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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">‘Dcpromo’ is used to install and uninstall Domain controllers, however if domain controllers is crash and unable to run dcpromo scenarios for uninstall, it’s indeed to use manual way to clean metadata from the active directory. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Below is discussing the step by step process<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">First thing need to check failed DC’s are holding any FSMO roles. If its holding FSMO, require to seize fsmo role to other domain controllers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div style="background: white; line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The next step is clean server metadata from active directory database. There are three methods to cleanup and my choice always using command line<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white; line-height: 13.05pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><strong><span style="color: red; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Method 1</span></strong><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">:<span> ;</span><span style="color: #2970a6; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc816907(v=WS.10).aspx#bkmk_graphical" target="_blank">Clean up server metadata by using GUI tools</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Running the repadmin /replsum command confirmed a replication error and showed DC1 as unavailable:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">At the Ntdsutil prompt, select and type<span> ;</span></span><code style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; padding: 0cm;">metadata cleanup</span></code><span style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> ;</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">command and press enter.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">At the metadata cleanup prompt, type<span> ;</span></span><code style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; padding: 0cm;">connections</span></code><span style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> ;</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">and press enter.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">At the server connections prompt, type<span> ;</span></span><code style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; padding: 0cm;">connect to server ws2012r2</span></code><span style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; padding: 0cm;"> ;</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">and press enter. Where ws2012r2 is a domain controller dns name.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">After connecting to the domain controller, type quit at the server connections prompt to exit out to the<span> ;</span></span><code style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; padding: 0cm;">metadata cleanup</span></code><span style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> ;</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">prompt.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">Now at the<span> ;</span></span><code style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; padding: 0cm;">metadata cleanup</span></code><span style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; padding: 0cm;"> ;</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">prompt, type<span> ;</span></span><code style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; padding: 0cm;">select operation target</span></code><span style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; padding: 0cm;"> ;</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">and press enter. Entering this mode, will enable me select the sites, domains and servers I intend to work with.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">From the help options available at<span> ;</span></span><code style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; padding: 0cm;">select operation target</span></code><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">, select, and type<span> ;</span></span><code style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; padding: 0cm;">list domains</span></code><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">. Press enter.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">At the<span> ;</span></span><code style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; padding: 0cm;">select operation target</span></code><span style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> ;</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">type<span> ;</span></span><code style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; padding: 0cm;">select domain 0</span></code><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">. Where domain 0 is the intended domain.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">At the next<span> ;</span></span><code style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; padding: 0cm;">select operation target</span></code><span style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> ;</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">prompt, type list sites and press enter.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">At the next<span> ;</span></span><code style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; padding: 0cm;">select operation target</span></code><span style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> ;</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">prompt, type<span> ;</span></span><code style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; padding: 0cm;">select site 0</span></code><span style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> ;</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">and press enter.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">At the next<span> ;</span></span><code style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; padding: 0cm;">select operation target</span></code><span style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> ;</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">prompt, type<span> ;</span></span><code style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; padding: 0cm;">list servers in site</span></code><span style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> ;</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">and press enter.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">At the next<span> ;</span></span><code style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; padding: 0cm;">select operation target</span></code><span style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> ;</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">prompt, type<span> ;</span></span><code style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; padding: 0cm;">select server 1</span></code><span style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> ;</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">where server 1 is the offline domain controller object I intend to remove. Press enter.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">At the next<span> ;</span></span><code style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; padding: 0cm;">select operation target</span></code><span style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> ;</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">prompt, type<span> ;</span></span><code style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; padding: 0cm;">quit</span></code><span style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> ;</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">to exit out to the<span> ;</span></span><code style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; padding: 0cm;">metadata cleanup</span></code><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">prompt.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">At the next<span> ;</span></span><code style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; padding: 0cm;">metadata cleanup</span></code><span style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> ;</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">prompt, type<span> ;</span></span><code style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; padding: 0cm;">Remove selected server</span></code><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;">.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri;">At the ‘Server Remove Confirmation Dialog’, click yes to remove the failed Domain Controller server ;<span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">object.After</span> ;the removal is successful, I exit out of the ;</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; padding: 0cm;">ntdsutil</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri;"> ;tool by typing ;</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; padding: 0cm;">quit</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri;"> ;all the way up. I ran the ;</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri; padding: 0cm;">repadmin /replsummary</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; font-family: Calibri;"> ;command again to verify and the result shows no replication errors.</span></li>
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