How do I know who the first Exchange server in an Org is?
Hi,
I have to delete an exchange server from our network. Unfortunately I cant do it cleanly. How can i tell if it is the first Exchange 2003 server in our org?
Thanks
Drew
April 24th, 2012 3:03pm
Hi Drew
The first Exchange server usually holds the OAB generator and RUS roles but these could have been moved to another server at some point. If you follow the guide below (I'm sure you have seen it already) and just skip over anything that you do not find
on the server you are deleting.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822931
Cheers, Steve
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April 24th, 2012 3:49pm
most objects in AD have a whenCreated attribute. Look for this.
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April 24th, 2012 4:13pm
Shut it down for few days even weeks to see if something breaks.
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April 24th, 2012 4:34pm
Hi Sam,
Any updates?Frank Wang
TechNet Community Support
April 25th, 2012 11:34pm
Nope.. not yet. The project to retire the server keeps getting put off.
I think all the roles have been removed from the server so it "could" be off with no issues.
Thnaks for the replies.
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May 18th, 2012 2:02pm