If you look at the replica on any of the other servers, does the 2007 server show up in their replica list?
From: Stringham, Steven [mailto:sstri...@lrlaw.com] Sent: Thursday, March 7, 2013 7:34 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Stupid ex2007 lesson learned Goal - kill my last 2007 server in my environment. So, I will have 2003 (no active mailboxes - just a gateway that needs upgrading to get to 2010) and 2010 servers. I need to remove the replica so I can uninstall Ex2007 from that server/ kill that datastore. ________________________________ From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 9:42 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Stupid ex2007 lesson learned What is the goal here? Why are you trying to get rid of the PF replica? That particular OAB is always required. Do you have ANY other Exchange servers in the environment? From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Sunday, March 3, 2013 10:45 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Stupid ex2007 lesson learned In re (1) and (2): Setup /m:RecoverServer For (3): I'll have to read in detail and respond tomorrow. I've been away for the weekend. From: Sobey, Richard A [mailto:r.so...@imperial.ac.uk] Sent: Sunday, March 3, 2013 11:32 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Stupid ex2007 lesson learned (1) And (2) I'd have done the same as you. Unless you have the AD recycle bin enabled. The server gets put in the right AD groups during setup, so adding it back if you create the computer account manually is a necessary step afaik. From: bounce-9586290-8066...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com<mailto:bounce-9586290-8066...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> [mailto:bounce-9586290-8066...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] On Behalf Of Stringham, Steven Sent: 01 March 2013 22:03 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Stupid ex2007 lesson learned Part 1- Question: Ok, I did a stupid thing. I have a single Ex2007 server in my world - no users on it. The truth of it is that I want to kill/retire that server. I made the mistake of removing the computer from AD (I was removing something else, and well....). So, to fix it, I jumped on the server (2008sp1) using the local administrator account, and removed it from the domain. Then I added it back. Now, exchange transport services on it won't start and the ex ad discovery service is going crazy. So, I can't remove the connectors or data stores... so I can't just uninstall exchange. Lots of errors - ad discovery in particular. So, based on this, what would you have done, given the same stupid mistake? How to get the machine back in the domain and happy with exchange - so I can remove it. Part 2 - Solution: After adding the server back to the domain, I ended up having to add the computer object back into these groups in AD: * Exchange Install Domain Servers * Exchange Servers * Exchange Trusted Subsystem Once I did that, the problems went away and I was able to get the sucker working again - with a couple of reboots. Lessons learned. Part 3: New question (MBS - this is kinda for you). On that Ex2007 server - I have a public folder database. There is one PF replica that I cannot seem to kill. It has zero items in it. Here is my PF replica list from that server. The one that won't die is the exchange administrative group. The replica is listed on other servers, I can add it to this server's list, but when I edit the PF to remove the replica, it still does not get removed. The IsDeletePending field goes true, but it does not die. Until it does, I cannot remove the PF database, and hence can't retire the server. Any ideas? There are recommendations out there of just using ADSIEdit to kill the entry for the PF DB from AD. That makes me nervous. Name ItemCount ---- --------- EX:/o=LewisRoca/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT) 0 globalevents 0 internal 0 OWAScratchPad{FBBCDFF5-ACE3-4D11-9C27-F1CBE54B0A74} 0 StoreEvents{FBBCDFF5-ACE3-4D11-9C27-F1CBE54B0A74} 0 get-publicfolderstatistics: AdminDisplayName : Offline Address Book - Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT) AssociatedItemCount : 0 ContactCount : 0 CreationTime : 4/22/2010 4:42:18 PM DeletedItemCount : 0 EntryId : 000000001A447390AA6611CD9BC800AA002FC45A0300F8FE727C47A18A43AA0CAF3196B05B6F0000000000080000 ExpiryTime : FolderPath : OFFLINE ADDRESS BOOK\EX:/o=LewisRoca/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT) IsDeletePending : True ItemCount : 0 LastAccessTime : 2/28/2013 5:02:24 PM LastModificationTime : 3/1/2013 10:10:13 AM Name : EX:/o=LewisRoca/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT) OwnerCount : 0 TotalAssociatedItemSize : 0B TotalDeletedItemSize : 0B TotalItemSize : 0B ServerName : LRODCEX2 StorageGroupName : ODCEX2_SG2 DatabaseName : Public Folder Database Identity : 000000001A447390AA6611CD9BC800AA002FC45A0300F8FE727C47A18A43AA0CAF3196B05B6F0000000000080000 IsValid : True OriginatingServer : lrodcex2.lrlaw.com Thanks Steven Stringham ________________________________ For more information about Lewis and Roca LLP, please go to www.lewisandroca.com<http://www.lewisandroca.com/>. 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