Meta Cleanup After a DCpromo /force removal
Hi, It been awile since I have done this, but could some one confirm the steps involved for a full meta cleanup of a 2003 dc. Regards Eamonn
July 9th, 2012 6:36am

Hi, Please refer How to remove data in Active Directory after an unsuccessful domain controller demotion http://support.microsoft.com/kb/216498 ThanksI do not represent the organisation I work for, all the opinions expressed here are my own. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights. About Me ?
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July 9th, 2012 6:39am

Santhosh has directed you to correct MS KB, Additionally you need to make sure there are no DNS Entry of Failed DC in the DNS. http://blogs.msmvps.com/awinish/2011/05/08/metadata-cleanup-of-a-domain-controller/ Regards, _Prashant_MCSA|MCITP SA|Microsoft Exchange 2003 Blog - http://prashant1987.wordpress.com Disclaimer: This posting is provided AS-IS with no warranties/guarantees and confers no rights.
July 9th, 2012 6:44am

One more article with detailed step by step instructions: Delete Failed DCs from Active Directory - Petri www.petri.co.il/delete_failed_dcs_from_ad.htm Regards, Rafic If you found this post helpful, please give it a "Helpful" vote. If it answered your question, remember to mark it as an "Answer". This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties and confers no rights! Always test ANY suggestion in a test environment before implementing!
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July 9th, 2012 7:01am

Hello, it is not only AD that must be done http://msmvps.com/blogs/mweber/archive/2010/05/16/active-directory-metadata-cleanup.aspx also the DNS zones and zone properties, Nameserver tab if the DC was DNS server also. Do not forget AD sites and services where a DC never is removed automatically. If you have seized the FSMO roles then also the time service must be reocnfigured http://msmvps.com/blogs/mweber/archive/2010/06/27/time-configuration-in-a-windows-domain.aspxBest regards Meinolf Weber MVP, MCP, MCTS Microsoft MVP - Directory Services My Blog: http://msmvps.com/blogs/mweber/ Disclaimer: This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights.
July 9th, 2012 7:10am

Hi, I agree with others, they have provided the useful links about how to perform metadata cleanup, we could refer to the methods they provided to remove the orphaned DC. Also the article below may be useful to us too, please also refer to it. How to remove completely orphaned Domain Controller http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555846 Regards, Andy
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July 9th, 2012 11:21pm

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