Problem decommissioning Exchange Server 1

[JBruyet]

Hey all, I put in a new Exchange 2007 Server, all mailboxes and public folders have been moved over, in fact I'm done moving stuff and I'm trying to decommission the original Exchange Server. When I run setup.com /mode:uninstall I get the following error message:

This computer is configured as a bridgehead server for 1 routing group connector(s) in the organization. These must be moved or deleted before Setup can continue.

I've Googled this but everything I'm seeing either relates to moving from Exchange 2003, moving to Exchange 2010 or running multiple Exchange Servers. I took an Exchange Class a while back but I don't remember any of this. Do I need to move the Routing Group Connector to my new Exchange Server or can I just delete it? Any help here would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Joe B

 

[JBruyet]

Here's some additional information. I just found and ran RoutingGroupConnector in the Exchange Management Shell and had this result:

WARNING: Object Routing Group has been corrupted and it is in an inconsistent state. The following validation errors have occurred:
WARNING: TargetTransportServerVsis is mandatory.
WARNING: TargetTransportServerVsis is mandatory.

SO, I'm guessing that it's a temporary connection between my old and new Exchange Servers and can be deleted (if it's "...corrupted and in an inconsistent state" it can't be helping much) or do I need to fix something else here?

Thanks,

Joe B

 

[58sniper]

Do a Get-RoutingGroupConnector from the 2007 server. See if it's listed.

If you're ABSOLUTELY positive you're done with mailflow between the 2003 and 2007 servers, you can remove the RGC:

Get-RoutingGroupConnector | Remove-RoutingGroupConnector

Once finished, test Get-RoutingGroupConnector again, and it should come up with nothing.

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[JBruyet]

58sniper, thanks for the information. I haven't had an Exchange 2003 server here for years so I thought it might be something with my current situation. I'll get rid of it today.

Thanks,

Joe B