Uninstall Exchange Server 2007 from Passive node
- Login to passive node and check whether Exchange CMS is located on active node with
Get-ClusteredMailboxServerStatuscmdlet from EMS - Run:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\bin\Setup.com /mode:uninstall
Evict pasive node from Windows Cluster
- Stop the Cluster service by running:
net stop clussvc
- After the Cluster service has been stopped, evict the node by running:
Cluster <ClusterName> node <NodeName> /evict
Remove CMS from Active Node, uninstall Mailbox role & destroy Cluster
- Login to active node and run:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Bin\Setup.com /mode:uninstall /removeCMS /CMSName:<CMSName>
- Destroy Windows Cluster (Right click on the cluster name then choose More Actions > Destroy Cluster in Failover Cluster Management)