Hi, I did this my self recently. From a setup with 4 DAGs and 4 CAS arrays I only restored the 2 MBX servers running the DAG for one site. I did a repair install of the 2 CAS/HUB servers that where in the same site. For the restore I only did the system drive and then built new DB's as I didn’t have the space for the live DB's. I had to delete one copy of each DB from the DAG before it let me mount empty DB's and then add a second copy to the DAG
To clean out the rest I used adsi edit and started deleting the databases, servers, receive connectors, cas array objects etc of the dead servers from the configuration container. Not saying this is the rights way but my test lab runs without lots of errors about missing servers and is clean enough that I could install 2 new CAS/HUB/MBX servers in a new DAG. I am left with lots of mailboxes with the homemdb set wrong but that should be relatively easy to clean up as well. However this is a really dangerous way of sorting out the broken servers unless you are happy to start from scratch if you delete the wrong bit. Don’t try it unless you are happy playing with adsi edit in the configuration container. The most important bit to get right is to make sure you are on the test system. I set the background on the test to a really bright colour so its obvious!. If you delete from live I doubt you can get it working again if you even got the chance as you could be marched out the door! 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The firm reference number is 124451. ********************************************************************* -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Maglinger, Paul Sent: 28 October 2013 15:00 To: '[email protected]' Subject: [Exchange] RE: Remove DAG from environment 10 VM servers: 4 CAS/HUB 4 MB 2 CAS/HUB/MB 2 DAGs consisting of 2 MB and 1 CAS/HUB/MB each. 2 CAAs consisting of 2 CAS/HUB each. Each of the CAS/HUB/MB servers are for remote DR for the respective DAGs. Both DAGs show up in the EMC. We want to restore just one DAG (with just 2 MB servers) and one CAA into the development lab for testing. When we restored them we noticed that we could access mailboxes and see the email, but when we sent mail it would leave the outbox and disappear. I removed the CAS/HUB/MB server from the DAG and Windows cluster we want to test development on. All services are running on the remaining 2 MB servers. Event viewer on the MB servers look good except for where it's griping about getting to the MB servers that we didn't restore: Log Name: Application Source: MSExchangeRepl Date: 10/28/2013 8:32:59 AM Event ID: 4065 Task Category: Service Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: N/A Computer: COMSTAR1.scvl.com Description: The Microsoft Exchange Replication service sent a request to Hub Transport server GENSTAR3 to resubmit messages for database HQMBDB between time periods 10/25/2013 5:02:29 AM (UTC) and 10/25/2013 9:44:40 PM (UTC) failed. Error: Error 0x6ba (The RPC server is unavailable) from SubmitDumpsterMessages EEInfo: ComputerName: n/a EEInfo: ProcessID: 1936 EEInfo: Generation Time: 2013-10-28 13:32:59.678 EEInfo: Generating component: 2 EEInfo: Status: 0x000006BA EEInfo: Detection location: 501 EEInfo: Flags: 0 EEInfo: NumberOfParameters: 4 EEInfo: prm[0]: Unicode string: ncacn_ip_tcp EEInfo: prm[1]: Unicode string: GENSTAR3 EEInfo: prm[2]: Long val: 1106639585 (0x41F5FAE1) EEInfo: prm[3]: Long val: 1722 (0x000006BA) EEInfo: ComputerName: n/a EEInfo: ProcessID: 1936 EEInfo: Generation Time: 2013-10-28 13:32:59.678 EEInfo: Generating component: 18 EEInfo: Status: 0x000006BA EEInfo: Detection location: 1442 EEInfo: Flags: 0 EEInfo: NumberOfParameters: 1 EEInfo: prm[0]: Unicode string: GENSTAR3 EEInfo: ComputerName: n/a EEInfo: ProcessID: 1936 EEInfo: Generation Time: 2013-10-28 13:32:59.678 EEInfo: Generating component: 18 EEInfo: Status: 0x000006BA EEInfo: Detection location: 322 EEInfo: Flags: 