Hello:
Last week, I promoted a virtual server (Host: W2k3 SP1 Std running
W2k5 VS R2; Guest: W2k3 R2 ENT) to a DC. It was the second DC at that
site. Prior to the promotion, I pointed its DNS to the site's first
DC, joined the domain, and the promo'd. I confirmed that the new DC
was placed in the correct Site. Things appeared to go fine, and I left
it to allow AD to do its thing with site links. I then changed the GC
and IP bridgehead for that site from the old DC to the new DC.
Things are now a mess. The original DC is kicking out lots of KCC
errors (1865, 1866, and 1311). When I try to force replication with
replmon or dssite, it chokes. (Replmon actually does not see any other
servers or partitions.)
If I try to "Replicate Now" on the old DC with the new DC, I get the
following error:
"The naming context is in the process of being removed or is not
replicated from the specified server."
On the new DC, most things seem right except that I am getting
periodic errors: Event 53258: MS DTC could not correctly process a DC
Promotion/Demotion event.
It appears that the old DC did not receive all the info about the new
DC's promotion. Old DC will get demoted. Should I attempt to correct
the replication issues or just forcibly demote the old DC? If the
former, any thoughts on how to clean it up?
Many thanks.
-- nme
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