Can't Quite Move from Netware

[dave Admin]

The last step at a remote site was to upgrade the server 2000 to 2003, then
I would move the users from NW6 to the MS server. Unfortunately that server
hiccupped from the upgrade and then the demotion failed too.

I had two DCs, two sites. The upgrade from 2000 to 2003 on the romote
server resulted in a problem which required the DC be demoted. The problem
also required a dcpromo /forceremoval option.

After that I followed the KB artcle to perform a metadata cleanup and it ran
succesfully with a dialog box stating the cleanup of the DC was complete.

However, if I perform a "dsquery server" to display all DCs, this server
still is listed. Running a DCDIAG on the remaining DC has no errors, all
tests pass. If I run DCDIAG on the demoted server, that fails as expected,
as it is no longer a DC.

So why the conflict between these two apps? Why does dsquery still list the
demoted server as a DC. A third server, a member server, does not show up
with "dsquery server", which is correct.

Can I manually remove all references in AD to the demoted server after I
power off? I need to clean this up and get a running server so I can move
the users.

dave Admin

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

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The last step at a remote site was to upgrade the server 2000 to
2003, then I would move the users from NW6 to the MS server. Unfortunately
that server hiccupped from the upgrade and then the
demotion failed too.
I had two DCs, two sites. The upgrade from 2000 to 2003 on the romote
server resulted in a problem which required the DC be demoted. The
problem also required a dcpromo /forceremoval option.

After that I followed the KB artcle to perform a metadata cleanup and
it ran succesfully with a dialog box stating the cleanup of the DC
was complete.
However, if I perform a "dsquery server" to display all DCs, this
server still is listed. Running a DCDIAG on the remaining DC has no
errors, all tests pass. If I run DCDIAG on the demoted server, that
fails as expected, as it is no longer a DC.

So why the conflict between these two apps? Why does dsquery still
list the demoted server as a DC. A third server, a member server,
does not show up with "dsquery server", which is correct.

Can I manually remove all references in AD to the demoted server
after I power off? I need to clean this up and get a running server
so I can move the users.

dave Admin

Hi - wrong group? This is for MS Windows Update issues.
I think you'd be better off in
microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory ...good luck.