Hey All,

I have an exchange installation that lost a server to a crash, it never got reinstalled or restored.

But this server had an expired certificate, and now the ECP keep telling me that this ghost server now have an expire certificate.

and I can't find a way to remove this alert.

I have tryed 

Get-Mailbox -Arbitration | Start-ManagedFolderAssistant

but that did not give anything.

Get-notification give me this error:

Get-Notification : The requesting account does not have permission to serialize tokens.

Hey All,

I have an exchange installation that lost a server to a crash, it never got reinstalled or restored.

But this server had an expired certificate, and now the ECP keep telling me that this ghost server now have an expire certificate.

and I can't find a way to remove this alert.

I have tryed 

Get-Mailbox -Arbitration | Start-ManagedFolderAssistant

but that did not give anything.

Get-notification give me this error:

Get-Notification : The requesting account does not have permission to serialize tokens.

You should reinstall the failed server with the /recoverserver switch and then uninstall it to decommission itproperly.

well most of the configuration of the server is already gone from the exchange configuration.

So im not sure how it will recover the server ?

you can go to configuration partition in ADSIEDIT navigate to the server object and delete the server from the list

• Proposed as answer by Vishwanath.S 16 hours 23 minutes ago

well most of the configuration of the server is already gone from the exchange configuration.

So im not sure how it will recover the server ?

If the server still shows in the list of Exchange servers, then there should still be enough information around to do a recovery install to clean it up.

you can go to configuration partition in ADSIEDIT navigate to the server object and delete the server from the list

That is not a supported method to remove an Exchange Server any longer.  The only method Microsoft supports is an uninstall from Add/Remove Programs.

you can go to configuration partition in ADSIEDIT navigate to the server object and delete the server from the list

• Proposed as answer by Vishwanath.S Thursday, July 23, 2015 3:05 PM
• Unproposed as answer by AndersNet 19 hours 15 minutes ago

you can go to configuration partition in ADSIEDIT navigate to the server object and delete the server from the list

• Proposed as answer by Vishwanath.S Thursday, July 23, 2015 3:05 PM
• Unproposed as answer by AndersNet Friday, July 24, 2015 12:14 PM

you can go to configuration partition in ADSIEDIT navigate to the server object and delete the server from the list

• Proposed as answer by Vishwanath.S Thursday, July 23, 2015 3:05 PM
• Unproposed as answer by AndersNet Friday, July 24, 2015 12:14 PM

you can go to configuration partition in ADSIEDIT navigate to the server object and delete the server from the list

• Proposed as answer by Vishwanath.S Thursday, July 23, 2015 3:05 PM
• Unproposed as answer by AndersNet Friday, July 24, 2015 12:14 PM

The server is not in the list of Exchange servers.

So how did you remove the failed server?

if memory serve me right, I believe I did it as Vishwanath pointed out.

Hi,

What's the detailed Exchange environment in your organization? Exchange 2010 coexist with Exchange 2013 or pure Exchange 2013 environment?

If you want to uninstall the old server to install a new one, please remove the Exchange server from Control Panel(Programs and Features). If you want to recover the crashed server, we can recover a lost server by using the Setup /m:RecoverServer switch in Microsoft Exchange Server 2013. For more information about recover an Exchange server, please refer to:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd876880(v=exchg.150).aspx

Regards,

it's a pure 2013 environment.

I dont want to recover the server, I just want the alert gone. :)

if memory serve me right, I believe I did it as Vishwanath pointed out.

Ok... this is one the reasons Microsoft doesn't support pulling Exchange out in this manner.  Do you see the certificate listed if you run Get-ExchangeCertificate

No it's not listed.

I don't usually like to suggest this, but since you went through and removed the old server via adsiedit you might be better off calling MSFT support.  they should be able to help you clean the rest of that server up.

that were also my initial throughts, but I would give this forum a try before :)

Hi,

Please try the following steps in the old Exchange server (Please export a backup copy before delete the certificate in case there is anything wrong):
1.  Start > Run, type MMC and enter.
2.  In the open window, click File > Add/Remove snap in
3.  In the Available snap-ins tab, select Certificates > Add > Computer account > Local computer > Finish > ok.
4.  Expand Certificates (Local Computer) > Personal > Certificates.
5.  In the right result pane, please find the expired certificate.
6.  Export it then delete it. Then check whether the issue persists.

Re

The server is gone and unrecover able.