Removing the first exchange server

[JPA2400]

I moved the mailboxes to the new server, setup the new connectors and moved the public folder data.

We seem to operating fully off the new box.

When I shutdown the first exchange server, people have issues getting to certain items in their deleted items etc. Also after the server was shutdown, I sent an email with a read receipt, the receipt popped up in my box but when I tired to double click it, it wanted to go to the old server still?

I followed the KB article on how to remove the first server. The only thing I haven’t done it delete it from the organization. I tired just shutting it down to test it, but if I do the last step and delete the first server, will those problems go away? I didn’t want to delete it just yet incase it jacks something up so I was hoping shutting it down would be a good way to test....

 

[wmichael]

JPA2400;

I recently went through a server migration from one NT4, Ex 5.5 box to another. It was done to replace the server hardware.

With this being said, I did not come across the issues you have with the read receipts, but something similar happened.

1) Users who would frequently open other users folders (calendars, etc.) would have the refernce to that folder in the MRU off the client's file menu. These would always cause an error when the user tried to access them

2) Some mail boxes had corrupt files in them. As such, those corrupted items were not moved as part of the mailbox move. It was kind of squirrley, anyway. Given this, perhaps you are running into issues where critical portions of a message were not moved, therefore users cannot access specific items.

Suggestions;

Check registry settings on the workstations that exhibit issues. MRU data and the like may be kept there (depends on the client, of course). A file search on the hard drives for the old server may also be in order. I would imagine that the norm is that workstations are moving along fine.

Get the old exchange box off your network as soon as you can. If you followed the KB article, you are likely safe, but be sure you have no traffic that is being caused by servers trying to talk to the old exchange box, only to not find it. This can lead to some performance hits.

Hope any of the above helps. Good luck!

~wmichael

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