RE: 2008 DC being offline

2010-08-02 Thread Brian Desmond 
It was a regression.

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
br...@briandesmond.com

c   - 312.731.3132

From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 1:33 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: 2008 DC being offline

Wow.. Why did it shift downward from 2003 to 2003R2?

-ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker

On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 2:24 PM, Brian Desmond 
mailto:br...@briandesmond.com>> wrote:
60 is the default for 2000 and 2003 R2 forests, 180 for 2003, 2008, 2008 R2 
forests. Note this is the original OS version of the first DC not the current 
FFL.

There are scenarios you'd change this but they're fairly vertical.

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
br...@briandesmond.com<mailto:br...@briandesmond.com>

c   - 312.731.3132


-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org<mailto:david@nwea.org>]
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 9:30 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: 2008 DC being offline

I stand corrected, maybe it was 66 days. As a general rule I don't change 
defaults unless I have a compelling reason to do so, and I can't think of one 
here.

-Original Message-
From: Brian Desmond 
[mailto:br...@briandesmond.com<mailto:br...@briandesmond.com>]
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 4:07 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: 2008 DC being offline

30 days not unless you tinkered with some tombstone lifetime settings which I 
don't know why you would lower it...

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
br...@briandesmond.com<mailto:br...@briandesmond.com>

c - 312.731.3132



-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org<mailto:david@nwea.org>]
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 2:55 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: 2008 DC being offline

Past 30 days offline it will complain - at least 2003 servers do, but I think 
it's also related to some AD archive or backup time settingI ran into 
something about 30 days when I restored a DC from a backup that was 36 days old.

Minor in the scheme of things, just something to keep in mind.

...Then again, maybe that was of no help...

David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER
NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION
(Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764



-Original Message-
From: jesse-r...@wi.rr.com<mailto:jesse-r...@wi.rr.com> 
[mailto:jesse-r...@wi.rr.com<mailto:jesse-r...@wi.rr.com>]
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 11:56 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: 2008 DC being offline

Hello,
A 2008 DC (lets call it Server-F) we have at another site has been offline
for 6 weeks.  We powered it down because the building was undergoing
construction, and the building was effectively CLOSED for those 6 weeks.
Construction is done and I'm ready to bring the server back online.

Is there a problem with just turning Server-F on and letting it re-sync
with active directory even though its been offline for 6 weeks?  or...
would I be better off bringing Server-F up WITHOUT a network cable
connected, run dcpromo /forceremoval on it... then remove any references to
the Server-F from my other DCs, and eventually re-promote server F back as
a DC?

Thoughts?





~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

RE: 2008 DC being offline

2010-08-02 Thread Michael B. Smith 
Can you say "bug"?  :-P

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
Consultant and Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com

From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 2:33 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: 2008 DC being offline

Wow.. Why did it shift downward from 2003 to 2003R2?

-ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker

On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 2:24 PM, Brian Desmond 
mailto:br...@briandesmond.com>> wrote:
60 is the default for 2000 and 2003 R2 forests, 180 for 2003, 2008, 2008 R2 
forests. Note this is the original OS version of the first DC not the current 
FFL.

There are scenarios you'd change this but they're fairly vertical.

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
br...@briandesmond.com<mailto:br...@briandesmond.com>

c   - 312.731.3132


-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org<mailto:david@nwea.org>]
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 9:30 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: 2008 DC being offline

I stand corrected, maybe it was 66 days. As a general rule I don't change 
defaults unless I have a compelling reason to do so, and I can't think of one 
here.

-Original Message-
From: Brian Desmond 
[mailto:br...@briandesmond.com<mailto:br...@briandesmond.com>]
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 4:07 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: 2008 DC being offline

30 days not unless you tinkered with some tombstone lifetime settings which I 
don't know why you would lower it...

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
br...@briandesmond.com<mailto:br...@briandesmond.com>

c - 312.731.3132



-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org<mailto:david@nwea.org>]
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 2:55 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: 2008 DC being offline

Past 30 days offline it will complain - at least 2003 servers do, but I think 
it's also related to some AD archive or backup time settingI ran into 
something about 30 days when I restored a DC from a backup that was 36 days old.

Minor in the scheme of things, just something to keep in mind.

...Then again, maybe that was of no help...

