Re: Sites and Services

Have you run repadmin? Run this on both the good dc and the failing dc.
repadmin.exe /showrepl dc* /verbose /all /intersite > c:\repl.txt

Can you run dcdiag on the failing dc?

I just don't know what exactly is failing?

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"PennStateAdmin" <markasteward@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Paul,

My apologies. We have not lost a DC. We have added one. The cleanup was
referenced as part of a more drastic measure.

At this point when I go into Sites & Services on our primary server and
try
to "Create a new connection" I cannot even see a list of my other servers.
For example, I log onto xmaid. From Sites & Services I try to added a
connection xmaid2. Xmaid2 is not in the list of available servers. The
only
server in the list is Xmaid. So I cannot even create additional
connections
to troubleshoot or force replication.

I hope that helps clarify.


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Thanks,

Mark Steward
Information Systems
Energy Institute
Pennsylvania State University


"Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]" wrote:

I'm confused and you have probably answered but have you lost a dc? I
don't
understand the clean up piece is that just from a machine that is up and
running? Sorry for my ignorance of the current issue.

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"PennStateAdmin" <markasteward@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Paul,

No. There has been a DC added to try to facilitate the cleanup of the
PDC
emulator since the GUID would be "clean" on all the DC's. This has
sorta
worked but not as intended.

I have tried to do a dcpromo and demote any one of the servers but it
fails
due to replication problems. I cannot transfer the FSMO roles either
even
though I can connect to a different DC successfully.

The plan was to add a new (temporary) DC that all the other DC's would
recognize because of what seems to be a GUID corruption. Then transfer
the
FSMO roles to the new server and remove the old servers simultaneously.
The
old servers would then be rebuilt to erradicate the problems that
cannot
seem
to be solved reasonably. Next we would perform all the meta-data
cleanup
in
the AD, defrag the AD volume and re-join the newly rebuilt servers one
at
a
time to ensure replication and error free communication. The cleaned
AD
would then replicate to each server and thus eliminating the problem.

Thoughts and suggestions please.

--
Thanks,

Mark Steward
Information Systems
Energy Institute
Pennsylvania State University


"Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]" wrote:

Have you lost a dc and rebuilt it without properly cleaning up your
AD's
metadata?

--
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MVP - Directory Services
MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci
2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT

http://www.pbbergs.com

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"PennStateAdmin" <markasteward@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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DCDIAG:


Domain Controller Diagnosis

Performing initial setup:
* Verifying that the local machine xmaid, is a DC.
* Connecting to directory service on server xmaid.
* Collecting site info.
* Identifying all servers.
* Identifying all NC cross-refs.
* Found 1 DC(s). Testing 1 of them.
Done gathering initial info.

Doing initial required tests

Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\XMAID
Starting test: Connectivity
* Active Directory LDAP Services Check
* Active Directory RPC Services Check
......................... XMAID passed test Connectivity

