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Exchange server 2010 and Domain Controller

I am trying to prepare for some serve upgrades in a month or so. Currently I am running exchange server 2010 on a Windows 2003 R2 server. When exchange was initially installed the computer was a Domain controller. I am looking at upgrading a couple servers to Windows 2008 R2. Because I wanted to upgrade Active Directory to 2008. I was thinking of moving the Domain Controller off the Exchange server. Before I upgrade the system I have 4 other Domain Controllers, Running windows 2003. How do make my exchange server a member server?

spiderwilk007

I am having a hard time understanding the question. Could you explain a little more what you mean by "How do I make my exchange server a member server?"

Amit

It seems you have Exchange and DC on same server? Now you are planning to split and DC and Exchange to different server...If so...first install new server as Additional DC and move the FSMO role to that server. Then create a new server for Exchange 2010. Move the mailboxes to new server and later remove Exchange and DC from the current server....correct me if i understood it wrongly

Hypercat (Deb)

This would require a complete uninstall of Exchange on the existing server, running dcpromo to change the server from a DC to a member server, and then reinstalling Exchange. Once you have Exchange installed on a DC, you will break Exchange if you run dcpromo to remove Active Directory from it. The only alternative would be to get a new server (or existing member server), install Exchange on it and migrate your mailboxes.

jerryanv

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You have got it right, would it be worth the trouble to place exchange on a different server and get it off the DC, everything is running fine now, or am I a time bomb waiting to happen. I've been running this way for 2 years.

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