The below is exactly what I did, with one addition. When I
demoted the last DC I also turned off one DC from the remaining domain. I too
was worried about the process and asked many questions here and elsewhere.
The whole thing turned out to be a non-event.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Almeida Pinto, Jorge de
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 2:37 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Demotion (Removal) Best PracticesAt the moment you think "I could remove the domain now" don't do that, but shutdown the DCs to see what breaks. Of course you need to ignore errors concerning replication with that domain. If after a while (some days) nothing or nobody has started screaming then you could demote the DCs. Don't forget to remove the DNS delegation and to select the option "this is the last DC of this domain" (or something that sounds like it) when demoting the last DC. Checking this option makes sure the existance of the domain is removed at the domain naming master. So make also sure that FSMO is available.Jorge
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Ibarra, Juan
Sent: Mon 2006-01-09 17:49
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ActiveDir] Domain Demotion (Removal) Best PracticesHi, we are in the process of removing several old domains that still contain some servers and services accounts on them. All active users have been migrated off to a new parent domain.
Are there any best practices, thins I need to be aware or concerned about before starting this process?
Thanks,
Juan
