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domain controller/exchange server dead, need to recover on secondary domain controller/exchange server

I had moved my windows 2003 domain controller which was running exchange 2003 to a different server running the same thing. After I confirmed that everything was running properly I decomissioned the old server. 3 months later the new server died. It's a long story but I do not have a backup. The old server is still a domain controller and exchange server in the domain. I have tried quite a few things to try and revert back to the old server but I am still having problems. My main priority is to get exchange running. I am able to add a user in active directory and assign the new mailbox to the old server but in ESM the mailbox does not show up. Has anyone had a similar situation like this that could give me some advice?

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Malli Boppe

manually remove the old exchange and DC from your network.Then creating a new user and send a test email so that the mailbox is created.

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I have removed the old server as a dc and an exchange server but I cannot send a test email because I cannot login via OWA.

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Vishal Breed

Please run Exchange Best Practices Analyzer tool "http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=DBAB201F-4BEE-4943-AC22-E2DDBD258DF3"

This will scan your AD and will detect all errors causing issues. To start with,
- you need to update TCP/IP configuration to not to point crashed AD server.
- Various services like Offline address book, recepient update services are configured to refer crashed server.

This will solve your exchange problems...

schwientekd

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I installed Outlook on the mail server and emails started showing up after I sent test messages. Also, instead of recreating accounts I just removed Exchange Attributes and then re-created the mailbox.