You are correct. I've had this article tagged to the wrong subject for who knows how long. This should be the correct article (and I've updated my FAQ): http://support.microsoft.com/kb/833396/en-us.
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 8:28 AM 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. If I did a metadata cleanup on the old server, > would > that cleanly dispose of the Exchange server, or is there something else I > need to do? > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange > To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ > 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. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange > To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ > 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. > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ 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. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ 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.