David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER
NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION
(Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764



-Original Message-
From: jesse-r...@wi.rr.com<mailto:jesse-r...@wi.rr.com> 
[mailto:jesse-r...@wi.rr.com<mailto:jesse-r...@wi.rr.com>]
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 11:56 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: 2008 DC being offline

Hello,
A 2008 DC (lets call it Server-F) we have at another site has been offline
for 6 weeks.  We powered it down because the building was undergoing
construction, and the building was effectively CLOSED for those 6 weeks.
Construction is done and I'm ready to bring the server back online.

Is there a problem with just turning Server-F on and letting it re-sync
with active directory even though its been offline for 6 weeks?  or...
would I be better off bringing Server-F up WITHOUT a network cable
connected, run dcpromo /forceremoval on it... then remove any references to
the Server-F from my other DCs, and eventually re-promote server F back as
a DC?

Thoughts?





~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: 2008 DC being offline

2010-08-02 Thread Andrew S. Baker 
Wow.. Why did it shift downward from 2003 to 2003R2?

-ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker


On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 2:24 PM, Brian Desmond wrote:

> 60 is the default for 2000 and 2003 R2 forests, 180 for 2003, 2008, 2008 R2
> forests. Note this is the original OS version of the first DC not the
> current FFL.
>
> There are scenarios you'd change this but they're fairly vertical.
>
> Thanks,
> Brian Desmond
> br...@briandesmond.com
>
> c   - 312.731.3132
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 9:30 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: 2008 DC being offline
>
> I stand corrected, maybe it was 66 days. As a general rule I don't change
> defaults unless I have a compelling reason to do so, and I can't think of
> one here.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Brian Desmond [mailto:br...@briandesmond.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 4:07 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: 2008 DC being offline
>
> 30 days not unless you tinkered with some tombstone lifetime settings which
> I don't know why you would lower it...
>
> Thanks,
> Brian Desmond
> br...@briandesmond.com
>
> c - 312.731.3132
>
>
>
> -Original Message-----
> From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 2:55 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: 2008 DC being offline
>
> Past 30 days offline it will complain - at least 2003 servers do, but I
> think it's also related to some AD archive or backup time settingI ran
> into something about 30 days when I restored a DC from a backup that was 36
> days old.
>
> Minor in the scheme of things, just something to keep in mind.
>
> ...Then again, maybe that was of no help...
>
> David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER
> NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION
> (Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: jesse-r...@wi.rr.com [mailto:jesse-r...@wi.rr.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 11:56 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: 2008 DC being offline
>
> Hello,
> A 2008 DC (lets call it Server-F) we have at another site has been offline
> for 6 weeks.  We powered it down because the building was undergoing
> construction, and the building was effectively CLOSED for those 6 weeks.
> Construction is done and I'm ready to bring the server back online.
>
> Is there a problem with just turning Server-F on and letting it re-sync
> with active directory even though its been offline for 6 weeks?  or...
> would I be better off bringing Server-F up WITHOUT a network cable
> connected, run dcpromo /forceremoval on it... then remove any references to
> the Server-F from my other DCs, and eventually re-promote server F back as
> a DC?
>
> Thoughts?
>
>

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

RE: 2008 DC being offline

2010-08-02 Thread Brian Desmond 
60 is the default for 2000 and 2003 R2 forests, 180 for 2003, 2008, 2008 R2 
forests. Note this is the original OS version of the first DC not the current 
FFL.

There are scenarios you'd change this but they're fairly vertical. 

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
br...@briandesmond.com

c   - 312.731.3132


-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] 
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 9:30 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: 2008 DC being offline

I stand corrected, maybe it was 66 days. As a general rule I don't change 
defaults unless I have a compelling reason to do so, and I can't think of one 
here.

-Original Message-
From: Brian Desmond [mailto:br...@briandesmond.com] 
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 4:07 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: 2008 DC being offline

30 days not unless you tinkered with some tombstone lifetime settings which I 
don't know why you would lower it...

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
br...@briandesmond.com

c - 312.731.3132



-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 2:55 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: 2008 DC being offline

Past 30 days offline it will complain - at least 2003 servers do, but I think 
it's also related to some AD archive or backup time settingI ran into 
something about 30 days when I restored a DC from a backup that was 36 days old.

Minor in the scheme of things, just something to keep in mind.

...Then again, maybe that was of no help...

