removing non-existent DC with NTDSUtil

[Guest]

Hi,
I would like to clean up Active Directory and remove a non-existent DC from
Active Directory.
Can you tell me if there are any potential problems with runniing NTDSUtil
to clean up and remove the "missing" server? Or am I better off leaving those
references there?
I noticed the following when running DCDiag on the existing domain
controllers referring to the "missing" DC.
Warning: Srv4 is the Infrastructure Update Owner, but is not responding to
DS RPC Bind.
[Srvr4] LDAP search failed with error 58,
The specified server cannot perform the requested operation..
Warning: Srvr4 is the Infrastructure Update Owner, but is not
responding to LDAP Bind.
......................... Srvr1 failed test KnowsOfRoleHolders
Can you tell me if I remove Srvr4 from AD through NTDSUtil, will Srvr1
(Primary AD server) automatically take the roll of Infrastructure Update
Owner?
Thanks much,

Robert

 

[Michael D. Ober]

You first need to sieze any FMSO roles that that server had. Then you can
safely remove it from the domain.

Mike.

 

[Guest]

Can you tell me what the best way of accomplishing that is?

thanks,
Robert

You first need to sieze any FMSO roles that that server had. Then you can
safely remove it from the domain.

Mike.

Hi,
I would like to clean up Active Directory and remove a non-existent DC from
Active Directory.
Can you tell me if there are any potential problems with runniing NTDSUtil
to clean up and remove the "missing" server? Or am I better off leaving those
references there?
I noticed the following when running DCDiag on the existing domain
controllers referring to the "missing" DC.
Warning: Srv4 is the Infrastructure Update Owner, but is not responding to
DS RPC Bind.
[Srvr4] LDAP search failed with error 58,
The specified server cannot perform the requested operation..
Warning: Srvr4 is the Infrastructure Update Owner, but is not
responding to LDAP Bind.
......................... Srvr1 failed test KnowsOfRoleHolders
Can you tell me if I remove Srvr4 from AD through NTDSUtil, will Srvr1
(Primary AD server) automatically take the roll of Infrastructure Update
Owner?
Thanks much,

Robert

 

[Jimmy Andersson [MVP]]

Q223787 - Flexible Single Master Operation Transfer and Seizure Process:
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q223787

See these KB articles for the metadata cleanup process:

Q216498 - How to remove data in the AD after an unsuccessful DC demotion:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q216/4/98.ASP

Deleting Objects from Active Directory Using Ldp.exe:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q244344

Domain Controller Server Object Not Removed After Demotion:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q216364

Error Deleting a Domain Controller Account in Active Directory Users and
Computers:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q247393

Regards,
/Jimmy
--
Jimmy Andersson, Q Advice AB
Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
---------- www.qadvice.com ----------

Can you tell me what the best way of accomplishing that is?

thanks,
Robert

You first need to sieze any FMSO roles that that server had. Then you
can
safely remove it from the domain.

Mike.

Hi,
I would like to clean up Active Directory and remove a non-existent DC from
Active Directory.
Can you tell me if there are any potential problems with runniing
NTDSUtil
to clean up and remove the "missing" server? Or am I better off leaving those
references there?
I noticed the following when running DCDiag on the existing domain
controllers referring to the "missing" DC.
Warning: Srv4 is the Infrastructure Update Owner, but is not responding
to
DS RPC Bind.
[Srvr4] LDAP search failed with error 58,
The specified server cannot perform the requested operation..
Warning: Srvr4 is the Infrastructure Update Owner, but is not
responding to LDAP Bind.
......................... Srvr1 failed test KnowsOfRoleHolders
Can you tell me if I remove Srvr4 from AD through NTDSUtil, will Srvr1
(Primary AD server) automatically take the roll of Infrastructure
Update
Owner?
Thanks much,

Robert

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the help guys.

Robert

Q223787 - Flexible Single Master Operation Transfer and Seizure Process:
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q223787

See these KB articles for the metadata cleanup process:

Q216498 - How to remove data in the AD after an unsuccessful DC demotion:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q216/4/98.ASP

Deleting Objects from Active Directory Using Ldp.exe:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q244344

Domain Controller Server Object Not Removed After Demotion:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q216364

Error Deleting a Domain Controller Account in Active Directory Users and
Computers:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q247393

Regards,
/Jimmy
--
Jimmy Andersson, Q Advice AB
Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
---------- www.qadvice.com ----------

Can you tell me what the best way of accomplishing that is?

thanks,
Robert

You first need to sieze any FMSO roles that that server had. Then you
can
safely remove it from the domain.

Mike.

Hi,
I would like to clean up Active Directory and remove a non-existent DC
from
Active Directory.
Can you tell me if there are any potential problems with runniing
NTDSUtil
to clean up and remove the "missing" server? Or am I better off leaving
those
references there?
I noticed the following when running DCDiag on the existing domain
controllers referring to the "missing" DC.
Warning: Srv4 is the Infrastructure Update Owner, but is not responding
to
DS RPC Bind.
[Srvr4] LDAP search failed with error 58,
The specified server cannot perform the requested operation..
Warning: Srvr4 is the Infrastructure Update Owner, but is not
responding to LDAP Bind.
......................... Srvr1 failed test KnowsOfRoleHolders
Can you tell me if I remove Srvr4 from AD through NTDSUtil, will Srvr1
(Primary AD server) automatically take the roll of Infrastructure
Update
Owner?
Thanks much,

Robert