I have a customer who has a stand alone Exchange 2003 Server. They wish to buld an Exchange cluster and move the mailboxes. Problem is they only purchased 1 server for the cluster and wish to use the existing server as part of the 2 node Active/Passive configuration. Both servers are identical hardware and will attach to an EMC SAN. All components are on the HCL. I am trying to determine the best method. Is it possible to install a cluster aware version of Exchange with only 1 node in the cluster, then move the mailboxes, rebuild the exisiting server and join the cluster? Other options would be to perform an alternate server restore of the databases. Please let me know your thoughts and if so, any documentation that can assist me. I am testing the single node cluster in my lab right now. Thank you. -- Michael Books Agilysys
You can indeed create a one node cluster, move the mailboxes to it, then nuke and pave the old server and join it to the cluster with Exchange. Cheers, Rodney R. Fournier MVP - Windows Server - Clustering http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering Website http://msmvps.com/clustering - Blog http://www.clusterhelp.com - Cluster Training ClusterHelp.com is a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner "Michael Books" wrote in message news:78728CAA-A2A1-4C9A-9601-9E346A0C4292@microsoft.com... >I have a customer who has a stand alone Exchange 2003 Server. They wish to > buld an Exchange cluster and move the mailboxes. Problem is they only > purchased 1 server for the cluster and wish to use the existing server as > part of the 2 node Active/Passive configuration. Both servers are > identical > hardware and will attach to an EMC SAN. All components are on the HCL. > > I am trying to determine the best method. Is it possible to install a > cluster aware version of Exchange with only 1 node in the cluster, then > move > the mailboxes, rebuild the exisiting server and join the cluster? > > Other options would be to perform an alternate server restore of the > databases. Please let me know your thoughts and if so, any documentation > that can assist me. I am testing the single node cluster in my lab right > now. > > Thank you. > -- > Michael Books > Agilysys
This is what I was hoping for and initially thought. Still plan on some testing but your reply is much appreciated. Thank you!! -- Michael Books Agilysys "Rodney R. Fournier [MVP]" wrote: > You can indeed create a one node cluster, move the mailboxes to it, then > nuke and pave the old server and join it to the cluster with Exchange. > > Cheers, > > Rodney R. Fournier > > MVP - Windows Server - Clustering > http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering Website > http://msmvps.com/clustering - Blog > http://www.clusterhelp.com - Cluster Training > ClusterHelp.com is a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner > > > "Michael Books" wrote in message > news:78728CAA-A2A1-4C9A-9601-9E346A0C4292@microsoft.com... > >I have a customer who has a stand alone Exchange 2003 Server. They wish to > > buld an Exchange cluster and move the mailboxes. Problem is they only > > purchased 1 server for the cluster and wish to use the existing server as > > part of the 2 node Active/Passive configuration. Both servers are > > identical > > hardware and will attach to an EMC SAN. All components are on the HCL. > > > > I am trying to determine the best method. Is it possible to install a > > cluster aware version of Exchange with only 1 node in the cluster, then > > move > > the mailboxes, rebuild the exisiting server and join the cluster? > > > > Other options would be to perform an alternate server restore of the > > databases. Please let me know your thoughts and if so, any documentation > > that can assist me. I am testing the single node cluster in my lab right > > now. > > > > Thank you. > > -- > > Michael Books > > Agilysys > > >
"Michael Books" wrote in message news:6E14DC8D-D836-472D-8D44-D2A9CF3F2437@microsoft.com... > This is what I was hoping for and initially thought. Still plan on some > testing but your reply is much appreciated. Thank you!! That is music to my ears... I don't know how many times people skip testing and just try to jump into it. <G> Good luck. -- Russ Kaufmann MVP - Windows Server - Clustering ClusterHelp.com, a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner Web http://www.clusterhelp.com Blog http://msmvps.com/clusterhelp
testing??? what's that? "Russ Kaufmann [MVP]" wrote in message news:OMh6G5taGHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > "Michael Books" wrote in message > news:6E14DC8D-D836-472D-8D44-D2A9CF3F2437@microsoft.com... >> This is what I was hoping for and initially thought. Still plan on some >> testing but your reply is much appreciated. Thank you!! > > That is music to my ears... I don't know how many times people skip > testing and just try to jump into it. <G> > > Good luck. > > -- > Russ Kaufmann > MVP - Windows Server - Clustering > ClusterHelp.com, a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner > Web http://www.clusterhelp.com > Blog http://msmvps.com/clusterhelp > >
testing - what you do when nothing is working, 30 minutes after project completion!! -- dw _______________________________ Don Wilwol Distributed Application Technologies. dwilwol(DELETE)@datbusiness.com http://spaces.msn.com/members/wilwol/ www.datbusieness.com www.skyphere.com "Bob Weiner" wrote in message news:%23MXlBbuaGHA.4772@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > testing??? what's that? > > > > "Russ Kaufmann [MVP]" wrote in message > news:OMh6G5taGHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> "Michael Books" wrote in message >> news:6E14DC8D-D836-472D-8D44-D2A9CF3F2437@microsoft.com... >>> This is what I was hoping for and initially thought. Still plan on some >>> testing but your reply is much appreciated. Thank you!! >> >> That is music to my ears... I don't know how many times people skip >> testing and just try to jump into it. <G> >> >> Good luck. >> >> -- >> Russ Kaufmann >> MVP - Windows Server - Clustering >> ClusterHelp.com, a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner >> Web http://www.clusterhelp.com >> Blog http://msmvps.com/clusterhelp >> >> > >
