I have the procedure to update the DN of the
siteFolderServer, but I am not familiar with sending "a meeting request for the
AG to accept to cause it to update." Could you please point me to the
specific KB you are referring to.
Hmm.. It's possible that the
clients are using one of those replicas then. It's also possible that some
clients take longer than they should to get/update their data.
I may have misread the first time to read
the folder itself. In your case, it sounds like the attribute didn't
update and I would expect bpa to read that attribute and try to contact the
server. When that fails, it would be consistent if it reported an error.
I don't see it as a big deal to change the
attribute to reflect the correct server. Did you already see the KB
related? Basically, you would update the DN of the siteFolderServer and send a
meeting request for the AG to accept to cause it to update.
Doesn't sound critical as long as you have
the replicas in place.
Al
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on
behalf of Rittenhouse, Cindy (Police)
Sent: Tue 8/23/2005 10:51
AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir]
OT-Exchange 2003 Site Folder Server
During the Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003 migration, all
public folders and system folders were moved to the first Exchange 2003 server
and then removed from the Exchange 5.5 server using pfmigrate. Public folders
and system folders were then replicated to other Exchange 2003 servers. The
Exchange 5.5 server was then removed from the Exchange organization. This
deleted exchange 5.5 server is listed as the Admin Group
siteFolderServer.
The migration was completed 6 months ago, and nobody has
reported any problems. If this were a critical issue, I also would have expected
to see some type of problem arise. There are several replicas of the system
folders, which is why I was hoping to find more information on the purpose of
the siteFolderServer.
Site Folder Considerations
The first Exchange server that is installed into an administrative group
contains the administrative group's site folders. The site folders maintain
copies of the offline address list and the free and busy data for that
administrative group. The site folders also hold replicas of other site folders
from other administrative groups. If you try to delete a store that contains the
site folders, Exchange System Manager will not delete the store until the site
folders have been re-homed to another server in the administrative group.
Therefore, to remove the first Exchange server in an administrative group, or
to remove the public folder store that contains the site folders, you must first
replicate the public folders to another Exchange server in the administrative
group. Additionally, you must replicate the offline address list and the
Schedule+ Free/Busy folder to another server.
Are you sure things are working correctly? Those folders
should be there for proper operation.
I would expect some issues if that copy is missing or incorrect,
although it could be housed elsewhere and the updates didn't occur
correctly. Where's the server that's missing and what were you planning to
do to correct the issue?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on
behalf of Rittenhouse, Cindy (Police)
Sent: Tue 8/23/2005 9:21
AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ActiveDir]
OT-Exchange 2003 Site Folder Server
Good
morning,
Can anybody explain
the purpose of the site folder server in an Exchange 2003 native mode
organization. The reason I am asking is because I recently ran the Exchange
Best Practices Analyzer and the only critical issue it found was the Admin Group
Site Folder Server deleted. My organization is now in native mode
(msExchAdminGroupMode value = 0), my default offline address list server is
defined, in my system folders I have at least 2 replicas of all Offline Address
Books and Schedule + Free Busy folders, and things seem to be functioning OK. I
have the procedure to correct the problem, but I would really like a better
understanding of the purpose of the site folder and the implications of not have
it defined.
Thanks
Cynthia
Rittenhouse, MCSE
Network Administrator
County of
Lancaster
Lancaster, PA 17602
Phone:(717)293-7274
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