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Planned System Shutdown. Two DCs and two Member servers (2003 DOMAIN)
Hi,
I'm planning on shutting down my network for some planned office maintenance.
What order should I shut down the servers and how should i boot them back up again??
Two DCS. One with Exchange and the other with SQL.
Two member servers (print,backup servers, etc)
I need to check which DC is GK (Maybe both) and I've yet to check which server has which FSMO roles.... However, how should I proceed?
I'm planning on shutting down my network for some planned office maintenance.
What order should I shut down the servers and how should i boot them back up again??
Two DCS. One with Exchange and the other with SQL.
Two member servers (print,backup servers, etc)
I need to check which DC is GK (Maybe both) and I've yet to check which server has which FSMO roles.... However, how should I proceed?
BillBondo
Start the one with AD and DNS first.
You can check FSMO roles by running "netdom query fsmo" from command prompt on your DC.
Short guide how to identify GC via command line: http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/How-Do-I-Find-a-List-of-Global-Catalog-Servers-Using-nslookup
I would go for shutdown with following order; member server, DC, DC (fsmo holder)
Power up: DC (fsmo holder), another dc, member servers
DC order might be bit different, depending on how FSMO roles are split, how DNS is used etc...
Short guide how to identify GC via command line: http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/How-Do-I-Find-a-List-of-Global-Catalog-Servers-Using-nslookup
I would go for shutdown with following order; member server, DC, DC (fsmo holder)
Power up: DC (fsmo holder), another dc, member servers
DC order might be bit different, depending on how FSMO roles are split, how DNS is used etc...
I think you mean GC (global catalog). The DC boot order really doesn't matter. There's no service at startup for the DCs that will not fix itself once the other DC is back online. If you need to maintain authentication services, do one DC at a time, making sure one of them is always online.
As for the member servers, Exchange should be done while the global catalog server is online. Worst case scenario, you boot exchange up while the GC or DC is offline and a service fails to start. You should be checking those services anyways and the service should start just fine after the DC is back online.
As for the member servers, Exchange should be done while the global catalog server is online. Worst case scenario, you boot exchange up while the GC or DC is offline and a service fails to start. You should be checking those services anyways and the service should start just fine after the DC is back online.
Typical order is
Shutdown = DC's Last
Startup = DC's 1st (primary DC then Secondary DC)
Since you have SQL, fire that one up next and then fire up the other servers connecting to it.
Shutdown = DC's Last
Startup = DC's 1st (primary DC then Secondary DC)
Since you have SQL, fire that one up next and then fire up the other servers connecting to it.
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