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Exchange 2010 SP3 - Cannot uninstall server
Can you tell me how you are uninstalling - through command line or GUI.
I cannot see any error in the logs other than unexpected errors.
Is this server has a multi role installed exchange server?
Can you also check the below points?
1. have you deleted all mailbox database from that server
2. Have you deleted Public folder database.
3. Remove the offline address book replication
4. Check the send/receive connectors still configured on this server.
Please refer the below blogs
https://exchange-server-guide.blogspot.com/2016/10/uninstall-exchange-server-2010.html
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mspfe/2015/08/26/decommissioning-legacy-exchange-servers/
Regards,
James Daniel
Should I run setup.com /m:recoverserver on the existing install or do you think I should format the server first?
Navishkar Sadheo Dont format the server that will leads to many issues.
Recoverserver switch command will work only if exchange server completely failed to boot.
some exchange services still running on that server which prevent to uninstall exchange server application. try netstat -a command to see if any client connection.
Is this server has multi role installed. can you run the below command and upload get-exchangeserver
- The server is a multi-role.
I really have no other choice at this moment. Format, recover and then hopefully I will be able to uninstall gracefully.
