Domain Controller Down (VM)
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My VM domain controller went down that has the FSMO roles assigned. In vsphere the domain controller is greyed out and says inaccessible. This is a Windows Server 2003 domain controller which I wanted to transfer over anyway, so my plan is to promote the 2008 domain controller to have the FSMO roles, then delete the old domain and create a new one in Windows Server 2012. I haven't had to do this while having the FSMO domain controller down before. I attempted to use ntdsutils and when I tried to use
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What is a VM Domain? Do you mean an Active Directory domain?
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@scottalanmiller VM domain controller
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@wirestyle22 said in Domain Down:
In vsphere the domain is greyed out and says inaccessible.
Where in vSphere is there a "domain" view?
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@scottalanmiller It's a server that is down in vsphere
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@wirestyle22 said in Domain Down:
@scottalanmiller VM domain controller
Oh, not the controller of a VM domain, but a VM that is a DC? Stupid English.
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@scottalanmiller a VM that is a DC yeah. Sorry.
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@wirestyle22 said in Domain Down:
@scottalanmiller a VM that is a DC yeah. Sorry.
Can we call that a VDC?
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@wirestyle22 said in Domain Down:
@scottalanmiller It's a server that is down in vsphere
You said that the domain is greyed out. You mean that a VM is not firing up? That's extremely different than a domain. I feel like you are using some strange terminology here. It's very confusing when taken literally.
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@RojoLoco Sure.
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@RojoLoco said in Domain Down:
@wirestyle22 said in Domain Down:
@scottalanmiller a VM that is a DC yeah. Sorry.
Can we call that a VDC?
Or just a DC. That it is virtual should be assumed, and also not relevant so confusing to mention.
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@scottalanmiller I'm not thinking very clearly right now. Very high stress situation. I have a DC running in a VM. The VM itself is down. vsphere is reporting that it is inaccessible and I cannot power it on.
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@wirestyle22 said in Domain Down:
.... In vsphere the domain is greyed out and says inaccessible. This is a Windows Server 2003 domain which I wanted to transfer over anyway, so my plan is to promote the 2008 domain to have the FSMO roles, then delete the old domain and create a new one in Windows Server 2012....
See all the times that you are using the term domain to mean a server? A domain is never a server. It's a software grouping construct. Very different than a server or a VM.
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@wirestyle22 said in Domain Down:
@scottalanmiller I'm not thinking very clearly right now. Very high stress situation. I have a DC running in a VM. The VM itself is down. vsphere is reporting that it is inaccessible and I cannot power it on.
Okay, then let's ignore all of the unnecessary stuff and focus on the problem. What is the problem... the server is down. So let's bring it up. What's the log error?
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@scottalanmiller Understood. How do I resolve my issue though? I need to transfer FSMO roles to the new domain that is accessible
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@wirestyle22 said in Domain Down:
@scottalanmiller Understood. How do I resolve my issue though? I need to transfer FSMO roles to the new domain that is accessible
Bring up the server that is down. Why are we not looking at that first? Why are we worried about FSMO roles right now?
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@scottalanmiller I do not know how to bring up that server. I cannot power it on. Novice to VM's and hypervisors here
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@scottalanmiller The events are completely clear showing nothing currently.
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@coliver @Dashrender @dafyre Any help would be appreciated guys. Thanks
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Sorry, I've not worked with VMWare for quite awhile. Check under /var/log directory for any logs that might shed light on what is going on with your VM.
/var/log/vmware/hostd.log
/var/log/messages
...See if you can find the logs specific to that VM as well.
