DFSR AUTHORITATIVE RESTORE
11/24/19 - activedirectory,windows,dfsr,kb,storage
Steps should be ran from the Autoritative DC (generally the PDC Emulator role), unless otherwise noted.
You can verify which server has the PDC Emulator role by running from an elevated command prompt:
netdom query fsmo
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11/23/19 - activedirectory,windows,kb
Foreword:
- If AD Connect/DirSync is installed, and there is an active sync to Azure AD/Office 365, uninstall it.
- Take some notes of which OUs are actively being synced
- Make sure you have a backup of DNS/ADDS
- While this COULD be done from a DC, or a domain-joined server, it may be easier to do this from a domain-joined workstation – even one which is spun up only for this purpose.
- You will need some of the RSAT tools installed for ADDS, DNS, and GPM
- Wherever you choose to do this, this system will be referenced as the Control System from this point forward
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