Decommissioning a dc requires all domain services that currently reside on a server need to be moved to other dc’s. You need to move any fsmo roles from this dc to another dc (KB255960) To learn where the roles reside run the command netdom query fsmo If the PDCe fsmo role resided on this … Continue reading "How to Decommission a Domain Controller"
Month: July 2012
Create A Test Domain (Old Style)
The first set of steps is to get a good pc into the production domain. Once this pc is a member it needs to be promoted and be a healthy participant in the network. The new DC then needs to be removed from the network before it is restarted (From its restore) to prevent any … Continue reading "Create A Test Domain (Old Style)"