I have almost completed my migration from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007. I have one Exchange 2003 Server left, but it is there only because of a third-party application. It is running on an active-passive Windows 2003 cluster. I would like to change it from a clustered Exchange Virtual Server to a standalone Exchange Server so that I can reclaim the space on the filer I no longer need for this now empty server. Is there any straightforward way of accomplishing this, or would I wind up rebuilding the server and restoring the database to it? I want to keep the same Exchange Server name. Thanks for your help.
- You'll need to setup Exchange on another server server and move mailboxes, replicate PFs, etc. - If you have 2 nodes in that cluster (you mentioned a single server in a cluster... ), you can remove one node from the cluster and reuse it as a standalone server. -- Bharat Suneja Microsoft Corporation blog: exchangepedia.com/blog This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Please do not send email directly to this alias. This alias is for newsgroup purposes only. ---------------------------- "Logan Burt" wrote in message news:8458DE46-40FA-4B62-9421-9781A771E29B@microsoft.com... >I have almost completed my migration from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007. >I > have one Exchange 2003 Server left, but it is there only because of a > third-party application. It is running on an active-passive Windows 2003 > cluster. > > I would like to change it from a clustered Exchange Virtual Server to a > standalone Exchange Server so that I can reclaim the space on the filer I > no > longer need for this now empty server. > > Is there any straightforward way of accomplishing this, or would I wind up > rebuilding the server and restoring the database to it? I want to keep > the > same Exchange Server name. > > Thanks for your help.
Thank you for your reply. I had actually already evicted the passive node to leave me with a one-node cluster like you suggested. I had just hoped to easily convery to standalone in order to quit consuming filer space with this server while waiting on the next version of the third-party app so that I can get rid of the server for good. But, you have confirmed that I can't do that without going to a lot of trouble. Thank you anyway. "Bharat Suneja [MSFT]" wrote: > - You'll need to setup Exchange on another server server and move mailboxes, > replicate PFs, etc. > - If you have 2 nodes in that cluster (you mentioned a single server in a > cluster... ), you can remove one node from the cluster and reuse it as a > standalone server. > > -- > Bharat Suneja > Microsoft Corporation > blog: exchangepedia.com/blog > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no > rights. Please do not send email directly to this alias. This alias is for > newsgroup purposes only. > ---------------------------- > > > > > "Logan Burt" wrote in message > news:8458DE46-40FA-4B62-9421-9781A771E29B@microsoft.com... > >I have almost completed my migration from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007. > >I > > have one Exchange 2003 Server left, but it is there only because of a > > third-party application. It is running on an active-passive Windows 2003 > > cluster. > > > > I would like to change it from a clustered Exchange Virtual Server to a > > standalone Exchange Server so that I can reclaim the space on the filer I > > no > > longer need for this now empty server. > > > > Is there any straightforward way of accomplishing this, or would I wind up > > rebuilding the server and restoring the database to it? I want to keep > > the > > same Exchange Server name. > > > > Thanks for your help. > >
