Re: SCR Target fail over error

Thanks for your reply.

So the only way to bring NODEC online is the use Database Portability
(change configonly)

What about making a single-node cluster out of NODEC? Its referenced
here:

"Single-node cluster, DRCLUS1, which will be used as a standby
failover cluster."

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb738150.aspx

Is this something that can be done? I just need to know my options
when I discuss this.

We have 8500 mailboxes and rehoming them might take a while (yes I
know we can use a script).



On Jan 24, 3:47 pm, "Bharat Suneja [MVP]" <bha...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
- Is NodeC a standalone (non-clustered) mailbox server? If yes, you cannot
use /RecoverCMS on it.
- To be able to use /RecoverCMS, you need to have a cluster setup, Exchange
Server 2007 mailbox server role installed (using commandline I believe,
which separates the process of Exchange installation and CMS creation), and
CMS not created (essential, skip the second step you would normally perform
after Exchange installation - i.e. create CMS.. .).
- You can use Move-Mailbox Configonly option in such a scenario, afaik
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MVP - Exchangewww.zenprise.com
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<ryanlsand...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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I have a SCC cluster with NODEA and NODEB that make up EXCLUS. I am
following the walkthrough at this link.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb738150(EXCHG.80).aspx

I have successfully enabled SCR to NODEC.

NODEC has the Mailbox Server Role installed on it, not Active or
passive role.

I shutdown NODEA and NODEB and attempted to bring NODEC online. Here
is the process and problem.

Enable-StorageGroupCopy EXCMS1\SG1 -StandbyMachine NODEC
Enable-StorageGroupCopy EXCMS1\SG2 -StandbyMachine NODEC
Enable-StorageGroupCopy EXCMS1\SG3 -StandbyMachine NODEC

This goes great, now i run this command, where IP is old clustered IP

Setup.com /RecoverCMS /CMSName:EXCLUS /CMSIPAddress:192.168.5.1

This errors out and I get this in the setup logs.

=========================================================================
[1/24/2008 11:19:31 AM] [0] Setup will discover the installed roles
from server object 'CN=EXCHREP1MV,CN=Servers,CN=Exchange
Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT),CN=Administrative
Groups,CN=ADS,CN=Microsoft
Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=AD,DC=local'.
[1/24/2008 11:19:31 AM] [0] 'MailboxRole' is installed on the server
object.
[1/24/2008 11:19:31 AM] [0] The server is cluster type: 'None'.
[1/24/2008 11:19:31 AM] [0] The requested cluster type: 'Active'.
[1/24/2008 11:19:31 AM] [0] The installation mode is set to:
'DisasterRecovery'.
[1/24/2008 11:19:31 AM] [0] An Exchange organization with name 'AHS'
was found in this forest.
[1/24/2008 11:19:31 AM] [0] Setup will search for an Exchange Server
object with name 'Exchmbc1'.
[1/24/2008 11:19:31 AM] [0] Active Directory Initialization status :
'True'.
[1/24/2008 11:19:31 AM] [0] Schema Update Required Status : 'False'.
[1/24/2008 11:19:31 AM] [0] Organization Configuration Update Required
Status : 'False'.
[1/24/2008 11:19:31 AM] [0] Domain Configuration Update Required
Status : 'False'.
[1/24/2008 11:19:31 AM] [0] The locally installed version is
8.1.240.6.
[1/24/2008 11:19:31 AM] [0] Exchange Installation Directory : 'D:
\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server'.
[1/24/2008 11:19:31 AM] [0] DisasterRecoveryModeDataHandler has 1
DataHandlers
[1/24/2008 11:19:31 AM] [0] RootDataHandler has 1 DataHandlers
[1/24/2008 11:19:31 AM] [0] The following server roles will be
recovered
[1/24/2008 11:19:31 AM] [0] Clustered Mailbox Server
[1/24/2008 11:19:31 AM] [0] Validating options for the 2 requested
roles
[1/24/2008 11:19:31 AM] [0] The server cannot be recovered because
Setup has detected that Exchange server roles are already installed.
=========================================================================

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  • Re: SCR Target fail over error
    ... Is NodeC a standalone mailbox server? ... To be able to use /RecoverCMS, you need to have a cluster setup, Exchange Server 2007 mailbox server role installed, and CMS not created (essential, skip the second step you would normally perform ...
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    ... Actually rehoming (move-mailbox -configonly) won't take that long at ... You can't convert an existing server to a cluster node with Exchange already installed. ... You can, however, setup another server as a single node (or remove Exchange from this server and set it up as a cluster node with no CMS), then use /RecoverCMS. ... So the only way to bring NODEC online is the use Database Portability ...
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