It's not just the DC's OS version, right? It's the DFL and FFL. On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 4:16 PM, Webster <[email protected]> wrote:
> If he has another 2008+ DC, there is no need to do the metadata > cleanup. Just right-click the dead DC in ADUC and delete. Done. May need > to manually remove references from DNS if you want it gone from DNS in a > hurry. > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Webster > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Kennedy, Jim > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 20, 2015 2:51 PM > *To:* 'NT SysAdmin List ([email protected])' > *Subject:* [NTSysADM] RE: Domain Server down > > > > Not that much of deal, seize rolls, meta data cleanup. > > > > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc816907(v=ws.10).aspx > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Jim von Stein > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 20, 2015 3:44 PM > *To:* 'NT SysAdmin List ([email protected])' > *Subject:* [NTSysADM] Domain Server down > > > > I seem to have a catch-22 situation. We applied the windows updates to our > servers Sunday, and one of them rebooted with major problems. The OS > network settings appear to be seriously borked – no network connectivity > and the settings keep disappearing, particularly the default gateway. All > the diagnostics seem to point to the NIC working correctly, but it’s not > talking to the OS. It would appear something critical is corrupted. > > > > HP DL360p Gen 8, Windows Server 2008R2 standard, domain controller (1 of 3 > – no FSMOs). > > > > HP sent me a replacement NIC – no change. I’ve tried to do a repair > install of 2008R2, but haven’t managed to find the starting point for that > – complicated by the fact that there’s no optical drive on the server, so > I’m trying to boot a UBS stick. I can’t dcpromo the server to remove it > from AD without the network. > > > > There’s nothing critical on this server, so I could just nuke and pave, > but how much weirdness will result from not being able to demote the (now > ghost) DC? Do I need to manually remove it, and if so, how? > > > > *Jim von Stein* > > Information Services Administrator > > Kairos (formerly SOASTC) > > 1750 SW Nebraska Ave. > > Grants Pass, Oregon 97527 > > (541)476-3302 ext. 3203 > > *[email protected] <[email protected]>* > > > > *Kairos - The moment when change is possible* > > www.kairosnw.org > > >
