I need to delete an Active Exchange server computer

[sarahleehill]

Hi All

I am trying to delete an old MS Exchange Server computer from in my exchange tree.

I get an error message saying that I cannot delete the MS Exchange Server Computer "computer name" because it is still active - please shut the server down and try again.

MS Exchange is not installed on the system I am trying to delete and shutting it down does not make any difference.

Please Help

 

[ChrisHirst]

You have to remove servers while they are still online so that one server can tell the other that they not on speaking terms, Exchange communication is a two way thing.

You will have to reinstall exchange on the old machine re-establish comms then remove and uninstall.

Or just live with the missing server