Can a bkup Domain Controller (DC) be demoted to member server?

[Jim]

Hi,

Can a bkup DC be demoted to member server?

Appreciate if anyone could advise.

Thanks
Jim

 

[Robert Moir]

Hi,

Can a bkup DC be demoted to member server?

Yes. Using DCPromo again.

Appreciate if anyone could advise.

A few moments reading the documentation - which incidentally you should do
before you actually start the demotion - would have told you this. We're
happy to help but you'll have far more success at whatever you are trying to
do with Windows Server if you do some research yourself.

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Rob Moir, MS MVP
Blog Site - http://www.robertmoir.com
Virtual PC 2004 FAQ - http://www.robertmoir.co.uk/win/VirtualPC2004FAQ.html
I'm always surprised at "professionals" who STILL have to be asked "Have you
checked (event viewer / syslog)".

 

[Jim]

Thanks ! Mr Moir.

Yes. Using DCPromo again.


A few moments reading the documentation - which incidentally you should do
before you actually start the demotion - would have told you this. We're
happy to help but you'll have far more success at whatever you are trying to
do with Windows Server if you do some research yourself.

--
--
Rob Moir, MS MVP
Blog Site - http://www.robertmoir.com
Virtual PC 2004 FAQ - http://www.robertmoir.co.uk/win/VirtualPC2004FAQ.html
I'm always surprised at "professionals" who STILL have to be asked "Have you
checked (event viewer / syslog)".

 

[karl levinson, mvp]

Note that in Windows 2000 and newer, there isn't really such a thing as a
backup DC. All DCs are equal peers, with the exception of the 5 FSMO roles,
and the global catalog(s).

Before you demote a DC, you should make sure it doesn't hold any of the FSMO
roles and isn't the only global catalog on the domain. By default the first
DC on the domain holds all of these roles, unless maybe you or another admin
moved them to another DC. It's probably not a bad idea to consider having
more than one DC have a global catalog. If a DC with one or more of the
FSMO roles is lost, there are ways to recover those roles, but there can
still be problems. Google "FSMO site:microsoft.com" if you need to find the
MS KB article on how to check which DCs have the FSMO roles.



Can a bkup DC be demoted to member server?