Evren Karaibrahimgil
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DCPROMO SBS2011 with obsolete Exchange still on there - possible?
Hi all,
I'm about to demote an old SBS 2011 server. Hopefully the below will outline the environment:
1) We're on Office 365 and Exchange on SBS servers no purpose, the services are disabled
2) I've transferred the FSMO roles form SBS to another DC successfully
3) I've unticked Global Catalog for SBS in ADS&S so it's not a GC anymore.
4) I want to dcpromo it so I can turn it off
My question is:
A) Can I dcpromo SBS with Exchange still on there or would it not let me anyway?
B) If I have to uninstall Exchange first, am I safe to restart the services? I suspect they wont effect anything as it doesnt do anything anymore.
Many thanks,
Evren
I'm about to demote an old SBS 2011 server. Hopefully the below will outline the environment:
1) We're on Office 365 and Exchange on SBS servers no purpose, the services are disabled
2) I've transferred the FSMO roles form SBS to another DC successfully
3) I've unticked Global Catalog for SBS in ADS&S so it's not a GC anymore.
4) I want to dcpromo it so I can turn it off
My question is:
A) Can I dcpromo SBS with Exchange still on there or would it not let me anyway?
B) If I have to uninstall Exchange first, am I safe to restart the services? I suspect they wont effect anything as it doesnt do anything anymore.
Many thanks,
Evren
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Yes I've had the SBS switched off for a couple of days now - all clocks sync to new DC which is the new PDC controller and FSMO role holder, adn theres no DNS references to the SBS server. I'll monitor it for a few more days and demote.
It wouldnt let me uninstall Exchange with the services switched off so I'll have to set those to auto and uninstall before I dcpromo it.
Thanks,
Evren