How to remove an Exchange Server 5.5 computer from an Exchange 2000 Server administrative group by using ADSI Edit

This article describes how to use ADSI Edit to remove an Exchange 5.5 Server-based computer from an Exchange 2000 Server administrative group.

Use this procedure only in situations where an Exchange 5.5 Server-based computer is not completely removed from an Exchange 2000 Server administrative group. For example, use this procedure if:

• You already removed the Exchange 5.5 Server-based computer from the Exchange 2000 Server administrative group.
• The Config_Ca object no longer appears in the Active Directory Connector Management tool.
• You experience one or more of the following behaviors that may occur when an Exchange 5.5 Server-based computer is not completely removed from an Exchange 2000 Server administrative group:
  • The Exchange 5.5 Server-based computer is still listed in Exchange System Manager.
  • You cannot send or receive Internet e-mail messages.

To remove an Exchange 5.5 Server-based computer from an Exchange 2000 Server administrative group by using ADSI Edit:

1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Windows 2000 Support Tools, point to Tools, and then click ADSI Edit.
2. Remove the Exchange 5.5 Server computer:
   1. Expand each of the following items:
      Configuration Container
      CN=Configuration, DC=DomainName,DC=com
      CN=Services
      CN=Microsoft Exchange
      CN= OrganizationName
      CN=Administrative Groups
      CN= AdministrativeGroupNameOrExchange5.5SiteName
      CN=Servers
   2. Right-click the Exchange 5.5 Server object, and then click Delete.
   3. Click OK when you are prompted to confirm the deletion.
3. Remove any remaining Exchange Server 5.5 connectors:
   1. Expand each of the following items:
      Configuration Container
      CN=Configuration, DC=DomainName,DC=com
      CN=Services
      CN=Microsoft Exchange
      CN= OrganizationName
      CN=Administrative Groups
      CN= AdministrativeGroupNameOrExchange5.5SiteName
      CN=Routing Groups
      CN=First Routing Groups
      CN=Connections
   2. Remove any Exchange 5.5 Server connectors that appear in the right pane. For example, remove the Internet Mail Service Connector, Microsoft Mail Connector, Lotus cc:Mail connector. To do so, right-click the connector, and then click Delete.
   3. Click OK when you are prompted to confirm the deletion.
4. Click Exit on the Console menu to quit ADSI Edit.

IMPORTANT: Microsoft Outlook Web Access may not work correctly after you follow these steps to remove Exchange 5.5 Server. Although you can use Microsoft Outlook to send and receive mail, you may receive one of the following error messages when you try to use a mailbox by using OWA: For additional information about this issue and how to resolve it, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

REFERENCES

For additional information about how to remove the last Exchange 5.5 Server computer from an Exchange 2000 Server administrative group, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For additional information about how to switch outgoing Internet e-mail connectors, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: ADSI Edit is included with the Microsoft Windows 2000 Support Tools. For additional information about how to install the Windows 2000 Support Tools, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: