the server back down to a member
server.
 
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Hi,

We have a server here with Active Directory (it's not the "master"
server), and Exchange 2000 running on it. We want to uninstall both of
these things, so we can take it off the network.

What do we need to do, in what order, and why?

More details upon request - not sure what you need

Sorry for the cross-post. Not familiar with these groups, not sure
where to post.

Thanks,
Brendan Thompson
IT Assistant
Odyssey House Victoria
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Actually you multi-posted. If cross posted, a response in one group would
show up in all groups you posted in, which would have been easier for you.

Anyway, you'll need to remove Exchange first, then demote the DC. I cannot
find the article that describes this, but take my word on it until I can
find it for you. I just did this two months ago for a client.

Are you upgrading or installing another Exchnage server? If so, and you want
to save your mailboxes and public folders, these should help (ame for 2000
and 2003):

How to remove the first Exchange Server 2003 computer from the ...:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822931/

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Ace said:
Actually you multi-posted. If cross posted, a response in one group would
show up in all groups you posted in, which would have been easier for you.

Anyway, you'll need to remove Exchange first, then demote the DC. I cannot
find the article that describes this, but take my word on it until I can
find it for you. I just did this two months ago for a client.

Are you upgrading or installing another Exchnage server? If so, and you want
to save your mailboxes and public folders, these should help (ame for 2000
and 2003):

How to remove the first Exchange Server 2003 computer from the ...:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822931/
Click to expand...


Whoops - you're quite right. I'm not used to this Google Groups stuff,
in addition to being unfamiliar with these newsgroups... too late now.
The information in your signature should be on the Microsoft website
somewhere - or at least, I didn't see it? I gave up and decided to use
Google instead. I'm now in a rich client, and I'll keep this for future
reference.

We have 3 DC's, one offsite, and two onsite here. The one we're trying
to get rid of used the server for a third site, which was merged into
this site.

All mailboxes, I think everything, all public folders... all on the main
server for this site now (odyssey03). We're removing odyssey02 from the
network, so we'll be left with two DC's both running AD and Exchange 2k.
 
In Brendan Thompson <[email protected]> stated, which I commented
Whoops - you're quite right. I'm not used to this Google Groups stuff,
in addition to being unfamiliar with these newsgroups... too late now.
The information in your signature should be on the Microsoft website
somewhere - or at least, I didn't see it? I gave up and decided to use
Google instead. I'm now in a rich client, and I'll keep this for
future reference.

We have 3 DC's, one offsite, and two onsite here. The one we're trying
to get rid of used the server for a third site, which was merged into
this site.

All mailboxes, I think everything, all public folders... all on the
main server for this site now (odyssey03). We're removing odyssey02
from the network, so we'll be left with two DC's both running AD and
Exchange 2k.
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I believe I thought the info was on Microsoft's site, but I can't find it.
If I do, I'll post back or put it in my signature for future reference. The
important thing is you found this place!

Ok, so if all the mailboxes and public folders have been removed, then you
can simply run Exchange setup and opt to remove (uninstall) it off the
machine. If it is a DC, of course as I stated, and Joe as well, that
Exchange must be removed first before demoting it.

I hope that helps,
Ace
 
Ace said:
In Brendan Thompson <[email protected]> stated, which I commented



I believe I thought the info was on Microsoft's site, but I can't find it.
If I do, I'll post back or put it in my signature for future reference. The
important thing is you found this place!

Ok, so if all the mailboxes and public folders have been removed, then you
can simply run Exchange setup and opt to remove (uninstall) it off the
machine. If it is a DC, of course as I stated, and Joe as well, that
Exchange must be removed first before demoting it.
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Slightly OT, Ace, but what happens if a DC with Exchange on it crashes?
Are you faced with a restore then a removal?

Cheers,

Cliff
 
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Enkidu said:
Slightly OT, Ace, but what happens if a DC with Exchange on it
crashes? Are you faced with a restore then a removal?

Cheers,

Cliff
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Hi Cliff,

Good question, and possibly not really off topic, depending on the poster's
view. There are a number of ways to do it, depending on type of crash,
whether it was it just the drive or the whole server.

If a harddrive crash and you have a good backup of the whole machine, and
depending on the backup software (like Veritas), you can do a bare-metal
restore. If not, you can install reinstall Windows the new drive giving it
any name you want, then restore the system state and regular backup
(assuming you backed up the Exchange installation folders, except the logs
and databases, which an Exchange backup takes care of) and make sure it
comes back up.

Exchange is another issue and depending on how you backed up Exchange, and
if you backed up the. If you backed up the Exchange files, of course restore
them, and once that is done, you can run the Exchange restore and then run
Exchange setup with the /disasterrecover switch.

That's pretty much in a nutshell, but it all depends on how it was backed
up. Keep in mind when backing up a combo DC and Exchange, or even if
Exchange is on a member server, always backup the system state as a separate
backup job and not combined with an Exchange backup. Do that as a separate
backup job and offset the schedule so they don't run concurrent.

I hope that helps. Of course I welcome any comments, suggestion or
ommittions, or even any corrections for any errors I may have made.

:-)
Ace
 
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