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There are differeing opinions on this one.<br />
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Technically yes, if you evect the passive the cluster is basically a stand alone as there is no passive to fail to.<br />
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Personally I don't like things configured that way. &nbsp;What I would do is setup a server to be your mailbox server and most your users over to that to keep the config clean. &nbsp;You are opening yourself up to issues as the other way you are basically running a broken cluster.
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There are differeing opinions on this one.

Technically yes, if you evect the passive the cluster is basically a stand alone as there is no passive to fail to.

Personally I don't like things configured that way.  What I would do is setup a server to be your mailbox server and most your users over to that to keep the config clean.  You are opening yourself up to issues as the other way you are basically running a broken cluster.

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Thanks TyBeatty,<br />
Would you suggest formatting/reinstalling the OS before performing the reinstall as well or could I get away with just rebooting after the removal of exchange/cms/cluster?
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Thanks TyBeatty,
Would you suggest formatting/reinstalling the OS before performing the reinstall as well or could I get away with just rebooting after the removal of exchange/cms/cluster?

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We are having issues with hardware on our passive node and after several months of replacing hardware we've decided to evict passive node and just go with a single mailbox server. &nbsp;Can I just evict the passive node from the cluster or should I remove exchange/cluster/cms from active and passive nodes and reinstall mailbox role on the current active node?
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We are having issues with hardware on our passive node and after several months of replacing hardware we've decided to evict passive node and just go with a single mailbox server.  Can I just evict the passive node from the cluster or should I remove exchange/cluster/cms from active and passive nodes and reinstall mailbox role on the current active node?

Exchange 2007 CCR - remove passive node and leave cluster and active node?

Exchange is the server side of a collaborative application product that is part of the Microsoft Server infrastructure. Exchange's major features include email, calendaring, contacts and tasks, support for mobile and web-based access to information, and support for data storage.