We have a Ex 2003 server, which is our single primary server and also have a Ex 2007 server, in which all roles have been removed with the exception of the mailbox role. No mailboxes reside on the Ex 2007 server. Public Folders are the only holdup from removing the mailbox role that I can see. When removing via Add/remove programs, I get the error during the readiness check:
Uninstall cannot continue. Database 'Public Folder Database': The public folder database "server\public folder storage group\public folder database" contains replicas. Before deleting the public folder database, remove the folders or move the replicas to another public folder database."
Trying to move them doesn't seem to be working as that gives me a different error using the shell. Can anyone give me some assistance on how to remove these so I can remove this server and continue using Ex2003 for the time being? I don't have a large public folder database, I may have 3 or 4 calendars in there shared, but if need be i'll just blow it all away and create new ones as I have them exported.
Uninstall cannot continue. Database 'Public Folder Database': The public folder database "server\public folder storage group\public folder database" contains replicas. Before deleting the public folder database, remove the folders or move the replicas to another public folder database."
Trying to move them doesn't seem to be working as that gives me a different error using the shell. Can anyone give me some assistance on how to remove these so I can remove this server and continue using Ex2003 for the time being? I don't have a large public folder database, I may have 3 or 4 calendars in there shared, but if need be i'll just blow it all away and create new ones as I have them exported.