Outbound Fails after Shutdown
I recently installed Windows Server 2003 and Exchange 2003 into an existing Exchange Site (Exchange 2000).
The Exchange 2000 was installed on a Domain controler (don't ask) but the Ex2K3 is installed as a Member Server.
I changed the IP address of the 2000 from 172.16.128.2 to 172.16.128.5. Then I changed the Ex2K3 IP to 172.16.128.2. This way I don't have to change the router settings. Performed ipconfig /registerdns on both machines and made sure a MX record was located in DNS.
I moved the users mailboxes over to the 2K3 and migrated the Public Folders. Everything works great....EXCEPT When I shutdown the old Exchange 2000 server just to test for functionality. Then I can't send mail outbound. Everything else works inbound and internally (both sending and receiving).
I went into the 2K3 server queue and notice the email that I have sent is just sitting there? It is inside the Default SMTP Virtual Server. I will be removing the Exch2K server eventually.
Just to check I started up the 2000 server and then forced a connection of the Queue. The message were sent. So it is still using the Old Exch2000 for relay. How I can make the new Exch2003 be the primary and only server?
The Exchange 2000 was installed on a Domain controler (don't ask) but the Ex2K3 is installed as a Member Server.
I changed the IP address of the 2000 from 172.16.128.2 to 172.16.128.5. Then I changed the Ex2K3 IP to 172.16.128.2. This way I don't have to change the router settings. Performed ipconfig /registerdns on both machines and made sure a MX record was located in DNS.
I moved the users mailboxes over to the 2K3 and migrated the Public Folders. Everything works great....EXCEPT When I shutdown the old Exchange 2000 server just to test for functionality. Then I can't send mail outbound. Everything else works inbound and internally (both sending and receiving).
I went into the 2K3 server queue and notice the email that I have sent is just sitting there? It is inside the Default SMTP Virtual Server. I will be removing the Exch2K server eventually.
Just to check I started up the 2000 server and then forced a connection of the Queue. The message were sent. So it is still using the Old Exch2000 for relay. How I can make the new Exch2003 be the primary and only server?
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Enough playing with things really helps Expecially when you are here on the weekend and there isn't anybody needing email.
Here is what I did.
I made sure that both Exchange servers were up and running (Exchange 2000 and Exchange 2003). They were both in the same site.
I navitgated to First Administrative Group > Connectors. When to the Properties of the SMTP Connector. The first thing you see is that the only server that is configured as a Bridgehead server is the OLD Exchange Server. I added the Exchange 2003 to the list. Then sent an email. It worked (It should work, they are both up).
Then I removed the OLD Exchange 2000 server from the list. Sent an email......It worked.
I then shutdown the OLD Exchange 2000 Server. Then I sent another email....AGAIN IT WORKED!!!!
I'm happy...and I'm going home. :)
TRICK: I used MSN Messenger 6.1 with the New Mail Notification Alert to let me know when I received new email. That way I'm sure that when I send an email from my local Outlook Account to my hotmail account that it was recevied.