Windows BDC Promote
I have a PDC Windows 2003 server that has died suddenly. I have a BDC Windows 2003 which I would like to be able to promote to the PDC. Problem I have is that I am unable to promote.
I have tried Server Manager and it says it needs a PDC, I click OK but nothing appears. I have unchecked the Show Members option from the View menu and waited 30 mins for text to appear, but still nothing. I really need this BDC promoting, if anyone has any ideas, they are much appreciated.
Thanks In Advance,
I have tried Server Manager and it says it needs a PDC, I click OK but nothing appears. I have unchecked the Show Members option from the View menu and waited 30 mins for text to appear, but still nothing. I really need this BDC promoting, if anyone has any ideas, they are much appreciated.
Thanks In Advance,
wantabe2
Did the other server that dies hold the FSMO roles? In other words, was it the forst DC brought onto your domain?
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yes it was the DC that died. Enabled Global Catalog on the BDC but this was after the PDC died, hence trying to promote the BDC without a PDC being available
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You'll probably have to leave the domain & will have to use dcpromo /forceremoval to leave & then come back with the dcpromo command. If you run into further issues you may have to run ntdsutil to do a metadata cleanup of Active Directory before you attempt to demote this DC?
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No Server totally dead, tried all day but cannot be brought back up...
No backups? Is it hardware or software failure?
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Hardware Failure on the Server..
Ouch.... how many other DCs?
Hopefully he'll say he has another....
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Only one backup DC with AD replicating, tried to promote it, but when using server mgr i get message about no pdc, which is fine, but it doesnt show me the bdc in the list so i can promote. checked the view -> show members and it is unchecked, still nothing. May have to go about seizing roles..
If it can't contact the primary, then nothing will show up and you'll have to seize.