Orphened AD Box with no backup

[Guest]

I have a 2nd AD domain controller that wasn't being backed up that had a hard drive failure. IT can not be recovered. Nor do i wish to recover it. I need to remove this orphened DC from active directory. There hasn't been any luck with Technet. I found Knowledge base artical has been http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;216498 But nothing else that came close.

 

[Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP]]

That should about do it! There might be a need to make sure that the DC is
removed from Active Directory Sites and Services MMC as well as possibly
some DNS entries.

NTDSUtil should be available to you without having to install the Support
Tools. However, since I am mentioning them, I might suggest that you
install the Support Tools from the WIN2000 Service Pack CD on all of your
WIN2000 Servers ( DCs, Memeber Servers, et al ). However, this does not
really have anything to do with your question - directly.

HTH,

Cary

I have a 2nd AD domain controller that wasn't being backed up that had a

hard drive failure. IT can not be recovered. Nor do i wish to recover it. I
need to remove this orphened DC from active directory. There hasn't been any
luck with Technet. I found Knowledge base artical has been
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;216498 But nothing
else that came close.

 

[IBTerry [MSFT]]

That is the article that you need to use. Basically you use NTDSUTIL to
remove all references of the problem server from active directory. The
main thing you need to think abou is the FSMO roles. If the machine did
not have any then that is one less thing to think about.

255504 Using Ntdsutil.exe to Seize or Transfer FSMO Roles to a Domain
Controller
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=255504

216498 HOW TO: Remove Data in Active Directory After an Unsuccessful Domain
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=216498

332199 Using the DCPROMO /FORCEREMOVAL Command to Force the Demotion of
Active
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=332199

IBTerry [MSFT]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[Deji Akomolafe]

http://www.akomolafe.com/docs/xferfsmos.htm

Skip to "After seizing the role,......"

--
Sincerely,

Dèjì Akómöláfé, MCSE MCSA MCP+I
www.akomolafe.com
www.iyaburo.com
Do you now realize that Today is the Tomorrow you were worried about
Yesterday? -anon

 

[Guest]

Thank you for the reassurance on the issue. I wanted to make sure that I didn't miss any possible side winders before getting into the clean up. You all know how fun the trenches can be?