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Removing a Server From Sites & Services

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by gcheels

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I have a server that was used for testing in AD. Now that I'm finished using it, I would like to remove it from AD Sites & Services. When I try to, I get a message stating, "The DSA Object Cannot Be Deleted." First question, what is DSA and the second question is how do I remove the old test server. Thanks.

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by timwalsh

DSA - Directory Services Agent

Have you run dcpromo on the server you want to remove? If not, this is the first step.

Once this is done (or if it already has been done) (or if the server has already been physically removed from the domain andis not available), run ntdsutil | metadata cleanup. This cleans out any data remaining in Active Directory relating to decommissioned servers.

by tiago

If you already ran DCPromo and demoted the server, all you have to do is run ntdsutil on you DC, and remove the object. you can search for technical docs at Microsoft's KB.

However, if you removed the server from the AD Servers and Sites without running DCPromo, you're in big trouble. Then you should find docs at Microsoft's KB about how to remove dead servers from AD.

I know how to do procedure to remove the server, but i'm too lazy to type it. =)

You'll find it for sure at http://support.microsoft.com

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