While installing Exchange 2010 it crashed during the Client Access Role portion of the install. I stopped working on that project for other issues and when I returned to the project my Systems admin had repurposed the server. Now I have portions of the initial Exchange 2010 server in my AD and unable to move forward with the 2010 migration. The first server's name was AUSTIN the new server is ROME I need to remove the first server from AD. Any help would be most appreciated. This is the current error I receive dunning installation: ---------------------------------------------------- Summary: 11 item(s). 8 succeeded, 1 failed. Elapsed time: 00:09:46 Preparing Setup Completed Elapsed Time: 00:00:00 Stopping Services Completed Elapsed Time: 00:00:00 Copy Exchange Files Completed Elapsed Time: 00:01:19 Language Files Completed Elapsed Time: 00:03:23 Restoring services Completed Elapsed Time: 00:00:00 Languages Completed Elapsed Time: 00:00:01 Management Tools Completed Elapsed Time: 00:00:07 Hub Transport Role Completed Elapsed Time: 00:02:50 Client Access Role Failed Error: The following error was generated when "$error.Clear(); $thisServer = Get-ExchangeServer $RoleFqdnOrName; $adSiteId = $thisServer.Site; $pureMailboxServersFqdns = Get-ExchangeServer | Where {$adSiteId -eq $_.Site -and $_.IsMailboxServer -and -not $_.IsClientAccessServer} | ForEach {$_.Fqdn}; Get-MailboxDatabase | Where { ($pureMailboxServersFqdns -contains $_.RpcClientAccessServer) -and ($adSiteId -eq (Get-ExchangeServer $_.Server).Site)} | Set-MailboxDatabase -RpcClientAccessServer $thisServer" was run: "An Active Manager operation failed with a transient error. Please retry the operation. Error: A transient error occurred during discovery of the database availability group topology. Error: The fully qualified domain name for node 'AUSTIN' could not be found.". An Active Manager operation failed with a transient error. Please retry the operation. Error: A transient error occurred during discovery of the database availability group topology. Error: The fully qualified domain name for node 'AUSTIN' could not be found. Error: The following error was generated when "$error.Clear(); $thisServer = Get-ExchangeServer $RoleFqdnOrName; $adSiteId = $thisServer.Site; $pureMailboxServersFqdns = Get-ExchangeServer | Where {$adSiteId -eq $_.Site -and $_.IsMailboxServer -and -not $_.IsClientAccessServer} | ForEach {$_.Fqdn}; Get-MailboxDatabase | Where { ($pureMailboxServersFqdns -contains $_.RpcClientAccessServer) -and ($adSiteId -eq (Get-ExchangeServer $_.Server).Site)} | Set-MailboxDatabase -RpcClientAccessServer $thisServer" was run: "An Active Manager operation failed with a transient error. Please retry the operation. Error: A transient error occurred during discovery of the database availability group topology. Error: The fully qualified domain name for node 'AUSTIN' could not be found.". An Active Manager operation failed with a transient error. Please retry the operation. Error: A transient error occurred during discovery of the database availability group topology. Error: The fully qualified domain name for node 'AUSTIN' could not be found. Error: The following error was generated when "$error.Clear(); $thisServer = Get-ExchangeServer $RoleFqdnOrName; $adSiteId = $thisServer.Site; $pureMailboxServersFqdns = Get-ExchangeServer | Where {$adSiteId -eq $_.Site -and $_.IsMailboxServer -and -not $_.IsClientAccessServer} | ForEach {$_.Fqdn}; Get-MailboxDatabase | Where { ($pureMailboxServersFqdns -contains $_.RpcClientAccessServer) -and ($adSiteId -eq (Get-ExchangeServer $_.Server).Site)} | Set-MailboxDatabase -RpcClientAccessServer $thisServer" was run: "An Active Manager operation failed with a transient error. Please retry the operation. Error: A transient error occurred during discovery of the database availability group topology. Error: The fully qualified domain name for node 'AUSTIN' could not be found.". An Active Manager operation failed with a transient error. Please retry the operation. Error: A transient error occurred during discovery of the database availability group topology. Error: The fully qualified domain name for node 'AUSTIN' could not be found. Elapsed Time: 00:02:02 Mailbox Role Cancelled Finalizing Setup Cancelled

Hi First option Reinstall a server with name AUSTIN and install Exchange using setup.com /recoverserver Then uninstall it from control panel That's the supported and correct way to go If that doesn't work you can delete it with adsiedit, but be aware of it's unsupported and you need to be sure you do it right, or else you will have BIG problems.. Jonas Andersson MCTS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007/2010 | MCITP: EMA 2007/2010 | MCSE/MCSA Blog: http://www.testlabs.se/blog

I am uninstalling the new server ROME now, I will rename this server Austin, reinstall using the "setup.com /recoverserver" command and uninstall to remove it from active directory. I will let you know the outcome if you’re interested. Many thanks, -=j