DC Replication.

[Eugene]

Hi,

I recently demoted a W3K DC from our domain, when I use the repadmin
/showrepl /v command it's still attempting to sync with the demoted DC.

The demoted server does not exist on the domain (account deleted) the DNS
entrys for the DC have been removed as part of the DCPROMO. The DCPROMO did
not report any errors.

Is there any way to remove this object (ADSIEDIT, LDP)

REPLMON errors

Below are the replication failures detected on Domain Controllers for this
domain:

Domain Controller Name: ARCTIC
Directory Partition: DC=test,DC=com,DC=au
Replication Partner: **DELETED SERVER #1
Failure Code: 8524
Failure Reason: The DSA operation is unable to
proceed because of a DNS lookup failure.

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REPADMIN /SHOWREPL errors

Melbourne\ARCTIC
DC Options: IS_GC
Site Options: (none)
DC object GUID: 2d527525-bb03-45c9-8dc7-bf4251132c8e
DC invocationID: c177b5a3-ba8d-48b1-a02f-184d7dacc9cb

==== INBOUND NEIGHBORS ======================================

DC=sewl,DC=com,DC=au
Moorabbin\W3KTMPDC\0ADEL:189acc9c-95ab-4ba6-8a37-5a0e25ff34fe (deleted
DSA) via RPC
DC object GUID: a54ff616-9063-4683-acae-90f9f9d03234
Address: a54ff616-9063-4683-acae-90f9f9d03234._msdcs.testl.com.au
DC invocationID: adc6a696-035f-4319-9382-cc6a14e87273
SYNC_ON_STARTUP DO_SCHEDULED_SYNCS WRITEABLE
USNs: 115615/OU, 115615/PU
Last attempt @ 2004-08-02 13:57:28 failed, result 8524 (0x214c):
Can't retrieve message string 8524 (0x214c), error 1815.
27 consecutive failure(s).
Last success @ 2004-08-01 13:21:05.

 

[Chriss3 [MVP]]

Hello,

Have a look in the Sites and Service Console, Deleted the Demoted server
from the particular site, this have to be done manually.

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Christoffer Andersson
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[Eugene]

Hi Chris,

I did do this and restarted the DC's, I still receive the errors. Any other
ideas?

Thanks.

 

[Jim Singh]

You have to clean the DC object from within the ADSI edit and also make sure
you have no other refernence of it anywhere else ie. DNS, ADSS, comp acct
etc.

To clean it from ADSI, open an Mmc , click add /remove , click add adsiedit
and close. Now you have adsi editor open, expand the configuration partition
, expand OU=dc,dc=companyname,dc=com , underneath that you should see a
container for domain controllers. in the right pane, select the demoted DC
and delete it.

-Jim

 

[Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP]]

Jim,

But he needs to install the Support Tools for that wonderful little utility
to be available! Or download it from the MS Web site....

Cary

 

[Chriss3 [MVP]]

Cary, wee need this tools installed by default in next release of Windows
Server

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[ptwilliams]

Yes. Or at least an option in Configure your Server or a shortcut to the
installation from within admin tools...


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Cary, wee need this tools installed by default in next release of Windows
Server

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Christoffer Andersson
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[Eugene]

Guys,

Thanks for the responses to my problem.

The object was already removed from AD, it was not there to delete using
ADSIEDT. Is there a cleanup process that runs in AD to removed marked
"deleted" objects, I read somewhere it runs every two days?

Thanks again

 

[Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP]]

Forget the option. Good thought but too many people do not know about the
Support Tools as it is. They need to be included by default! These tools
are simply too powerful and useful to be left to chance. And you know how
it is: there is a problem and you really need netdiag but part of the
problem is that you can not reach the Internet to download and you lent the
Service Pack CD to your mother so that she could do something on her home
computer.....

Cary