The dead servers were deleted via AD Users and Computers. They're gone. I
can't see them in ADSIEdit or LDP (unless there are references to their
GUIDs that I missed). But every time we rebuilt the nodes we used the same
virtual server name. Same node names, as well.
I should mention that our production mailboxes are still running 5.5, and I
have several CAs running, including a two-way between the DC and the primary
5.5 server for mailboxes, custom recipients, etc; another two-way between
the same servers for public folders; and a two-way from the DC to the SRS
server.
In AD Users and Computers, I see multiple entries within <domain root> |
CN=Exchange System Objects. For example, I have
CN=Default-1,CN=Microsoft Exchange System Objects,...
CN=Default-2,CN=Microsoft Exchange System Objects,...
CN=Default-3,CN=Microsoft Exchange System Objects,...
CN=exchangeV1,CN=Microsoft Exchange System Objects,...
CN=exchangeV1-1,CN=Microsoft Exchange System Objects,...
CN=exchangeV1-2,CN=Microsoft Exchange System Objects,...
CN=exchangeV1-3,CN=Microsoft Exchange System Objects,...
CN=exchweb,CN=Microsoft Exchange System Objects,...
CN=exchweb-1,CN=Microsoft Exchange System Objects,...
CN=exchweb-2,CN=Microsoft Exchange System Objects,...
CN=exchweb-3,CN=Microsoft Exchange System Objects,...
Others include GlobalEvents, GlobalEvents-1, -2, -3, -4;
internal, internal-1, -2, -3, -4;
microsoft, microsoft-1, -2, -3;
new accts & changes, new accts & changes1, new accts & changes-1, new accts
& changes11, new accts & changes-2;
CN=OWAScratchPad{5E5367FF-AC00-4208-8FC7-D9136998F47C},
OWAScratchPad{CE3578CB-4681-44D4-8503-3B3E903D2C1F},
OWAScratchPad{CE3578CB-4681-44D4-8503-3B3E903D2C1F}-1, -2, -3;
Schema-root, -1, -2, -3;
StoreEvents{5E5367FF-AC00-4208-8FC7-D9136998F47C},
StoreEvents{CE3578CB-4681-44D4-8503-3B3E903D2C1F}, -1, -2, -3
We only have two E2K servers in the organization. I believe the first GUID
referenced in OWAScratchPad and StoreEvents refers to an E2K server being
used for SRS; the multiple instances of the second GUID lead me to believe
it refers to the several instances of the cluster that have appeared and
been killed over time. The GUIDs referenced don't match the actual GUIDs of
the servers (as shown in LDP), but that's the only thing I can think of.
Is it time to bring in MSFT?
-----Original Message-----
From: Jojo Solis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 1:48 AM
To: Exchange Discussions
Subject: RE: Many stopped Virtual Servers
used ADSI to remove the dead server.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Hill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, 2 July 2002 6:13 AM
To: Exchange Discussions
Subject: Many stopped Virtual Servers
Exch2K SP2, Win2K AS SP2, 2-node MSCS Cluster.
I am in the process of setting up a new Exchange server and I notice that
each of the Protocols folders (HTTP, IMAP4, POP3, SMTP) has 5 stopped
virtual servers and one functional virtual server. I don't see any way to
remove the old servers and I have no idea where they came from. I also
notice four instances of every public folder name in First Storage Group |
xxx Public Folders | Public Folders.
The only thing that occurs to me is that we have dropped and rebuilt the two
cluster nodes several times, including at least three complete cluster
rebuilds during which we wiped the data directories, deleted the two servers
from AD, and reinstalled Win2K etc from scratch. In every case that I know
about, we just killed the servers without uninstalling Exchange.
I guess I have three questions:
1. Were we complete imbeciles for killing the servers the way we did? I
realize *now* I should have removed Exch beforehand. Nuts.
2. Was the abrupt removal of the previous clusters the cause of our grief?
3. Is there anything I can do to remove the dead virtual servers?
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