Doing primary tests

Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\XMAID
Starting test: Replications
* Replications Check
* Replication Latency Check
......................... XMAID passed test Replications
Starting test: Topology
* Configuration Topology Integrity Check
* Analyzing the connection topology for
DC=ForestDnsZones,DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu.
* Performing upstream (of target) analysis.
* Performing downstream (of target) analysis.
* Analyzing the connection topology for
DC=DomainDnsZones,DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu.
* Performing upstream (of target) analysis.
* Performing downstream (of target) analysis.
* Analyzing the connection topology for
CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu.
* Performing upstream (of target) analysis.
* Performing downstream (of target) analysis.
* Analyzing the connection topology for
CN=Configuration,DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu.
* Performing upstream (of target) analysis.
* Performing downstream (of target) analysis.
* Analyzing the connection topology for DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu.
* Performing upstream (of target) analysis.
* Performing downstream (of target) analysis.
......................... XMAID passed test Topology
Starting test: CutoffServers
* Configuration Topology Aliveness Check
* Analyzing the alive system replication topology for
DC=ForestDnsZones,DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu.
* Performing upstream (of target) analysis.
* Performing downstream (of target) analysis.
* Analyzing the alive system replication topology for
DC=DomainDnsZones,DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu.
* Performing upstream (of target) analysis.
* Performing downstream (of target) analysis.
* Analyzing the alive system replication topology for
CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu.
* Performing upstream (of target) analysis.
* Performing downstream (of target) analysis.
* Analyzing the alive system replication topology for
CN=Configuration,DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu.
* Performing upstream (of target) analysis.
* Performing downstream (of target) analysis.
* Analyzing the alive system replication topology for
DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu.
* Performing upstream (of target) analysis.
* Performing downstream (of target) analysis.
......................... XMAID passed test CutoffServers
Starting test: NCSecDesc
* Security Permissions Check for
DC=ForestDnsZones,DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu
(NDNC,Version 2)
* Security Permissions Check for
DC=DomainDnsZones,DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu
(NDNC,Version 2)
* Security Permissions Check for
CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu
(Schema,Version 2)
* Security Permissions Check for
CN=Configuration,DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu
(Configuration,Version 2)
* Security Permissions Check for
DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu
(Domain,Version 2)
......................... XMAID passed test NCSecDesc
Starting test: NetLogons
* Network Logons Privileges Check
......................... XMAID passed test NetLogons
Starting test: Advertising
The DC XMAID is advertising itself as a DC and having a DS.
The DC XMAID is advertising as an LDAP server
The DC XMAID is advertising as having a writeable directory
The DC XMAID is advertising as a Key Distribution Center
The DC XMAID is advertising as a time server
......................... XMAID passed test Advertising
Starting test: KnowsOfRoleHolders
Role Schema Owner = CN=NTDS
Settings,CN=XMAID,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu
Role Domain Owner = CN=NTDS
Settings,CN=XMAID,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu
Role PDC Owner = CN=NTDS
Settings,CN=XMAID,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu
Role Rid Owner = CN=NTDS
Settings,CN=XMAID,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu
Role Infrastructure Update Owner = CN=NTDS
Settings,CN=XMAID,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu
......................... XMAID passed test
KnowsOfRoleHolders
Starting test: RidManager
* Available RID Pool for the Domain is 3103 to 1073741823
* xmaid.ei.psu.edu is the RID Master
* DsBind with RID Master was successful
* rIDAllocationPool is 1103 to 1602
* rIDPreviousAllocationPool is 1103 to 1602
* rIDNextRID: 1320
......................... XMAID passed test RidManager
Starting test: MachineAccount
* SPN found :LDAP/xmaid.ei.psu.edu/ei.psu.edu
* SPN found :LDAP/xmaid.ei.psu.edu
* SPN found :LDAP/XMAID
* SPN found :LDAP/xmaid.ei.psu.edu/EI
* SPN found
:LDAP/476d306a-1e80-45a7-bc02-ef111144cba0._msdcs.ei.psu.edu
* SPN found
:E3514235-4B06-11D1-AB04-00C04FC2DCD2/476d306a-1e80-45a7-bc02-ef111144cba0/ei.psu.edu
* SPN found :HOST/xmaid.ei.psu.edu/ei.psu.edu
* SPN found :HOST/xmaid.ei.psu.edu
* SPN found :HOST/XMAID
* SPN found :HOST/xmaid.ei.psu.edu/EI
* SPN found :GC/xmaid.ei.psu.edu/ei.psu.edu
......................... XMAID passed test MachineAccount
Starting test: Services
* Checking Service: Dnscache
* Checking Service: NtFrs
* Checking Service: IsmServ
* Checking Service: kdc
* Checking Service: SamSs
* Checking Service: LanmanServer
* Checking Service: LanmanWorkstation
* Checking Service: RpcSs
* Checking Service: w32time
* Checking Service: NETLOGON
......................... XMAID passed test Services
Starting test: OutboundSecureChannels
* The Outbound Secure Channels test
** Did not run Outbound Secure Channels test
because /testdomain: was not entered
......................... XMAID passed test
OutboundSecureChannels
Starting test: ObjectsReplicated
XMAID is in domain DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu
Checking for CN=XMAID,OU=Domain
Controllers,DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu
in
domain DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu on 1 servers
Object is up-to-date on all servers.
Checking for CN=NTDS
Settings,CN=XMAID,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu
in domain CN=Configuration,DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu on 1 servers
Object is up-to-date on all servers.
......................... XMAID passed test
ObjectsReplicated
Starting test: frssysvol
* The File Replication Service SYSVOL ready test
File Replication Service's SYSVOL is ready
......................... XMAID passed test frssysvol
Starting test: frsevent
* The File Replication Service Event log test
......................... XMAID passed test frsevent
Starting test: kccevent
* The KCC Event log test
An Warning Event occured. EventID: 0x80000677
Time Generated: 10/05/2006 09:18:00
(Event String could not be retrieved)
An Error Event occured. EventID: 0xC0000466
Time Generated: 10/05/2006 09:18:00
(Event String could not be retrieved)
An Error Event occured. EventID: 0xC0000583
Time Generated: 10/05/2006 09:18:17
(Event String could not be retrieved)
An Error Event occured. EventID: 0xC0000583
Time Generated: 10/05/2006 09:18:20
(Event String could not be retrieved)
An Error Event occured. EventID: 0xC0000583
Time Generated: 10/05/2006 09:18:23
(Event String could not be retrieved)
An Error Event occured. EventID: 0xC0000583
Time Generated: 10/05/2006 09:21:37
(Event String could not be retrieved)
An Error Event occured. EventID: 0xC0000583
Time Generated: 10/05/2006 09:21:40
(Event String could not be retrieved)
......................... XMAID failed test kccevent
Starting test: systemlog
* The System Event log test
Found no errors in System Event log in the last 60 minutes.
......................... XMAID passed test systemlog
Starting test: VerifyReplicas
......................... XMAID passed test VerifyReplicas
Starting test: VerifyReferences
The system object reference (serverReference)

CN=XMAID,OU=Domain Controllers,DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu and
backlink
on


CN=XMAID,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu

are correct.
The system object reference (frsComputerReferenceBL)

CN=XMAID,CN=Domain System Volume (SYSVOL share),CN=File
Replication
Service,CN=System,DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu

and backlink on CN=XMAID,OU=Domain
Controllers,DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu
are

correct.
The system object reference (serverReferenceBL)

CN=XMAID,CN=Domain System Volume (SYSVOL share),CN=File
Replication
Service,CN=System,DC=ei,DC=psu,DC=edu


.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Sites and Services
    ... FSMO roles to the new server and remove the old servers simultaneously. ... time to ensure replication and error free communication. ... Performing upstream analysis. ... Performing downstream (of target) analysis. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory)
  • Re: Sites and Services
    ... FSMO roles to the new server and remove the old servers simultaneously. ... time to ensure replication and error free communication. ... Performing upstream analysis. ... Performing downstream (of target) analysis. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory)
  • Re: Sites and Services
    ... Xmaid2 is not in the list of available servers. ... to troubleshoot or force replication. ... Performing upstream analysis. ... Performing downstream (of target) analysis. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory)
  • Re: PDC Failing and GP not updating
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