Hi guys,
I've been tasked with reviewing an Exchange environment, which is as follows:
4 x Exchange 2013 SP1 VM's with CAS and MBX roles. 12 DB's in a DAG
1 x Exchange 2010 SP3 VM with CAS, HT and MBX roles. 2 small DB's
The 2013 environment is a state, with 1 server totally offline / destroyed, another "Paused" at Hypervisor layer for last 2 months and no backups for over a month! Plus all traffic is going over a single interface rather than replication over a dedicated one...
Never having dealt with mixed environments before, I'm curious about how to decommission the 2010 server?
I'm assuming that mail flow for a user on a 2013 DAG MBX will use the 2013 send and receive connectors defined on the server rather than what's in the 2010 EMC for the legacy 2010 server. (Users are homed on the 2013 DAG) There is no external URL set on the 2010 server at all, just internal.
Really, I'm trying to work out what to do with the 2010 server. Other than move the DB's off it are there any tips or tricks, gotcha's or general advice on doing so?
Thanks - Steve