Removing ADC

[RRM]

Hi,

Can anyone help with this.

Attempting to upgrade Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2003. Setup complains about ADC connector that I am no longer using.

ADC was installed during a migration from 5.5 to 2000. The 5.5 Server has long since been deleted and the Exchange server has been rebuilt with a different name.

Can I manually remove the ADC from Active Directory as I have no use for it now.

Thanks
RRM

 

[FUBAR911]

Here are the instructions.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;319486&Product=exch2k

 

[RRM]

Thanks for that, but I haven't done anything yet. The ADC Connector has not been removed at all. connection agreements may still be lingering somewhere.
I want to completely remove it manually and anyhting associated with it that will hinder my move to Exchange 2003.


RRM

 

[Zelandakh]

Stick the Exchange 2k server in and uninstall it.

 

[RRM]

Hi,

The original Exchange server it was installed on is no longer there, nor are the 5.5 servers!

Thanks
RRM

 

[RRM]

Ok.

Found the answer to this one.

1. Run an MMC
2. Add the active directory sites and services snap in
3. expand - Sites -> Default-First-Site-Name -> Servers find the servers hosting the ADC and delete them.

This appeared to work and the Exchange 2003 installation now get much further.

RRM

 

[Zelandakh]

any other gotchas or are you complete?

 

[RRM]

Think so.