Re: global catalog error

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Don't forget to clean the metadata of the old server. For information on
that see:
http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/jorge/archive/2005/12/03/213.aspx

Is that server also a DNS server?

Reboot the new GC server and see what happens.

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"Thomas" <Thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> My primary server is crashed and is no longer funtional, this server was
> the
> global catalog, and now on my exchagne server which is also a DC server
> the
> exchange sysem atendant and information stores will not run. As a result
> my
> emial system is down also. I believe the exchange sysem needs the global
> catalog to function correctly. So what I have done is I seized the 5 FSMO
> roles onto the exchange server so now it is the primary domain controler,
> and
> I went into active directory sites and services and made the mail server
> the
> new global catalog server but the exchage services still wont start....
>
> I ran the ldp program "start- run - ldp"..... to check the status of the
> global catalog and I get the following summery.
>
> 1> isSynchronized: TRUE;
> 1> isGlobalCatalogReady: FALSE;
> 1> domainFunctionality: 2 = ( DS_BEHAVIOR_WIN2003 );
> 1> forestFunctionality: 2 = ( DS_BEHAVIOR_WIN2003 );
> 1> domainControllerFunctionality: 2 = ( DS_BEHAVIOR_WIN2003 );
> -----------
>
> Can someone please help..
>
> Is there a way to force the global catalog be on the new server and to run
> correctly. like the FSMO roles..
>
> Thank you in advance
>
> Thomas


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