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no major issues, you can simply seize the role if it's going to be offline permenantly.<br />
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See here for how: <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/255504" rel="ugc">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/255504</a>
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no major issues, you can simply seize the role if it's going to be offline permenantly.

See here for how: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/255504 [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/255504]

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If its' single forest/domain environment the Infrastructure Master has nothing to do :) So, you don't have the Infrastructure holder.<br />
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Regards,<br />
Krzysztof
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If its' single forest/domain environment the Infrastructure Master has nothing to do :) So, you don't have the Infrastructure holder.

Regards,
Krzysztof

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Please check this MVP's blog about GC and Infrastructure Master<br />
<a href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/UlfBSimonWeidner/archive/2005/03/08/37975.aspx" rel="ugc">http://msmvps.com/blogs/UlfBSimonWeidner/archive/2005/03/08/37975.aspx</a><br />
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Krzysztof
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Please check this MVP's blog about GC and Infrastructure Master
http://msmvps.com/blogs/UlfBSimonWeidner/archive/2005/03/08/37975.aspx [http://msmvps.com/blogs/UlfBSimonWeidner/archive/2005/03/08/37975.aspx]

Krzysztof

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It is single forst/domain environment. Why your telling that it wont have infrastructure role holder.
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It is single forst/domain environment. Why your telling that it wont have infrastructure role holder.

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You will have an Infastructre master role, I am not sure why that comment has been made, I also don't know what the relevance of the MVP link is?
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You will have an Infastructre master role, I am not sure why that comment has been made, I also don't know what the relevance of the MVP link is?

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Just because it has nothing to do does not mean it is not required.<br />
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Suggesting it is not needed is completely incorrect.
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Just because it has nothing to do does not mean it is not required.

Suggesting it is not needed is completely incorrect.

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At the end of the day, if it irretrievably fails then you will need to seize it as per my first post.
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At the end of the day, if it irretrievably fails then you will need to seize it as per my first post.

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@demazter: You're right. In my first comment, one line is missing :/<br />
<i>&quot;So, you don't have the Infrastructure holder.</i> Consider role seizing to the new DC to have all FSMO oprative.<br />
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Krzysztof
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@demazter: You're right. In my first comment, one line is missing :/
"So, you don't have the Infrastructure holder. Consider role seizing to the new DC to have all FSMO oprative.

Krzysztof

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please explain your closure of this question, the first correct answer was provided in comment ID: <a href="http:#34995250" rel="ugc">http:#34995250</a>&nbsp;the posts by JBond2010 were not even relevent to the question.
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please explain your closure of this question, the first correct answer was provided in comment ID: http:#34995250 [http:#34995250] the posts by JBond2010 were not even relevent to the question.

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I have asked for this question to be re-opened.
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I have asked for this question to be re-opened.

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run &quot;netdom query fsmo&quot; and you will get the staus of FSMO role
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run "netdom query fsmo" and you will get the staus of FSMO role

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@DrUltima, apologies for that. The Author did have at one point a question open for the PDC Emulator Role. I added my comment into the wrong question. Sorry for that.
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@DrUltima, apologies for that. The Author did have at one point a question open for the PDC Emulator Role. I added my comment into the wrong question. Sorry for that.

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Hi Experts,<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Im having a doubt regarding fsmo roles. In our environment if Infrastructure master role alone fails. What are the issues we will face &nbsp;in the environment.
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Hi Experts,

                  Im having a doubt regarding fsmo roles. In our environment if Infrastructure master role alone fails. What are the issues we will face  in the environment.

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