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decommission Domain controler

I want to shut down and old Windows 2008 domain controller. Not remove AD just power it down.

I have DHCP role running on another DC
I have made sure my other DC has GC and all FSMO roles
DNS is also on my other domain controller.
All my machines in their DNS entries use my other domain controller.

I would like to just power it down and keep it handy but was wondering if there are any problems with just shutting it off- did I forget anything? Or should I go through the DCPROMO procedure and remove it as a DC? Thanks.

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Will Szymkowski

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mdoolittle

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Yeah- I went virtual and have consolidated into a couple VMware ESXi hosts- and am going to be moving out of my rack to be collocated in a different location- I was just trying to prepare in case everything went belly up with the move and I had to power back on my rack and all my backup machines.

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mdoolittle

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Thanks guys- wish me luck with the move.

Matthew Borrusso

Good luck, you'l be fine.

Label your drives.
Don't skimp on the cushioning for the transport.
Take photos for your reference to put it back together.
Take your time putting it back together, we all have timelines, but the forklift is where you plug something in in the wrong place and get stuck for hours hunting it down.

Natty Greg

I would keep it until after the move, then hang on to it for a few months then after two or three months of no hiccup decommission that sucker yea. I like the idea above to reconstruct as a 2012 dc for redundancy