I agree that this process will work most of the time, but I would still do a metadata cleanup to verify it. In at least one case, remnants were still there.
Regards, Hank Arnold Consumer Security "There are 10 kinds of people in the world... Those who understand binary and those who don't." My Blog: <http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/personal-pc-assistant/> http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/personal-pc-assistant/ Twitter: @Hank_PCDoc Facebook: <https://www.facebook.com/hank.arnold.96> https://www.facebook.com/hank.arnold.96 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Webster Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 4:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [NTSysADM] RE: Domain Server down 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]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kennedy, Jim Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 2:51 PM To: 'NT SysAdmin List ([email protected] <mailto:[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]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim von Stein Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 3:44 PM To: 'NT SysAdmin List ([email protected] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[email protected]> Kairos - The moment when change is possible www.kairosnw.org <http://www.kairosnw.org/>
