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marticus -> Remove Exch2k from a 2k DC (6.Jan.2006 1:26:40 PM)
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I've just implemented and moved from exchange 2000 to exchange 2003.
It has now come time decomission the old exchange 2000 sever, but as it
sits, it's installed on a domain controller. This was also the 1st
domain controller in the organization, it's 2000SP4 with exchange 2000
SP3. We currently have 1 other 2000 domain controller (SP4) and 2 2003
domain controllers (SP1), none of which have exchange installed on
them.
My question is, I know that having exchange installed on a DC is not
supported nor is it best practice per MS, so I'm having difficulty
finding any documentation on the matter. I'd like to remove exchange
from the DC but want to make sure that there are no other precautionary
measures, apart from the obvious full backups, that I should take
before doing so. I'd hate to somehow screw up the AD Schema or corrupt
the database etc.
What I've done, is: all FSMO roles have already been transferred to
other servers, mailboxes are moved, public folders have replicated and
been rehomed, there are 2 other global catalogs on the other 2003 DCs,
the routing group master has been changed, the RUS masters have been
repointed.... and I'm assuming that the 2000 server will remove itself
from the organization and the SMTP connector once successfully remove
exchange 2000.
Has anybody had to do this before and if so, how did it go? Anybody
from MS want to chime in? Thanks.
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