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deinstalling Exchange 2003
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I just Installed a new server that is running exchange 2010 on server 2008. I moved all the mailboxes over from the older server that is running exchange 2003. and the New server has taken all the roles over that the old server had.
Is there a way to check if the server has taken all the roles? After this Do I just deinstall exchange?
Also the old server was acting as DC on the network. How Do I make the new server the primary DC? so then I can decommission the old server completely?
Thanks Martin
I just Installed a new server that is running exchange 2010 on server 2008. I moved all the mailboxes over from the older server that is running exchange 2003. and the New server has taken all the roles over that the old server had.
Is there a way to check if the server has taken all the roles? After this Do I just deinstall exchange?
Also the old server was acting as DC on the network. How Do I make the new server the primary DC? so then I can decommission the old server completely?
Thanks Martin
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There is nothing called primary and secondary DC when talking about Active Directory. All DCs are more or less equal
make sure your new DC is running DNS and that all clients are pointing to it as their DNS server, also make sure to set it as Global Catalog if you don't have any other GC on the network (a part from the one you are about to uninstall)
then you can demote the old one safely.
However do NOT demote it before uninstalling exchange from it
make sure your new DC is running DNS and that all clients are pointing to it as their DNS server, also make sure to set it as Global Catalog if you don't have any other GC on the network (a part from the one you are about to uninstall)
then you can demote the old one safely.
However do NOT demote it before uninstalling exchange from it
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hi
the steps you send me arent those the steps I had to do before installing the exchange?
the steps you send me arent those the steps I had to do before installing the exchange?
probably some, however nothing you can't do now
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hi
Just reading through the instructions. Do all these steps get done on the old server?
after i do these steps i just deinstall exchange?
Just reading through the instructions. Do all these steps get done on the old server?
after i do these steps i just deinstall exchange?
follow all the steps when you finish the 4 parts try uninstalling exchange 2003. if you didn't finish them all exchange won't agree to uninstall
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when running the comand it give me the message that the command is right but not for this machine.
Setup.com /PrepareLegacyExchangePerm
any ideas
Setup.com /PrepareLegacyExchangePerm
any ideas
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it seems to me the problem is that this wont work because I only have the 64 bit version of Exchange 2010.
Do I need to get a hold of a 32 bit version to make this work, or is there actually a 32 bit version out there?
Do I need to get a hold of a 32 bit version to make this work, or is there actually a 32 bit version out there?
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went well
there is only 64bits of 2k10. run the setup/pl from the server that is running 2k.10
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I did dcpromo before I installed exchange.
Did that make it the primary DC?