Remove Domain Controller role from Exchange 2010 Server

Hi team,
There is a client with Domain Controller (2008 R2) running together with Exchange Server 2010 SP3. However there were some huge problems with Exchange and DC therefore since the best practice is to keep those roles seperately, they are in need of doing so.
Can someone please suggest me the best approach? The server they use right now is with 16GB therefore whatever done, Exchange should be on that machine and DC on the other 6GB.
Option 01.
Both Exchange and DC are together
Install new Exchange on a temporary Server and move everything make that Exchange server the only working primary
Remove exchange from the DC server
Promote new Additional DC and promote it with FSMO and make primary
Demote the old DC from the 16GB server
Install Exchange again on the 16GB server and move everything from the temporary server
Or Option 02
Add new additionall Domain Controller server and make it primary with GC and FSMO
Run dcpromo to demote the old Domain controller role from where the Exchange Server too is installed
Once DC role is removed from the exchange server, set up DNS and perform a restart, so Exchange will identify the new GC and domain controller
Live happily ever after
Thank You,
Cheers!!

Adding/Removing the DC-Role while Exchange is installed, is not supported so forget about your Option 2.
Here's what I would do:
1. Install a new GC/DC (move FSMO etc)
2. Install a new temporary server for Exchange and move everthing over
3. Decomission the old Exchange Server
4. Demote the old Domain Controller
5. Install Exchange on a newly freshly installed OS and move everything over from your temp server
Martina Miskovic

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0x80070005 is pretty standard access denied entries. I would start digging into ACLs on a handful
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<label for="testSelectWizard_ctl12_ctl06_ctl00_ctl00_ctl01_ctl02_ctl01_tmmArrow">Tell
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Content-Length: 356
Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 18:10:08 GMT
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Hi Bill
Thank you for your pos.
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Mirgrating to Exchagne Server 2013 from Exchange 2010

