Exchange Server Forums

exch2007+exch2003 env - how to remove exch2007

Users viewing this topic: none

Logged in as: Guest

Printable Version

All Forums >> [Microsoft Exchange 2007] >> Migration >> exch2007+exch2003 env - how to remove exch2007

Page: [1]

Message

<< Older Topic Newer Topic >>

Limited time MSExchange.org offer! -- 1.Sep.2008 1:00:00 PM

TechGenix and SolarWinds have partnered to provide free copies of SolarWinds Exchange Monitor to all visitors who join the MSExchange.org Forums. SolarWinds Exchange Monitor is a handy desktop dashboard that continuously monitors Microsoft Exchange to deliver real-time insight into Exchange services, mail queue sizes, and host server health. Learn more about Exchange Monitor and the free offer!

exch2007+exch2003 env - how to remove exch2007 - 8.Jan.2008 10:38:46 AM

rongeurdos

Posts: 2
Joined: 8.Jan.2008
Status: offline

Hi all,

1st at all : happy new year 2008
2nd : sorry with my english grammar, hope you excuse me...

here is the fact :
1 domain 2003
1 exchange 2003 server (the 1st installed)
1 exchange 2007 server (the last installed)
90% of the mailbox are stored with exch2003, the public folder too.

what i need :
to uninstall the exch2007 server and keep the exch2003 server fully functionnal.

the "billion dollar" question :
is it possible to uninstall the exch2007 server without to compromise the active directory ? if so, what is the best way ? "uninstall exch2007 + forestprep + domainprep" is sufficient ? if not, how to perform a stable mail active directory schema downgrade ?
sorry, it's 4 "billion dollar" questions...

anyway, thank you to help me

Post #: 1

Featured Links*

RE: exch2007+exch2003 env - how to remove exch2007 - 9.Jan.2008 6:32:27 AM

ismail.mohammed

Posts: 2392
Joined: 9.May2007
From: India
Status: offline

hi,

First of all i would like to know why you want to uninstall.. (means any technical reason behind it.)

I would recommend you to go with formal uninstallation i.e uninstall it from add or remove program and this is will remove your exchagne information from AD itself.

(in reply to rongeurdos)

Post #: 2

RE: exch2007+exch2003 env - how to remove exch2007 - 10.Jan.2008 5:54:05 AM

rongeurdos

Posts: 2
Joined: 8.Jan.2008
Status: offline

the 4 main reasons are :
- because we are a seller partner with microsoft, its team + our seller service + some of our technicians + some of hierarchical decision have decided to deploy exch 2007 to become a demonstration window for our clients. all of them have forgotten the way to test before to deploy in a product environnment...
- we're using an third party add-on to manage disclaimer, etc. to be compliant with exch2007, we need a new licence which is expensive
- we're working with blackberry which is compliant with exch 2007 ; but we haven't time to spend to validate the migration of the id.
- we have to tickets with microsoft ; one about outlook 2007 and the "out of office" activation ; the second about the external mail redirection which doesn't work if exch 2007 is the receiver (mail relay in dmz ; isa server push this mail to exchange ; with exch 2003, it's ok but, not ok with exch 2007).

anyway, we are fed up to spend lots of time to resolve the problems.
so, we prefer to come back to an efficient exch 2003 functional ; then, to test seriously the migration to exch 2007 ; and, to the end, deploy again exch 2007.

again, again, my apologize for my english grammar ; hope you understand what i write.

(in reply to ismail.mohammed)

Post #: 3

RE: exch2007+exch2003 env - how to remove exch2007 - 10.Jan.2008 6:56:34 AM