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Procedure for taking an Exchange server in a DAG thAt sit behind a load balancer outof service fgracefully
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Barry Fields
is this to perform maintenance on the server or to remove completely from DAG?
also what version of exchange is it?
Hi
If it is for maintenance, you would need to failover your stores and once the copies are healthy then put the node into maintenance mode so it doesnt accept new connections.
If it is to remove the server then you would need to first remove the copies on each store and then you can remove the server from the DAG and if you uninstalling then do it from programs and features.
Remember, if it was the first server then you need to move the arbitration mailboxes as well.
Cheers
If it is for maintenance, you would need to failover your stores and once the copies are healthy then put the node into maintenance mode so it doesnt accept new connections.
If it is to remove the server then you would need to first remove the copies on each store and then you can remove the server from the DAG and if you uninstalling then do it from programs and features.
Remember, if it was the first server then you need to move the arbitration mailboxes as well.
Cheers
ASKER
This is for maintenance. I have put the node into maintenance mode but when I reboot the server some of my Outlook clients disconnect from Exchange
ASKER
I have tried to take my Exchange 2016 node out of maintenance but no connections are being forwarded to it the following commands is what I used, did I miss something?
To remove from maintenance mode
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1.Set-ServerComponentState
2.Resume-ClusterNode "mail2k16"
3.Set-MailboxServer "mail2k16" -DatabaseCopyAutoActivatio
4.Set-ServerComponentState
To remove from maintenance mode
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1.Set-ServerComponentState
2.Resume-ClusterNode "mail2k16"
3.Set-MailboxServer "mail2k16" -DatabaseCopyAutoActivatio
4.Set-ServerComponentState
To do this, likely best to take down the load balancer first.
When you do maintenance, all clients will disconnect + stay disconnected till your bring your Exchange instance back online.
Hint: Maintenance usually means all Exchange services are completely down. If you mean something else, provide a definition of maintenance, in this case.
When you do maintenance, all clients will disconnect + stay disconnected till your bring your Exchange instance back online.
Hint: Maintenance usually means all Exchange services are completely down. If you mean something else, provide a definition of maintenance, in this case.
ASKER
By maintenance I mean making the server unavailable in the DAG via the following procedure,
o place in maintenance mode
1.Set-ServerComponentState
2.Restart-Service MSExchangeTransport
3.Get-Queue -Server "ServerName"
5.Suspend-ClusterNode "ServerName"
6.Set-MailboxServer "ServerName" -DatabaseCopyAutoActivatio
7.Set-ServerComponentState
o place in maintenance mode
1.Set-ServerComponentState
2.Restart-Service MSExchangeTransport
3.Get-Queue -Server "ServerName"
5.Suspend-ClusterNode "ServerName"
6.Set-MailboxServer "ServerName" -DatabaseCopyAutoActivatio
7.Set-ServerComponentState
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ASKER
never mind guys, my protocol analyzer was set wrong. Iam good to go.