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Have you reviewed the instructions here: &nbsp;<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/216498/" rel="ugc">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/216498/</a><br />
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Have you reviewed the instructions here:  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/216498/ [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/216498/]

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The DC were still listed in the computers OU.
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The DC were still listed in the computers OU.

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I have 2 domain controllers (they're OS was Server 2003) that are no longer existing on the domain--for years and are long gone. &nbsp;The sites that they were associated with are no longer existing, so they have no site assignment. &nbsp; I am prepping to upgrade the domain and forest level from 2003 to 2008. &nbsp;I only found these domain controllers by querying the list of domain controllers using the &quot;nltest&quot; command line. &nbsp; If I go to the Raise the Domain Function level and save a log file for the domain controllers, these two servers are NOT listed as servers that need to be upgraded.<br />
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How do I clean these orphaned domain controllers from my Active Directory? &nbsp;I tried the Metadata command but it requires to choose a site, and these domain controllers do not have a site assigned.
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I have 2 domain controllers (they're OS was Server 2003) that are no longer existing on the domain--for years and are long gone.  The sites that they were associated with are no longer existing, so they have no site assignment.   I am prepping to upgrade the domain and forest level from 2003 to 2008.  I only found these domain controllers by querying the list of domain controllers using the "nltest" command line.   If I go to the Raise the Domain Function level and save a log file for the domain controllers, these two servers are NOT listed as servers that need to be upgraded.

How do I clean these orphaned domain controllers from my Active Directory?  I tried the Metadata command but it requires to choose a site, and these domain controllers do not have a site assigned.

Orphan domain controller data in Active Directory

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

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).