0 EEInfo: NumberOfParameters: 0 EEInfo: ComputerName: n/a EEInfo: ProcessID: 1936 EEInfo: Generation Time: 2013-10-28 13:32:59.678 EEInfo: Generating component: 18 EEInfo: Status: 0x00002AFC EEInfo: Detection location: 320 EEInfo: Flags: 0 EEInfo: NumberOfParameters: 1 EEInfo: prm[0]: Unicode string: GENSTAR3 Event Xml: <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event";> <System> <Provider Name="MSExchangeRepl" /> <EventID Qualifiers="49156">4065</EventID> <Level>2</Level> <Task>1</Task> <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2013-10-28T13:32:59.000000000Z" /> <EventRecordID>518878</EventRecordID> <Channel>Application</Channel> <Computer>COMSTAR1.scvl.com</Computer> <Security /> </System> <EventData> <Data>GENSTAR3</Data> <Data>10/25/2013 5:02:29 AM</Data> <Data>10/25/2013 9:44:40 PM</Data> <Data>HQMBDB</Data> <Data>Error 0x6ba (The RPC server is unavailable) from SubmitDumpsterMessages EEInfo: ComputerName: n/a EEInfo: ProcessID: 1936 EEInfo: Generation Time: 2013-10-28 13:32:59.678 EEInfo: Generating component: 2 EEInfo: Status: 0x000006BA EEInfo: Detection location: 501 EEInfo: Flags: 0 EEInfo: NumberOfParameters: 4 EEInfo: prm[0]: Unicode string: ncacn_ip_tcp EEInfo: prm[1]: Unicode string: GENSTAR3 EEInfo: prm[2]: Long val: 1106639585 (0x41F5FAE1) EEInfo: prm[3]: Long val: 1722 (0x000006BA) EEInfo: ComputerName: n/a EEInfo: ProcessID: 1936 EEInfo: Generation Time: 2013-10-28 13:32:59.678 EEInfo: Generating component: 18 EEInfo: Status: 0x000006BA EEInfo: Detection location: 1442 EEInfo: Flags: 0 EEInfo: NumberOfParameters: 1 EEInfo: prm[0]: Unicode string: GENSTAR3 EEInfo: ComputerName: n/a EEInfo: ProcessID: 1936 EEInfo: Generation Time: 2013-10-28 13:32:59.678 EEInfo: Generating component: 18 EEInfo: Status: 0x000006BA EEInfo: Detection location: 322 EEInfo: Flags: 0 EEInfo: NumberOfParameters: 0 EEInfo: ComputerName: n/a EEInfo: ProcessID: 1936 EEInfo: Generation Time: 2013-10-28 13:32:59.678 EEInfo: Generating component: 18 EEInfo: Status: 0x00002AFC EEInfo: Detection location: 320 EEInfo: Flags: 0 EEInfo: NumberOfParameters: 1 EEInfo: prm[0]: Unicode string: GENSTAR3 </Data> </EventData> </Event> When I try to run the Queue viewer on TELSTAR1 to see where the messages are going, I get: Exchange cannot connect to the Microsoft Exchange Transport service on computer "TELSTAR1.scvl.com". Verify that the service is started. It was running the command 'get-queue.... blah blah blah... And the Transport service is running on TELSTAR1. However, the Microsoft Exchange Replication service on the CAA servers keep restarting. I see the following in the event viewer: Log Name: Application Source: MSExchange Mailbox Replication Date: 10/28/2013 9:00:56 AM Event ID: 1007 Task Category: Service Level: Warning Keywords: Classic User: N/A Computer: TELSTAR1.scvl.com Description: The Mailbox Replication service was unable to determine the set of active mailbox databases on a mailbox server. Mailbox server: GENSTAR3.scvl.com Error: MapiExceptionNetworkError: Unable to make admin interface connection to server. (hr=0x80040115, ec=-2147221227) Diagnostic context: ...... Lid: 11672 dwParam: 0x6BA Msg: EEInfo: NumberOfParameters: 0 Lid: 16280 dwParam: 0x6BA Msg: EEInfo: ComputerName: n/a Lid: 8600 dwParam: 0x6BA Msg: EEInfo: ProcessID: 4428 Lid: 12696 dwParam: 0x6BA Msg: EEInfo: Generation Time: 2013-10-28 14:00:56:695 Lid: 10648 dwParam: 0x6BA Msg: EEInfo: Generating component: 18 Lid: 14744 dwParam: 0x6BA Msg: EEInfo: Status: 11001 Lid: 9624 dwParam: 0x6BA Msg: EEInfo: Detection location: 320 Lid: 13720 dwParam: 0x6BA Msg: EEInfo: Flags: 0 Lid: 11672 dwParam: 0x6BA Msg: EEInfo: NumberOfParameters: 1 Lid: 8856 dwParam: 0x6BA Msg: EEInfo: prm[0]: Unicode string: GENSTAR3.scvl.com Lid: 24060 StoreEc: 0x80040115 Lid: 23746 Lid: 31938 StoreEc: 0x80040115 Lid: 19650 Lid: 27842 StoreEc: 0x80040115 Lid: 20866 Lid: 29058 StoreEc: 0x80040115 Event Xml: <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event";> <System> <Provider Name="MSExchange Mailbox Replication" /> <EventID Qualifiers="32772">1007</EventID> <Level>3</Level> <Task>1</Task> <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2013-10-28T14:00:56.000000000Z" /> <EventRecordID>897068</EventRecordID> <Channel>Application</Channel> <Computer>TELSTAR1.scvl.com</Computer> <Security /> </System> <EventData> <Data>GENSTAR3.scvl.com</Data> <Data>MapiExceptionNetworkError: Unable to make admin interface connection to server. (hr=0x80040115, ec=-2147221227) Diagnostic context: ...... Lid: 11672 dwParam: 0x6BA Msg: EEInfo: NumberOfParameters: 0 Lid: 16280 dwParam: 0x6BA Msg: EEInfo: ComputerName: n/a Lid: 8600 dwParam: 0x6BA Msg: EEInfo: ProcessID: 4428 Lid: 12696 dwParam: 0x6BA Msg: EEInfo: Generation Time: 2013-10-28 14:00:56:695 Lid: 10648 dwParam: 0x6BA Msg: EEInfo: Generating component: 18 Lid: 14744 dwParam: 0x6BA Msg: EEInfo: Status: 11001 Lid: 9624 dwParam: 0x6BA Msg: EEInfo: Detection location: 320 Lid: 13720 dwParam: 0x6BA Msg: EEInfo: Flags: 0 Lid: 11672 dwParam: 0x6BA Msg: EEInfo: NumberOfParameters: 1 Lid: 8856 dwParam: 0x6BA Msg: EEInfo: prm[0]: Unicode string: GENSTAR3.scvl.com Lid: 24060 StoreEc: 0x80040115 Lid: 23746 Lid: 31938 StoreEc: 0x80040115 Lid: 19650 Lid: 27842 StoreEc: 0x80040115 Lid: 20866 Lid: 29058 StoreEc: 0x80040115</Data> </EventData> </Event> Log Name: Application Source: MSExchange Common Date: 10/28/2013 9:00:57 AM Event ID: 4999 Task Category: General Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: N/A Computer: TELSTAR1.scvl.com Description: Watson report about to be sent for process id: 4428, with parameters: E12, c-RTL-AMD64, 14.02.0342.002, MSExchangeMailboxReplication, M.E.Data.Storage, M.E.D.S.A.ActiveManagerImplementation.GetServerInformationForDatabaseInternal, M.E.D.Storage.ObjectNotFoundException, 42f5, 14.02.0342.003. ErrorReportingEnabled: False Event Xml: <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event";> <System> <Provider Name="MSExchange Common" /> <EventID Qualifiers="16388">4999</EventID> <Level>2</Level> <Task>1</Task> <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2013-10-28T14:00:57.000000000Z" /> <EventRecordID>897069</EventRecordID> <Channel>Application</Channel> <Computer>TELSTAR1.scvl.com</Computer> <Security /> </System> <EventData> <Data>4428</Data> <Data>E12</Data> <Data>c-RTL-AMD64</Data> <Data>14.02.0342.002</Data> <Data>MSExchangeMailboxReplication</Data> <Data>M.E.Data.Storage</Data> <Data>M.E.D.S.A.ActiveManagerImplementation.GetServerInformationForDatabaseInternal</Data> <Data>M.E.D.Storage.ObjectNotFoundException</Data> <Data>42f5</Data> <Data>14.02.0342.003</Data> <Data>False</Data> <Data> </Data> </EventData> </Event> GENSTAR3 is a CAS/HUB/MB used for remote DR and part of the other DAG that we are not restoring in the development lab. So.... I'm trying to get rid of the all the stuff associated with the servers we didn't restore in order to clean up the event logs and try to troubleshoot where my email is going. That is, unless anyone sees an easier way of doing this. Thanks everybody, Paul -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael B. Smith Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 8:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Exchange] RE: Remove DAG from environment I think you are confusing your terms. Please state your topology in more details. Thank. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Maglinger, Paul Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 4:44 PM To: New Exchange List ([email protected]) Subject: [Exchange] Remove DAG from environment Exchange 2010 SP 2 environment running on VMs consisting of 2 DAGs. If we wanted to restore the VMs in our development environment, but only have one of the DAGs, is there a way to remove the other DAG? I can't see a way of doing it without having at least one member of the other DAG up. -Paul
