Renaming the existing Exchange Server and assigning a name to the physical node


Renaming the existing Exchange Server and assigning a name to the physical node
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Use the Exchange Setup Wizard to convert a standalone Exchange server into a "clustered" Exchange server. In this process, the node name of the standalone Exchange Server becomes the name of the Exchange virtual server and the existing node is given a new physical node name.

Renaming the existing standalone Exchange server allows Active Directory entries to remain valid. For example, if your existing standalone Exchange server is called EXCH, the name of the Exchange virtual server will become EXCH and the existing node is given a new physical node name, for example, SYSTEM1.

Before proceeding, make sure you meet the following requirements:

You have installed InfoScale Availability on the system that hosts Exchange.

See About installing the VCS agents.
HA support for Exchange Server 2007 is available for the Mailbox Server role only. If you have already installed the Mailbox Server role along with the other server roles on the same server, you will have to remove the other server roles before you proceed.
The system hosting the Exchange server to be made highly available is not configured as a root broker.
The system hosting the Exchange server does not have VCS configured.

To convert a standalone Exchange Server into a "clustered" Exchange server

From the node having the standalone Exchange server installed, navigate to C:\Program Files\Veritas\cluster server\bin\Exch2007Setup directory and run the Exch2007Setup.exe to launch the Exchange Server 2007 Setup Wizard.
On Windows 2012 operating systems, use the Apps menu in the Start screen.
Review the information in the Welcome panel and click Next.
In the Available Option panel, click Make a standalone Exchange Server highly available and click Next.
Specify information related to your network, as follows:
- Enter a name for the node.
  
  This name will be permanently assigned to the node on which the wizard is being run. This name for the node becomes the new name of the physical system after the process is completed. The original name of the system, for example, EXCH, is returned as the name of the Exchange virtual server so that the Active Directory entries remain valid.
- Enter the name of the domain suffix.
- Select the appropriate public NIC from the drop-down list.
  
  The wizard lists the public adapters and low-priority TCP/IP enabled private adapters on the system.
- Enter a unique virtual IP address for the Exchange virtual server.
  
  If you plan to use the IP address of the node as the virtual IP address, you must assign a new static IP address to the node.
- Enter the subnet mask for the virtual IP address.
- Click Next.
Select a drive where the registry replication data will be stored and click Next.
Make sure to select the volumes or the virtual disks (LUNs) to store registry replication information.
Review the summary of your selections and click Next.
Click Yes on the message dialog that informs you that the system will be renamed and restarted after you quit the wizard.
The wizard starts running commands to set up the VCS environment.Various messages indicate the status of each task.
After all the commands are executed, click Next.
Click Finish.
The wizard prompts you to restart the system. Click Yes to restart the system. Click No to restart the system later. You must restart the system before continuing with the next step.

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