Hi, we have two cluster nodes, one with exchange 2000 and one with exchange 2003. We have moved all users to the 2003 exchange cluster. Today we uninstalled exchange on the old cluster node, and now when i trye to remove the server from exchange system manager to remove it from the AD i get a error message that says "The server "our old server name" cannot be removed because one or more users currently use a mailbox store on this server..." I searched the web and found some suggestions to search the AD for users who had their mailboxes on the old server. I did that and found 4-5 old account and a systemmailbox. I removed the exchange attributes for this accounts and once again tryed to remove the server in System Manager but i get the same error all the time. What can i do?? /Tommy Mohlin
Hi, If you search AD for all mailboxes homed on the old cluster, delete these mailboxes (if not needed), wait for AD replication to occur it should work. Did you try to wait a while before uninstalling exchange again? Leif "Tommy" wrote in message news:198CDA3D-8D9D-4BC1-A03B-AE28C0EB9B97@microsoft.com... > Hi, > we have two cluster nodes, one with exchange 2000 and one with exchange > 2003. We have moved all users to the 2003 exchange cluster. Today we > uninstalled exchange on the old cluster node, and now when i trye to > remove > the server from exchange system manager to remove it from the AD i get a > error message that says "The server "our old server name" cannot be > removed > because one or more users currently use a mailbox store on this server..." > I searched the web and found some suggestions to search the AD for users > who > had their mailboxes on the old server. > > I did that and found 4-5 old account and a systemmailbox. I removed the > exchange attributes for this accounts and once again tryed to remove the > server in System Manager but i get the same error all the time. > > What can i do?? > > /Tommy Mohlin
Hi, If im searching the AD now i dont find any mailboxes that is stored on the old server. And i had no problem uninstalling exchange on the cluster nodes it was later when i tryed to remove the server from Exchange System Manager that i get a message that its still mailboxes on the server i trye to remove. I dont know how to remove the server now, i have removed the accounts that i found i the AD pointing to the old server. "Leif Pedersen [MVP]" wrote: > Hi, > > If you search AD for all mailboxes homed on the old cluster, delete these > mailboxes (if not needed), wait for AD replication to occur it should work. > Did you try to wait a while before uninstalling exchange again? > > Leif > > "Tommy" wrote in message > news:198CDA3D-8D9D-4BC1-A03B-AE28C0EB9B97@microsoft.com... > > Hi, > > we have two cluster nodes, one with exchange 2000 and one with exchange > > 2003. We have moved all users to the 2003 exchange cluster. Today we > > uninstalled exchange on the old cluster node, and now when i trye to > > remove > > the server from exchange system manager to remove it from the AD i get a > > error message that says "The server "our old server name" cannot be > > removed > > because one or more users currently use a mailbox store on this server..." > > I searched the web and found some suggestions to search the AD for users > > who > > had their mailboxes on the old server. > > > > I did that and found 4-5 old account and a systemmailbox. I removed the > > exchange attributes for this accounts and once again tryed to remove the > > server in System Manager but i get the same error all the time. > > > > What can i do?? > > > > /Tommy Mohlin > > >