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I am in the phase of migrating to Ex 2013 server from Ex 2010 SP3. I've few queries:
Can I use existing Ex2010 DAG to add Ex2013 Servers?
If no, then creating a new DAG means I need everything new, such as, storage, network... right?
Can I use 2010 witness in 2013 DAG and other way around?
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Hi,
As DareDevil suggested, you need to setup everything on the new Exchange 2013 servers. After finishing the configuration on Exchange 2013, start to do the migration.
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When migrating a DAG from Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2013, you should first remove the mailbox server from the DAG in Exchange 2010 and then move mailboxes from database in this mailbox server to Exchange 2013. After all mailboxes have been migrated to the
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http://windowsitpro.com/blog/migrating-exchange-2010-dag-exchange-2013
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you completely understand the risk before retrieving any suggestions from the above link.
Hope it helps.
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Hi,
I am unable to uninstall last Exchange 2010 server from the organization.
I get error message:
Summary: 3 item(s). 2 succeeded, 1 failed.
Elapsed time: 00:00:19
Configuring Prerequisites
Completed
Elapsed Time: 00:00:00
Mailbox Role Prerequisites
Failed
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Uninstall cannot continue. Database 'Mailbox Database 2105185066': This mailbox database contains one or more mailboxes, mailbox plans, archive mailboxes, or arbitration mailboxes. To get a list of all mailboxes in this database, run the command Get-Mailbox
-Database <Database ID>. To get a list of all mailbox plans in this database, run the command Get-MailboxPlan. To get a list of archive mailboxes in this database, run the command Get-Mailbox -Database <Database ID> -Archive. To get a list of all
arbitration mailboxes in this database, run the command Get-Mailbox -Database <Database ID> -Arbitration. To disable a non-arbitration mailbox so that you can delete the mailbox database, run the command Disable-Mailbox <Mailbox ID>. To disable
an archive mailbox so you can delete the mailbox database, run the command Disable-Mailbox <Mailbox ID> -Archive. Arbitration mailboxes should be moved to another server; to do this, run the command New-MoveRequest <parameters>. If this is the
last server in the organization, run the command Disable-Mailbox <Mailbox ID> -Arbitration -DisableLastArbitrationMailboxAllowed to disable the arbitration mailbox. Mailbox plans should be moved to another server; to do this, run the command Set-MailboxPlan
<MailboxPlan ID> -Database <Database ID>.
Click here for help...
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=30939&l=en&v=ExBPA.14&id=4a96fd69-9cec-4a48-9571-5c9e8ab3cfe9
Elapsed Time: 00:00:15
Organization Prerequisites
Completed
Elapsed Time: 00:00:03
I have deleted all the mailboxes, distribution groups, contacts, etc. but I am still unable to uninstall one database. When trying to delete the last database I get following error message:
The mailbox database 'Mailbox Database 2105185066' cannot be deleted.
Mailbox Database 2105185066
Failed
Error:
This mailbox database contains one or more mailboxes, mailbox plans, archive mailboxes, or arbitration mailboxes. To get a list of all mailboxes in this database, run the command Get-Mailbox -Database <Database ID>. To get a list of all mailbox plans
in this database, run the command Get-MailboxPlan. To get a list of archive mailboxes in this database, run the command Get-Mailbox -Database <Database ID> -Archive. To get a list of all arbitration mailboxes in this database, run the command Get-Mailbox
-Database <Database ID> -Arbitration. To disable a non-arbitration mailbox so that you can delete the mailbox database, run the command Disable-Mailbox <Mailbox ID>. To disable an archive mailbox so you can delete the mailbox database, run the
command Disable-Mailbox <Mailbox ID> -Archive. Arbitration mailboxes should be moved to another server; to do this, run the command New-MoveRequest <parameters>. If this is the last server in the organization, run the command Disable-Mailbox <Mailbox
ID> -Arbitration -DisableLastArbitrationMailboxAllowed to disable the arbitration mailbox. Mailbox plans should be moved to another server; to do this, run the command Set-MailboxPlan <MailboxPlan ID> -Database <Database ID>.
If I run command "Get-Mailbox -Database "Mailbox Database 2105185066" -Arbitration | ft -Wrap -Auto", I get following result:
Name
Alias
ServerName Prohibit Send Quota
SystemMailbox{e0dc1c29-89c3-4034-b678-e6c29d823ed9} SystemMailbox{e0dc1c29-89c3-4034-b678-e6c29d823ed9} ex01       unlimited
FederatedEmail.4c1f4d8b-8179-4148-93bf-00a95fa1e042 FederatedEmail.4c1f4d8b-8179-4148-93bf-00a95fa1e042 ex01       1 MB (1,048,576bytes)
I suspect it is because of these "maiboxes" why I am unable to delete the database.
If I run command "Disable-Mailbox SystemMailbox{e0dc1c29-89c3-4034-b678-e6c29d823ed9} -Arbitration -DisableLastArbitrationMailboxAllowed ", I get following error message:
A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument 'e0dc1c29-89c3-4034-b678-e6c29d823ed9'.
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Best regards,
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www.triuvare.fi

Hi,
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Martina, I did run the command you suggested (Get-mailbox -arbitration | disable-mailbox -DisableLastArbitrationMailboxAllowed), but unfortunately here is the result:
The operation couldn't be performed because object 'Company.local/Users/SystemMailbox{e0dc1c29-89c3-4034-b678-e6c29d823ed9}' couldn't be found on 'DC.Company.local'.
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Company.local/U...8-e6c29d823ed9}:MailboxIdParameter) [Disable-Mailbox], ManagementObjectNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : 63BA19E1,Microsoft.Exchange.Management.RecipientTasks.DisableMailbox
The operation couldn't be performed because object 'Company.local/Users/FederatedEmail.4c1f4d8b-8179-4148-93bf-00a95fa1e042' couldn't be found on 'DC.Company.local'.
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Company.local/U...bf-00a95fa1e042:MailboxIdParameter) [Disable-Mailbox], ManagementObjectNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : 4002E2C8,Microsoft.Exchange.Management.RecipientTasks.DisableMailbox
Connection between the Exchange server and the Domain Controller (DC.Company.local) is working.
Best regards,
Toni
www.triuvare.fi

Move existing Exchange 2010 server to new hardware and reinstalling Exchange 2010

Hi so as the title states I need to Install Exchange 2010 on a brand new 2008R2 Server and transfer everything from the old Exchange Server.
Couple things though.
Existing 2008R2 Server w/ Exchange 2010 is also a Domain Controller.
Exchange needs to be uninstalled completely once Exchange is setup and going on new hardware.
Existing 2008R2 Server needs to stay up and stay a domain controller.
Questions are how do I go about this step by step?
Am I going to have problems uninstalling Exchange from the Domain Controller? Will this mess up anything with the Schema?
Any how to guides would be great. New Server will of course have a different name than existing Domain Controller server.
Any questions let me know.
Thanks!