David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER 
NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION
(Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764



-Original Message-
From: jesse-r...@wi.rr.com [mailto:jesse-r...@wi.rr.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 11:56 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: 2008 DC being offline

Hello,
A 2008 DC (lets call it Server-F) we have at another site has been offline
for 6 weeks.  We powered it down because the building was undergoing
construction, and the building was effectively CLOSED for those 6 weeks. 
Construction is done and I'm ready to bring the server back online. 

Is there a problem with just turning Server-F on and letting it re-sync
with active directory even though its been offline for 6 weeks?  or...
would I be better off bringing Server-F up WITHOUT a network cable
connected, run dcpromo /forceremoval on it... then remove any references to
the Server-F from my other DCs, and eventually re-promote server F back as
a DC?

Thoughts?



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http://link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange



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~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~



~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~




~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~



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RE: 2008 DC being offline

2010-08-02 Thread David Lum 
I stand corrected, maybe it was 66 days. As a general rule I don't change 
defaults unless I have a compelling reason to do so, and I can't think of one 
here.

-Original Message-
From: Brian Desmond [mailto:br...@briandesmond.com] 
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 4:07 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: 2008 DC being offline

30 days not unless you tinkered with some tombstone lifetime settings which I 
don't know why you would lower it...

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
br...@briandesmond.com

c - 312.731.3132



-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 2:55 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: 2008 DC being offline

Past 30 days offline it will complain - at least 2003 servers do, but I think 
it's also related to some AD archive or backup time settingI ran into 
something about 30 days when I restored a DC from a backup that was 36 days old.

Minor in the scheme of things, just something to keep in mind.

...Then again, maybe that was of no help...

David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER 
NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION
(Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764



-Original Message-
From: jesse-r...@wi.rr.com [mailto:jesse-r...@wi.rr.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 11:56 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: 2008 DC being offline

Hello,
A 2008 DC (lets call it Server-F) we have at another site has been offline
for 6 weeks.  We powered it down because the building was undergoing
construction, and the building was effectively CLOSED for those 6 weeks. 
Construction is done and I'm ready to bring the server back online. 

Is there a problem with just turning Server-F on and letting it re-sync
with active directory even though its been offline for 6 weeks?  or...
would I be better off bringing Server-F up WITHOUT a network cable
connected, run dcpromo /forceremoval on it... then remove any references to
the Server-F from my other DCs, and eventually re-promote server F back as
a DC?

Thoughts?



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http://link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange



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~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~



~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~




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~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

RE: 2008 DC being offline

2010-07-30 Thread Brian Desmond 
30 days not unless you tinkered with some tombstone lifetime settings which I 
don't know why you would lower it...

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
br...@briandesmond.com

c - 312.731.3132



-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 2:55 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: 2008 DC being offline

Past 30 days offline it will complain - at least 2003 servers do, but I think 
it's also related to some AD archive or backup time settingI ran into 
something about 30 days when I restored a DC from a backup that was 36 days old.

Minor in the scheme of things, just something to keep in mind.

...Then again, maybe that was of no help...

David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER 
NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION
(Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764



-Original Message-
From: jesse-r...@wi.rr.com [mailto:jesse-r...@wi.rr.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 11:56 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: 2008 DC being offline

Hello,
A 2008 DC (lets call it Server-F) we have at another site has been offline
for 6 weeks.  We powered it down because the building was undergoing
construction, and the building was effectively CLOSED for those 6 weeks. 
Construction is done and I'm ready to bring the server back online. 

Is there a problem with just turning Server-F on and letting it re-sync
with active directory even though its been offline for 6 weeks?  or...
would I be better off bringing Server-F up WITHOUT a network cable
connected, run dcpromo /forceremoval on it... then remove any references to
the Server-F from my other DCs, and eventually re-promote server F back as
a DC?

Thoughts?



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~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~



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RE: 2008 DC being offline

2010-07-30 Thread Brian Desmond 
You'll be fine. Unless you've tinkered with the tombstone lifetime, even on 
Windows 2000 built domains you've got a 60 day TSL.

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
br...@briandesmond.com

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-Original Message-
From: jesse-r...@wi.rr.com [mailto:jesse-r...@wi.rr.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 1:56 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: 2008 DC being offline

Hello,
A 2008 DC (lets call it Server-F) we have at another site has been offline for 
6 weeks.  We powered it down because the building was undergoing construction, 
and the building was effectively CLOSED for those 6 weeks. 
Construction is done and I'm ready to bring the server back online. 

