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Decom SBS 2011

Hey all - i just did a SBS 2011 with Exchange 2010 to Server 2012 R2 and Office 365. Now did the 0365 part and we are all set there, and the 2012 R2 migration with files and everything is completed the with the move to SBS 2011.

How should i decom the SBS 2011 server? It's already powered off - so should i just transfer fsmo roles and a do a metadata cleanup?

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Hi Cobra25,
Please check this article. Explained in detail.
https://www.mattwall.co.uk/2018/01/12/Decomissioning-Exchange-on-SBS-2011.html

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MAS

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Considered the server is now powered off and doesnt boot - should i just do metadata cleanup and transfer FSMO?

-->should i just do metadata cleanup and transfer FSMO?
If you dont want to start you can do a metadata cleanup. But it is recommended to uninstall Exchange from add/remove programs.
https://www.petri.com/delete_failed_dcs_from_ad
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/canitpro/2016/02/17/step-by-step-removing-a-domain-controller-server-manually/

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Start what?

Sorry the exchange server is offline now.

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As I said the exchange is offline...

You can follow the article above to cleanup.

Enough information to confirm answer.