Hi,
Here are the steps about moving the Exchange server to a new server which isn't a domain controller:
1.Install Exchange Server on a different computer.
2.Use Move Mailbox in the Exchange Task Wizard to move any existing mailboxes from the domain controller to the new Exchange server.
3.Rehome any public folders and roles held by the old Exchange Server computer to the new Exchange Server computer.
4.Uninstall Exchange Server from the domain controller.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa997407(v=exchg.80).aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa997060(EXCHG.80).aspx
If you have any question, please feel free to let me know.
Thanks,
Angela Shi
TechNet Community Support

Unable to SEND mail using Activesync in Exchange 2010 server on iPhone or Windows Mobile 6.1

Hi All,
We've been setting up a new SBS 2011 server for a client this week. Everything is working, except the staff have 4 x iPhones to connect with Exchange ActiveSync.
There are 2 x iPhone 4's and 2 x iPhone 3Gs's. We can setup the Exchange accounts on each of the phones and they are all able to sync mail and calender etc with the server.
The problem we have is when any of them try to send mail from the phone, it gives an error : "Cannot Send Mail - An error occurred while delivering this message" and it sits in the outbox on the phone.
The newsgroups and forums are littered with people having issues with IOS4 and Exchange 2010 but most of these are from June-August 2010 when IOS4 version was around 4.00 or 4.01
A lot of these people had iPhone 3 handsets running with IOS 3.1.3 which worked with Exchange 2010 but when they upgraded to IOS 4, they had this problem sending mail.
It seems that for most of them, the fix came in the form of IOS version 4.1 which fixed the send issue for them.
We have a variety of Hansets and IOS versions (including an iPhone 3Gs running IOS 3.1.3) but are unable to send mail from any of them:
iPhone 3Gs    IOS 3.1.3
iPhone 3Gs    IOS 4.3.3
iPhone 4       IOS 4.3.3
iPhone 4       IOS 4.3.5
I was surprised that the iPhone 3Gs running 3.1.3 was unable to send either as nearly all the forums etc I read with this issue said the iPhone 3's worked with that IOS version.
Today we used a test iPhone 4 handset from our office to connect to an almost identical Small Business Server 2011 we setup two weeks ago for another client.
The test iPhone 4 was able to connect, Sync and Send email on that server but when set it to connect to this SBS 2011 server, it gets the "Cannot Send Mail" message the same as the others. So clearly the handset is working (on the other server at least),
it must be something misconfigured in this Exchange server right?
We ran the Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyser on the Exchange server and got green ticks across the board.
Outlook Web App and Outlook Anywhere both work normally. Everything we can test on the Exchange server works except sending from any iPhone.
Having said all that, I just setup a Windows Mobile 6.1 handset to sync with the Exchange 2010 server as a test, and it appears to have the same issue.
It will connect & Sync Mail, Contacts and Calendar but if trying to send an email from the phone, it will just sit in the outbox.
Does anyone have some insight into what the problem may be?

Further to this .. I found the solution on a MS Exchange 2010 support forum.
It was not a certificate or firewall issue, looks as thought the “Accepted Domains” in Exchange Mgmt Console –
Org Config – Hub Transport cannot have any spaces in the name field.
I had some spaces and the emails were not downloading fully and able to send. Once I removed the spaces from the Name field and
restarting the Exchange and IIS services emails were now being sent and received ok.
Check
out :
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/exchangesvrmobility/thread/321eae51-9cbd-4a5e-85c1-68d8f7b523c3
This
is good one to add to your knowledge bank in case you come across it in the future.
Rgds Gerry

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