I saw that article, but it also says " If you cannot install or run Exchange System Manager, you may use the ADSI Edit snap-in to manually remove enough of 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. Microsoft does not recommend that you use this method unless you intend to immediately reinstall the server in the same administrative group, because you may have to manually remove or edit many attributes on objects throughout Active Directory."
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Knoch Jr., James W Sent: Tuesday, 31 July 2007 16:59 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Deleting dead Exch server I think you're looking for this article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/833396/ Since your server is dead, just go to the section titled: "Remove the Exchange 2003 server from Active Directory" It's as simple as using ADSI Edit to remove the server (simple as in right-click, delete). I had to do this on a deleted Exchange 5.5 server that just wouldn't go away after 2 months. Good luck! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Albert Duro Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 9:15 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Re: Deleting dead Exch server Google IS my friend, and I had found and followed both articles. But both articles assume that the old box is still available, and give no clues as to how to remove a dead box (that persists in ESM and AD). Thanks, Dean. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dean Cunningham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 1:53 PM Subject: RE: Deleting dead Exch server Try this one? http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Remove-Exchange-server-entire-Exchan ge-organization.html and http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822931&Product=e xch2003 google is your friend :-) cheers Dean -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Albert Duro Sent: Tuesday, 31 July 2007 03:28 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Re: Deleting dead Exch server Thanks, Ed. I had seen this article, but it *seemed* to remove the entire Exchange org, rather than just one server. Did I read it wrong? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Crowley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 8:08 AM Subject: RE: Deleting dead Exch server > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;273478 > > > Ed Crowley MCSE+I MVP > "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems." > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Albert > Duro > Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 7:46 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Deleting dead Exch server > > Non-production environment; Server 2003; Exchange 2003; both Standard. > > I used the swing to upgrade from an older box to a newer one. Both are > DCs. > > I went through all the steps to remove the first Exchange server, and then > turned off the old box without uninstalling anything, just to make sure > that > everything AD and Exchange had transferred cleanly, and that I'd have a > rollback option. > Naturally, the old box died while it was off line. So now I have a > phantom > Exch server in ESM and AD, and a phantom DC in AD. > I know how to clean out a phantom DC, but the Exchange part I'm not so > sure > about. ESM won't even let me touch it --as soon as I click on the phantom > server, ESM seizes up. 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