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create an SOA record on the other server.<br />
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Demote this server and THEN remove the DNS service.
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create an SOA record on the other server.

Demote this server and THEN remove the DNS service.

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It will not allow me to create an SOA record on the other server. &nbsp;It just gives the the options to Transfer from Master and Reload from Master.
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It will not allow me to create an SOA record on the other server.  It just gives the the options to Transfer from Master and Reload from Master.

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I found the problem. &nbsp;I did not have it operatinig in AD-Integrated mode. &nbsp;When I changed the server to a Primary and it put it in AD-Integrated. &nbsp;Now I have demoted the second server. &nbsp;What do I need to do to make sure DNS is cleaned up?
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I found the problem.  I did not have it operatinig in AD-Integrated mode.  When I changed the server to a Primary and it put it in AD-Integrated.  Now I have demoted the second server.  What do I need to do to make sure DNS is cleaned up?

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Yes I have already transferred all FSMO roles and the GC to the main DC. &nbsp;No clients are pointing to the old DNS server (it was a temporary server during a rebuild). &nbsp;All clients have the new DNS back in there settings. &nbsp;I guess I am good to go after I remove the DNS right?
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Yes I have already transferred all FSMO roles and the GC to the main DC.  No clients are pointing to the old DNS server (it was a temporary server during a rebuild).  All clients have the new DNS back in there settings.  I guess I am good to go after I remove the DNS right?

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I have two DNS boxes right now. &nbsp;I want to remove one off of the network. &nbsp;It is the DNS Start of Authority as well. &nbsp;I tried just removing the role from the server but that did not work. &nbsp;I want to remove DNS completely and then demote the server back to a member server from a DC. &nbsp;How do I do this?
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I have two DNS boxes right now.  I want to remove one off of the network.  It is the DNS Start of Authority as well.  I tried just removing the role from the server but that did not work.  I want to remove DNS completely and then demote the server back to a member server from a DC.  How do I do this?

Remove DNS

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Windows Server 2003

Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft brand for identity-related capabilities. In the on-premises world, Windows Server AD provides a set of identity capabilities and services, and is hugely popular (88% of Fortune 1000 and 95% of enterprises use AD). This topic includes all things Active Directory including DNS, Group Policy, DFS, troubleshooting, ADFS, and all other topics under the Microsoft AD and identity umbrella.

Active Directory

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical, globally distributed system responsible for associating the name of a computer, service or other resource into an IP address for connecting to the Internet or a private network. Most prominently, it translates domain names to the numerical IP addresses needed for the purpose of computer services and devices worldwide.