I agree with Jorge. Seizing is not a for the faint-hearted, as Brett's post from a while back shows...
http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir@mail.activedir.org/msg39683.html Tony ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Almeida Pinto, Jorge de" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 17:02:12 +0200 the reason is that is a DC dies during the patching you do not have to seize the roles....IMHO, I prefer transfering over seizing Met vriendelijke groeten / Kind regards, Ing. Jorge de Almeida Pinto Senior Infrastructure Consultant MVP Windows Server - Directory Services LogicaCMG Nederland B.V. (BU RTINC Eindhoven) ( Tel : +31-(0)40-29.57.777 ( Mobile : +31-(0)6-26.26.62.80 * E-mail : <see sender address> ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of John Strongosky Sent: Thu 2006-08-17 16:55 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FMSO roles split, patch question. I cornfused is this a standard practice as I thought you did not want to move the FMSO roles back and forth. john ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Almeida Pinto, Jorge de Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 4:33 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FMSO roles split, patch question. in addition to that.... DC1 having FSMOset1 and DC2 having FSMOset2 transfer FSMOset1 from DC1 to DC2 apply patches to DC1 and reboot and check everything (event logs DCdiag, etc) if everything OK! transfer FSMOset1 and FSMOset2 from DC2 to DC1 apply patches to DC2 and reboot and check everything (event logs DCdiag, etc) if everything OK! transfer FSMOset2 from DC1 to DC2 voila (that's french)...done! ;-) jorge ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Deji Akomolafe Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 01:52 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FMSO roles split, patch question. It doesn't matter. Sincerely, _____ (, / | /) /) /) /---| (/_ ______ ___// _ // _ ) / |_/(__(_) // (_(_)(/_(_(_/(__(/_ (_/ /) (/ Microsoft MVP - Directory Services www.akomolafe.com - we know IT -5.75, -3.23 Do you now realize that Today is the Tomorrow you were worried about Yesterday? -anon ________________________________ From: John Strongosky Sent: Tue 8/8/2006 4:49 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] FMSO roles split, patch question. We have our FMSO roles split between 2 dc's. They are Schema Master/Domain Tree Operator on 1 and on 2, the roles PDC Emulator/Rid Pool/Intrastate on the other. After I apply the patches from Microsoft what is the beat practices for the boot order...or does it matter? 1. Remote DC/GC's first 2. no. 1 3. then no 2. thanks This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you. ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.activedir.org List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx
