Migration & Deployment : : Exchange 2. Articles : : Articles & Tutorials : : MSExchange. The first question is – Why do I need to remove Exchange Server from my systems? The answer is – Normally never because Exchange Server 2. Exchange objects it may be necessary to remove an Exchange Server or the entire Exchange organization from Active Directory. An often used reason is the removal of the first Exchange Server from a site because the hardware of this Exchange Server is too old.
The first Exchange Server in a Site has some special functionality so you must be careful of what you do – but more later. REMOVE EXCHANGE FROM ONE SERVERBefore you remove a Microsoft Exchange Server 2. Take steps to move those roles to another server before you follow the steps in this article to remove the Exchange Server. For example, the server may hold special roles such SRS server or routing group master, or the server could be listed as a bridgehead server on a connector such as an SMTP connector or a routing group connector. Be sure to remove the Exchange Server after you transfer the server specific Exchange roles.
If you forget this, you may experience adverse effects including the following: Mail flow may stop if the server is a Exchange bridgehead server. Mail flow may be adversely affected if the server is the routing group master, because the link state data for the remaining servers in the site is not updated for each other and the link state data for the remaining servers in the site is not updated to other sites. Outlook and OWA Free/busy problems may occur if the server is the site folder server.
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- This article describes the steps to automatically or manually remove Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 from your computer. Before you can remove Exchange.
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And many other effects that you will notice after the removal Before you remove Exchange 2. Exchange server. It is not possible to remove an Exchange Server when it has mounted mailboxes. If you think it is enough to dismount and delete every Exchange store – you are wrong.
This is not a solution. After all mailbox- enabled users have been disconnected; you can use the Exchange 2. Setup program to remove Exchange 2. If you are not able to use the Exchange 2.
Setup program to remove Exchange 2. Exchange 2. 00. 3. You must first stop and disable all Exchange services. Then you must use Registry Editor to remove registry keys that are part of the Exchange installation.
How to manually remove Exchange Server 2003 from. Never fear you can manually pick out Exchange 2003 if you. image of a SBS 2003 didn’t cleanly uninstall like. How to Uninstall a Stubborn Exchange Server. If you want to manually uninstall an Exchange server. In Exchange 2003 and Exchange 2000.
After you have removed the registry keys, you must remove and then reinstall Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS). You must then reinstall any service packs or security updates that had been installed on your server. High level Steps. I will not explain every step, because I think that some processes are self explanatory. If you have any questions, look through the Knowledge Base articles that you can find at the end of this article.
Use the Active Directory User and Computers snap- in to disconnect all mailbox- enabled users. Run the Exchange Server 2. Setup program to remove the installed components. Manually remove Exchange 2. Stop and disable the Exchange 2. Use Registry Editor to remove the Exchange registry keys.
Remove and reinstall the Internet Information Server (IIS) component. Remove the Exchange 2. Exchange 5. 5 Admin program. Remove the Exchange 2. Active Directory. Use the /removeorg switch to remove the whole Exchange 2. Active Directory Stop and disable the Exchange 2.
Set the start up type of the following services to disabled and stop the services: Distributed Transaction Coordinator. Internet Information Services (IIS) Admin Service. Microsoft Exchange Event. Microsoft Exchange Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP4).
Microsoft Exchange Information Store. Microsoft Exchange Message Transfer Agent (MTA) Stacks. Microsoft Exchange Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3).
Microsoft Exchange Routing Engine. Microsoft Exchange Site Replication Service. Microsoft Exchange System Attendant. Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP). Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) Use Registry Editor to remove the following Exchange registry keys: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Exchange.
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Svc HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Current. Control. Set\Services\RESvc Remove and reinstall the Internet Information Services (IIS) component Remove IIS over the Add/Remove feature of the computer. After you have removed Exchange, you can reinstall IIS if necessary. Remove the Exchange 2. Exchange 5. 5 Admin program. If the Exchange 2. Exchange Server 5.
Exchange 5. 5 Admin program, you must delete the Exchange 2. Exchange 5. 5 Admin program. Remove the Exchange 2.
Active Directory. Start the Exchange System Manager to remove the server object expand Administrative Groups / “your administrative Group Name” /Servers. Figure 1: Remove server in ESMIf you cannot run Exchange System Manager, you may use the ADSI Edit snap- in to manually remove the server attributes so that you can try a successful reinstallation. This method does not perform cleanups of references to the server object outside the server's own container. ADSIEDIT is part of the Windows 2. You can find the support tools on the Windows 2. CD under the folder \Support\TOOLS.
Install the support tools by double clicking SUPTOOLS. MSI. Figure 2: Remove server with ADSIEDITUse the /removeorg switch to remove the whole Microsoft Exchange 2. Active Directory.
You can use the /removeorg switch with the Exchange 2. Setup program to remove the whole Exchange 2.
Active Directory. The /removeorg switch removes the Organization container and all sub- containers from Active Directory. You can run this command from any server in the forest, not just from an Exchange 2. This command does not remove services, files, or registry keys. Important: Do not use this method unless you want to remove Exchange completely from your enterprise.
The /removeorg switch will remove all the Exchange servers from your organization. If you do this inadvertently, you may be forced to reinstall all the Exchange servers in your enterprise. How to Remove the First Exchange 2. Server Computer from the Site. Removing of Exchange 2. Exchange Server in the site (administrative group) is a little bit different from a normal Exchange deinstallation. The high level steps are: Replicate All Public Folders to Another Server.
Rehome Connectors to Another Server. Rehome the Schedule+ Free Busy Folder.
Remove the First Exchange 2. Server Computer. Rehome the Offline Address Book Folder. Rehome the Recipient Update Service (RUS). Designate Another Server to Be the Routing Group Master. Move Mailboxes to Another Server The first Exchange Server 2.
Offline Address Book folder. Schedule+ Free Busy folder. Events Root folder, and other system folders Replicate All Public Folders to another Server. All public folders and system folders that are housed on the first Exchange 2.
Exchange 2. 00. 3 computer that is in the site. Rehome the Recipient Update Service (RUS)In Exchange System Manager, expand Recipients, and then click Recipient Update Services. Under “General” click “Browse” right of “Exchange Server” and select the Server that should host the Recipient Update Service. Figure 3: Rehome RUSDesignate another Server to Be the Routing Group Master. If this server is the routing group master, you must designate another server to be the routing group master.
Figure 4: Change the Routing Group Master. If this Exchange 2.
Site Replication Service (SRS) installed and running on it, you must create a new SRS in Exchange System Manager. To do this, follow these steps: Start Exchange System Manager on the Exchange Server 2. SRS, and then expand Tools. Right- click Site Replication Service, click New, and then click Site Replication Service. When you receive the “Are you sure you want to install a new Site Replication Service on this server (Server. Name)” prompt, click Yes. When you receive the order to create a Site Replication Service on the local machine, enter the password for the Exchange service account (Domain\service account) prompt, type the password for the Exchange service account.
This creates the SRS, and it also creates an associated configuration Connection Agreement. Rehome Connectors to another Server. If this Exchange Server 2.
Exchange 2. 00. 3 computer from the routing group. For example, if the source server hosts an X. For information how to setup a SMTP connector see the following article: http: //www.
Configuring- SMTP- Connector. Move Mailboxes to another Server Use Active Directory Users and Computers or the Exchange System Manager to move mailboxes. Remove the First Exchange 2. Server Computer Insert the Exchange Server 2. CD in the CR- ROM drive in the Exchange 2. Remove for each component that has been installed.