Replacing Exchange Server 2007 CCR Nodes Hardware (For Windows Server 2003)
Before and after following this procedure, please run the Exchange Best Practices Analyzer (ExBPA) and review the output. Microsoft Exchange Best Practices Analyzer v2.8http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=DBAB201F-4BEE-4943-AC22-E2DDBD258DF3&displaylang=en
NOTE: After the new node is introduced ensure that the drive letters match. Post exchange installation resume storage group copy and the replication service should pick up where it left off.
1) Failover the Exchange Cluster to the Active Node (if is not there already). How to Move a Clustered Mailbox Server in a CCR Environmenthttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998282.aspx Move-ClusteredMailboxServerhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124710.aspx 2) Suspend the Storage Group Copy. Suspend-StorageGroupCopyhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998182.aspx 3) Uninstall the Passive Mailbox role from the Exchange Cluster. How to Remove the Passive Mailbox Role from a CCR Environmenthttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124756.aspx 4) Evict the Passive Node server from the Failover Cluster Manager. How to Evict a Node from a Windows Server 2003 Failover Clusterhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb123503.aspx 5) Add a new Passive Node to the Cluster, and install the Passive Mailbox Server role on it. How to Install the Passive Clustered Mailbox Role in a CCR Environment on Windows Server 2003http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb123674.aspx 6) Check all aspects of replication, cluster services, and storage group replication and replay status to provide a complete overview of the replication system. Test-ReplicationHealthhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb691314.aspx 7) Check the replication status of all the storage group How to View the Status of a Storage Group in a CCR Environmenthttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124079.aspx Get-StorageGroupCopyStatushttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa997246.aspx Repeat the same sequence to replace the Node A. The File Share Majority Quorum should not be affected, since the cluster will not he totally uninstalled.
If your plan include replacement of the Storage as well, you may need to run Update-StorageGroupCopy from the newly installed Passive Node to reseed the database. How to Seed a Cluster Continuous Replication Copyhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124706.aspx Update-StorageGroupCopyhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998853.aspx
Additional Information
How to Install the Majority Node Set File Share Witness Featurehttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998287.aspx How to Configure the File Share Witnesshttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124922.aspx How to Verify the Cluster Is Functionalhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa996592.aspx How to Configure the Transport Dumpsterhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa997963.aspx Anderson Gobbi