metadata cleanup

To clean up server metadata

1. Open a command prompt.

2. Type the following command, and then press ENTER:

   ntdsutil

3. At the ntdsutil: prompt, type:

   metadata cleanup

4. Perform metadata cleanup as follows:

   • If you are performing metadata cleanup by using the version of Ntdsutil.exe that is included with Windows Server 2003 SP1, at the metadata cleanup: prompt, type:
     
     remove selected server ServerName
     
     Or
     
     remove selected server ServerName1 on ServerName2
     
     

      

     Value	Definition
     ServerName, ServerName1	The distinguished name of the domain controller whose metadata you want to remove, in the form cn=ServerName,cn=Servers,cn=SiteName, cn=Sites,cn=Configuration,dc=ForestRootDomain
     ServerName2	The DNS name of the domain controller to which you want to connect and from which you want to remove server metadata

   • If you are performing metadata cleanup by using the version of Ntdsutil.exe that is included with Windows Server 2003 with no service pack, perform metadata cleanup as follows:
     
     
   1. At the metadata cleanup: prompt, type:
      
      connection
      
      
   2. At the server connections: prompt, type:
      
      connect to server Server
      
      
   3. At the server connections: prompt, type:
      
      quit
      
      
   4. At the metadata cleanup: prompt, type:
      
      select operation target
      
      
   5. At the select operation target: prompt, type:
      
      list sites
      
      A numbered list of sites appears.
      
      
   6. At the select operation target: prompt, type:
      
      select site SiteNumber
      
      
   7. At the select operation target: prompt, type:
      
      list domains in site
      
      A numbered list of domains in the selected site appears.
      
      
   8. At the select operation target: prompt, type:
      
      select domain DomainNumber
      
      
   9. At the select operation target: prompt, type:
      
      list servers in site
      
      A numbered list of servers in a domain and site appears.
      
      
   10. At the select operation target: prompt, type:
       
       select server ServerNumber
       
       
   11. At the select operation target: prompt, type:
       
       quit
       
       
   12. At the metadata cleanup: prompt, type:
       
       remove selected server
       
       

        

       Value	Description
       Server	The DNS name of a domain controller that you want to connect to
       SiteNumber	The number associated with the site of the server that you want to clean up that appears in the list
       DomainNumber	The number associated with the domain of the server that you want to clean up that appears in the list
       ServerNumber	The number associated with the server that you want to clean up that appears in the list

   At this point, Active Directory confirms that the domain controller was removed successfully. If you receive an error message that indicates that the object cannot be found, Active Directory might have already removed the domain controller.

5. At the metadata cleanup: and ntdsutil: prompts, type quit.