Yes; but there's a chance I could end up with a similar scenario in production down the road a ways... Mainly test lab right now, though. The test lab is used for ongoing evaluation of changes and patches, so if I can avoid blowing it up, I'd like to. :-)
********************** Charlie Kaiser MCSE, CCNA Systems Engineer Essex Credit / Brickwalk 510 595 5083 ********************** > -----Original Message----- > From: Fyodorov, Andrey FTL [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 7:58 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Retiring E2K3 server > > That's just a test lab, right? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Charlie > Kaiser > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 1:12 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Retiring E2K3 server > > > I have a test lab set up for my E2K3 migration. I've put in > one E2K3 server > and one 5.5 server, migrated everything from the 5.5 to the > E2K3, removed > the 5.5 server as per the MS docs. All went well. Now I've > added a second > E2K3 server and want to remove the first one in order to redeploy the > hardware. I've followed almost all the steps in > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822931 > &Product=exch2 > 003. > I'm not clear on something; it says to rehome the connectors; > all I have is > one SMTP connector, but I don't see an obvious way to rehome > it. I set the > bridgehead for it to the new server; is that all I have to > do? Also, it says > to run setup and uninstall E2K3. In 5.5 it was acceptable > practice to shut > down the services on the 5.5 box for a while and make sure > everything worked > before removing the server. Is that the same in E2K3? I hate > doing something > as permanent as an uninstall until I know it will work OK > without the server > there, but I don't know what will happen if I shut down the first E2K3 > server. Uninstall is, I'm sure, cleaner for the org/AD; I'd > rather not end > up with orphaned stuff in there. Anyone done this yet? > > > ********************** > Charlie Kaiser > MCSE, CCNA > Systems Engineer > Essex Credit / Brickwalk > 510 595 5083 > ********************** > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t > ext_mode=&lang > =english > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > %%email.unsub%% > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t ext_mode=&lang=english > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > %%email.unsub%% > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