Is there a problem with just turning Server-F on and letting it re-sync with 
active directory even though its been offline for 6 weeks?  or...
would I be better off bringing Server-F up WITHOUT a network cable connected, 
run dcpromo /forceremoval on it... then remove any references to the Server-F 
from my other DCs, and eventually re-promote server F back as a DC?

Thoughts?



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  ~



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Re: 2008 DC being offline

2010-07-28 Thread Brian Hintz 
The default tombstone setting is 60 days. Info on how to find the value in
AD - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc784932%28WS.10%29.aspx

On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 2:55 PM, David Lum  wrote:

> Past 30 days offline it will complain - at least 2003 servers do, but I
> think it's also related to some AD archive or backup time settingI ran
> into something about 30 days when I restored a DC from a backup that was 36
> days old.
>
> Minor in the scheme of things, just something to keep in mind.
>
> ...Then again, maybe that was of no help...
>
> David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER
> NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION
> (Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: jesse-r...@wi.rr.com [mailto:jesse-r...@wi.rr.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 11:56 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: 2008 DC being offline
>
> Hello,
> A 2008 DC (lets call it Server-F) we have at another site has been offline
> for 6 weeks.  We powered it down because the building was undergoing
> construction, and the building was effectively CLOSED for those 6 weeks.
> Construction is done and I'm ready to bring the server back online.
>
> Is there a problem with just turning Server-F on and letting it re-sync
> with active directory even though its been offline for 6 weeks?  or...
> would I be better off bringing Server-F up WITHOUT a network cable
> connected, run dcpromo /forceremoval on it... then remove any references to
> the Server-F from my other DCs, and eventually re-promote server F back as
> a DC?
>
> Thoughts?
>
>
> 
> mail2web.com - Microsoft(r) Exchange solutions from a leading provider -
> http://link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange
>
>
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~
>
>
>
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~   ~
>
>

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RE: 2008 DC being offline

2010-07-28 Thread David Lum 
Past 30 days offline it will complain - at least 2003 servers do, but I think 
it's also related to some AD archive or backup time settingI ran into 
something about 30 days when I restored a DC from a backup that was 36 days old.

Minor in the scheme of things, just something to keep in mind.

...Then again, maybe that was of no help...

David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER 
NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION
(Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764



-Original Message-
From: jesse-r...@wi.rr.com [mailto:jesse-r...@wi.rr.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 11:56 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: 2008 DC being offline

Hello,
A 2008 DC (lets call it Server-F) we have at another site has been offline
for 6 weeks.  We powered it down because the building was undergoing
construction, and the building was effectively CLOSED for those 6 weeks. 
Construction is done and I'm ready to bring the server back online. 

Is there a problem with just turning Server-F on and letting it re-sync
with active directory even though its been offline for 6 weeks?  or...
would I be better off bringing Server-F up WITHOUT a network cable
connected, run dcpromo /forceremoval on it... then remove any references to
the Server-F from my other DCs, and eventually re-promote server F back as
a DC?

Thoughts?



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RE: 2008 DC being offline

2010-07-28 Thread Don Guyer 
I think as long as it wasn't holding any FSMO roles, it will be OK. But,
the safest bet would be to go through the exercise you mentioned.

Don Guyer
Systems Engineer - Information Services
Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group
431 W. Lancaster Avenue
Devon, PA 19333
Direct: (610) 993-3299
Fax: (610) 650-5306
don.gu...@prufoxroach.com


-Original Message-
From: jesse-r...@wi.rr.com [mailto:jesse-r...@wi.rr.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 2:56 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: 2008 DC being offline

Hello,
A 2008 DC (lets call it Server-F) we have at another site has been
offline
for 6 weeks.  We powered it down because the building was undergoing
construction, and the building was effectively CLOSED for those 6 weeks.

Construction is done and I'm ready to bring the server back online. 

Is there a problem with just turning Server-F on and letting it re-sync
with active directory even though its been offline for 6 weeks?  or...
would I be better off bringing Server-F up WITHOUT a network cable
connected, run dcpromo /forceremoval on it... then remove any references
to
the Server-F from my other DCs, and eventually re-promote server F back
as
a DC?

Thoughts?



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~   ~


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