Rename Exchange 5.5

Hello!
I have this problem. I need to rename a Windows NT where i have installed
Exchange 5.5.. It's possible?? There is any document?
Exchange 5.5 will be ok after the change?
Thank's a lot

Andrea

Hank
Fri Apr 07 03:57:44 CDT 2006

I don't have the definitive answer for you. I leave that to the experts
who *will* respond here.

However, I would *strongly* recommend you *not* do it until you have
definitive answers.... My impression from my reading is that you are
inviting disaster if you rename the server. I believe you will have to
use the "swing method twice to:

1) Set up a temp server, install exchange and and move mailboxes, etc.
2) Uninstall exchange from the old server and remove it from the
exchange organization
3) Rename the server (it might be best to remove it from the domain,
rename it and put it back in the domain)
4) Install Exchange and move the mailboxes, etc. back.

Regards,
Hank Arnold

Andrea Racca wrote:
> Hello!
> I have this problem. I need to rename a Windows NT where i have installed
> Exchange 5.5.. It's possible?? There is any document?
> Exchange 5.5 will be ok after the change?
> Thank's a lot
>
> Andrea
>
>

Andrea
Fri Apr 07 04:07:05 CDT 2006

Thank's but I don't have the necessary time to do this...
;)

bye bye


"Hank Arnold" <rasilon@aol.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:uvZkUFiWGHA.4768@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>I don't have the definitive answer for you. I leave that to the experts who
>*will* respond here.
>
> However, I would *strongly* recommend you *not* do it until you have
> definitive answers.... My impression from my reading is that you are
> inviting disaster if you rename the server. I believe you will have to use
> the "swing method twice to:
>
> 1) Set up a temp server, install exchange and and move mailboxes, etc.
> 2) Uninstall exchange from the old server and remove it from the exchange
> organization
> 3) Rename the server (it might be best to remove it from the domain,
> rename it and put it back in the domain)
> 4) Install Exchange and move the mailboxes, etc. back.
>
> Regards,
> Hank Arnold
>
> Andrea Racca wrote:
>> Hello!
>> I have this problem. I need to rename a Windows NT where i have installed
>> Exchange 5.5.. It's possible?? There is any document?
>> Exchange 5.5 will be ok after the change?
>> Thank's a lot
>>
>> Andrea
>>

Hank
Fri Apr 07 04:18:08 CDT 2006

Then don't rename the server... ;-)

Regards,
Hank Arnold

Andrea Racca wrote:
> Thank's but I don't have the necessary time to do this...
> ;)
>
> bye bye
>
>
> "Hank Arnold" <rasilon@aol.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
> news:uvZkUFiWGHA.4768@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> I don't have the definitive answer for you. I leave that to the experts who
>> *will* respond here.
>>
>> However, I would *strongly* recommend you *not* do it until you have
>> definitive answers.... My impression from my reading is that you are
>> inviting disaster if you rename the server. I believe you will have to use
>> the "swing method twice to:
>>
>> 1) Set up a temp server, install exchange and and move mailboxes, etc.
>> 2) Uninstall exchange from the old server and remove it from the exchange
>> organization
>> 3) Rename the server (it might be best to remove it from the domain,
>> rename it and put it back in the domain)
>> 4) Install Exchange and move the mailboxes, etc. back.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Hank Arnold
>>
>> Andrea Racca wrote:
>>> Hello!
>>> I have this problem. I need to rename a Windows NT where i have installed
>>> Exchange 5.5.. It's possible?? There is any document?
>>> Exchange 5.5 will be ok after the change?
>>> Thank's a lot
>>>
>>> Andrea
>>>
>

Brian
Fri Apr 07 07:17:37 CDT 2006

when we had to rename our server on echange 2000, we had to move it to a new
server also, we ended up having to do exactly that... well we didn't one of
our support companies did it

"Andrea Racca" <raccaNOSPAMlibero.it> wrote in message
news:uwgHoKiWGHA.1192@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Thank's but I don't have the necessary time to do this...
> ;)
>
> bye bye
>
>
> "Hank Arnold" <rasilon@aol.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
> news:uvZkUFiWGHA.4768@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>I don't have the definitive answer for you. I leave that to the experts
>>who *will* respond here.
>>
>> However, I would *strongly* recommend you *not* do it until you have
>> definitive answers.... My impression from my reading is that you are
>> inviting disaster if you rename the server. I believe you will have to
>> use the "swing method twice to:
>>
>> 1) Set up a temp server, install exchange and and move mailboxes, etc.
>> 2) Uninstall exchange from the old server and remove it from the exchange
>> organization
>> 3) Rename the server (it might be best to remove it from the domain,
>> rename it and put it back in the domain)
>> 4) Install Exchange and move the mailboxes, etc. back.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Hank Arnold
>>
>> Andrea Racca wrote:
>>> Hello!
>>> I have this problem. I need to rename a Windows NT where i have
>>> installed Exchange 5.5.. It's possible?? There is any document?
>>> Exchange 5.5 will be ok after the change?
>>> Thank's a lot
>>>
>>> Andrea
>>>
>

Andy
Fri Apr 07 08:24:27 CDT 2006

On Fri, 7 Apr 2006 09:29:55 +0200, "Andrea Racca"
<raccaNOSPAMlibero.it> wrote:

>Hello!
>I have this problem. I need to rename a Windows NT where i have installed
>Exchange 5.5.. It's possible?? There is any document?
>Exchange 5.5 will be ok after the change?
>Thank's a lot
>
>Andrea
>


DOnt do that. You will be sad.

Kevin
Fri Apr 07 15:12:40 CDT 2006

Databases are linked to the computer name so if you rename the server then
Exchange will not function. This is a general issue with many apps so
Exchange probably won't be the only thing you break. Why is the name change
so critical?
"Andrea Racca" <raccaNOSPAMlibero.it> wrote in message
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> Hello!
> I have this problem. I need to rename a Windows NT where i have installed
> Exchange 5.5.. It's possible?? There is any document?
> Exchange 5.5 will be ok after the change?
> Thank's a lot
>
> Andrea
>
>