Re: Decommissioning the last Exchange 5.5 server
From: Karsten (hhamburgerjung_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 10/06/04
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Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 16:54:28 -0700
I will just qoute Neil - he put it so well:
>> Are you saying your outbound SMTP mail queues? If so, that is to be
>> expected if the only outbound route is on the 5.5 server. Therefore,
>> yes, you'd need to create an SMTP Connector on the Exchange 2003
>> server. Set the address space to * and set the cost to 1. Then set
>> the cost of the Exchange 5.5 IMS to something higher than 1, say 10,
>> and let replication occur (or force a replication of the ConfigCA in
>> ADC). This way, the E2k3 server should then process outbound SMTP
>> mail rather than the 5.5 server.
So, in my words ;) creating an SMTP connector with a higher priority
solved it. The Exchange 5.5 server is shut off now and mail is flowing
through 2003. Phew :)
In article <#DCSRs$qEHA.644@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl>,
"Susan" <susan@nospam.com> wrote:
> what was it?
>
> <hhamburgerjung@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:hhamburgerjung-20F933.16054306102004@msnews.microsoft.com...
> > Oops, I meant that I already had verified that the e-mails in that queue
> > were directed towards external recipients.
> >
> > The problem seems to be solved now. Thanks for all your help.
> >
> >
> > In article <eRO59F$qEHA.516@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>,
> > "Susan" <susan@nospam.com> wrote:
> >
> > > you should be able to tell where the messages were supposed to go by
> > > examining them in the queue...
> > >
> > > <hhamburgerjung@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > news:hhamburgerjung-7F2126.15070406102004@msnews.microsoft.com...
> > > > In article <e3k#Eu#qEHA.2732@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>,
> > > > "Susan" <susan@nospam.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Not sure, I have to admit. I have observed though that as soon as I
> stop
> > > > the MTA Agent on the 5.5 server, outbound mails were queued in a queue
> > > > [5.5Server] with Protocol X400 and Source Exchange MTA. Am I
> misreading
> > > > something?
> > > >
> > > > > the mails that went into the MTA queue were mails to the Internet?
> how
> > > does
> > > > > your email go to the Internet? forwarded to a host or using DNS?
> > > > >
> > > > > <hhamburgerjung@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:hhamburgerjung-832370.14220306102004@msnews.microsoft.com...
> > > > > > I am in the process of removing the last Exchange 5.5 server from
> our
> > > > > > network after installing and migrating to Exchange 2003. I have
> read
> > > the
> > > > > > Exchange Deployment Guide as well as KB articles 284148, 822450
> and
> > > > > > 285090. So far everything went well until I came to section 11 in
> KB
> > > > > > 284148, where it says:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >> At this point you may want to just power down the Exchange
> Server
> > > 5.5
> > > > > > computer to ensure that everything functions properly before
> actually
> > > > > > uninstalling Exchange from the server. When you are convinced that
> > > > > > everything is functioning properly, you can uninstall Exchange
> from
> > > the
> > > > > > server. <<
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I shut down the Exchange Server 5.5, and immediately mails were
> > > spooled
> > > > > > into the Exchange 5.5 MTA queue instead of being sent out. When
> the
> > > > > > Exchange 5.5 server came back up the mails were sent.
> > > > > > So my question is, does this behaviour change, that is, is the
> > > Exchange
> > > > > > 2003 queue being used, as soon as the 5.5-server is deleted?
> > > > > > Also, do I need to manually create an SMTP connector to replace
> the
> > > > > > Internet Mail connector from the 5.5-server?
> > > > > > Lastly, if I delete the 5.5-server from the organization, can I
> bring
> > > it
> > > > > > back if things get awry?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thank you for your help
> > > > > > Karsten
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
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