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The computer is down and there is no way to login? &nbsp;What DC had the FMSO roles?
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The computer is down and there is no way to login?  What DC had the FMSO roles?

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<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc738355(WS.10).aspx" rel="ugc">http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc738355(WS.10).aspx</a>
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http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc738355(WS.10).aspx [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc738355(WS.10).aspx]

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No there is no FSMO role on that down DC.
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No there is no FSMO role on that down DC.

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then you should be set to do the cleanup with the link above
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then you should be set to do the cleanup with the link above

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One more question. Instead of doing metadata cleanup with NTDSUTIL could we do it manually like in ADSIEDIT for exemple?
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One more question. Instead of doing metadata cleanup with NTDSUTIL could we do it manually like in ADSIEDIT for exemple?

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Should I force Active Directory replication by using &quot;Repadmin.exe&quot; at the end?
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Should I force Active Directory replication by using "Repadmin.exe" at the end?

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What are the steps to remove a DC from AD? The DC server 2003 is down and will not be repaired. This server will be removed completely from AD.
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What are the steps to remove a DC from AD? The DC server 2003 is down and will not be repaired. This server will be removed completely from AD.

Remove a DC from AD

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.