[ActiveDir] Help with Replication Mess

[Noah Eiger]

Hi -   I am trying to sort out a long-standing replication mess. The configuration is three sites (W2k3 FL as per earlier email) connected over T1 lines in series (A-B-C). The layout is:   Site A: - DCA1 (bridgehead) - DCA2   Site B: - DCB1 (self for DNS) - DCB2 (bridgehead; DCA1 for DNS) - DCB3 (DCA1 & DCA2 for DNS)   Site C: - DCC1 (bridgehead)   There are two IP site links with equal cost: A-B and A-C.   Site B is the problem. The event logs of DCB1 are filled with KCC and FRS errors. Also, depending on where you point your "Sites and Services" tool, you get different information about what DC is in what Site as well as phantom objects (such as the same DC in two sites, long demoted DCs lingering, dead sites still present).   The goal for the weekend is to remove DCB1 and DCB2, leaving only DCB3. But, I am concerned that replication is not working correctly and that demoting them improperly will lead to bigger problems.   What is the best way to go about cleaning this up? The DCs in Site A and C are fine. Can I just pull replication data from there?   Thanks.   -- nme -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.32/523 - Release Date: 11/7/2006