exchange server on DC, DC demoted and promoted to same name. bad?
heh,
I have a test server i have as a child domain with 2003 exchange installed.
i had a issue with dns and demoted it. i then re-promoted it as the same child domain.
(only dc in child domain so the domain was completely removed.
exchange is upset :)
any way to recover from that?
its a second exchange server in our org. The other is a production exchange server and running fine.
I have a test server i have as a child domain with 2003 exchange installed.
i had a issue with dns and demoted it. i then re-promoted it as the same child domain.
(only dc in child domain so the domain was completely removed.
exchange is upset :)
any way to recover from that?
its a second exchange server in our org. The other is a production exchange server and running fine.
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they were off.
yes same box.
i have to go check on it.
i restarted it last night and it never came back up :D
#*($*#$)(#
its across the building, ill check why its offline in a bit
yes same box.
i have to go check on it.
i restarted it last night and it never came back up :D
#*($*#$)(#
its across the building, ill check why its offline in a bit
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heh.
im still waiting for it to logon :|
I am gong to guess yoru 100% right.. plus with confidence like that.. who am i to argue :)
I just hope i can gracefully uninstall it first from my exchange org
im still waiting for it to logon :|
I am gong to guess yoru 100% right.. plus with confidence like that.. who am i to argue :)
I just hope i can gracefully uninstall it first from my exchange org
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my server is really upset with me.
its a brand new dell running raid 10 15K drives, dual 3Gig xeons 4G ram... and
i watched it "applying settings" at logon for 15 minutes.
and i cant logon to RDP anymore.
I guess were in a fight or something ? :o
its a brand new dell running raid 10 15K drives, dual 3Gig xeons 4G ram... and
i watched it "applying settings" at logon for 15 minutes.
and i cant logon to RDP anymore.
I guess were in a fight or something ? :o
The slow login is classic DNS or other network issues. Can you access the server remotely via Computer Manager from another machine? If so, get on to the services and disable all the Exchange related services. Then reboot the machine. It may come up a bit quicker.
Simon.
Simon.
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thanks will do
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andi got right in using compute rmanagement, using IP.
RDP still down via IP.
will go to console
RDP still down via IP.
will go to console
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ummm.. i cant stop the service.. my comuter management dies. I cant install Rkill, it gets to installing the service and locks.
its been "applying computer settings again for a few hours. if i ever get logged in, i probably will not be able to stop the service. its stuck in that "starting" mode.
its the exchange SA service.
ideas?
its been "applying computer settings again for a few hours. if i ever get logged in, i probably will not be able to stop the service. its stuck in that "starting" mode.
its the exchange SA service.
ideas?
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ok ill try again.. i banged f8 till my finger turned red.
it dont beep on post, i dont know exactly when to hit it, i figured after all the hardware stuff (scsi etc)
but it dint work.
im in the registry.. figured changing startup value has to work?
it dont beep on post, i dont know exactly when to hit it, i figured after all the hardware stuff (scsi etc)
but it dint work.
im in the registry.. figured changing startup value has to work?
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simon was right.. it was wicked bust a@&
Reinstall of exchange did not work btw. services started, but it still would not load most the stuff in ESM. some ldap error.
So uninstall, reinstall .. wah lah.
fyi it worked to disable those services via remote regedit, then cold boot the heap. probably a little quicker than doing it via safe mode.
Reinstall of exchange did not work btw. services started, but it still would not load most the stuff in ESM. some ldap error.
So uninstall, reinstall .. wah lah.
fyi it worked to disable those services via remote regedit, then cold boot the heap. probably a little quicker than doing it via safe mode.
any errors in the application log?
what is the status of the exchange services?