DFS Upgrade

[Mike]

Hello guys,

I have the following problem:
2 Windows 2003 Domain Controllers(to keep it simple DC 1 and DC 2). Each DC
is a DFS server with replication between.

Because replication was very slow, we decided to upgrade both DC's to
Windows 2003 R2, so we could use DFRs instead of FRs.

DC 1: Windows Server 2003 -> in place upgrade to Windows Server 2003 R2.
DC 2: Windows Server 2003 OEM -> we installed a new domain controller DC 3
with Windows Server 2003 R2 and removed DC 2.

So current environment:
DC 1: Windows Server 2003 R2
DC 3: Windows Server 2003 R2
(both SP2)

We installed DFS on DC 1 and DC 3.
Everything went fine until we started to replicate the DFS Folders.

DC 3 seems to work fine (We don't receive any errors in the event viewer)
Unfortunatly, DC 1 logs an error with event id 4004: The DFS Replication
service stopped replication on the replicated folder ...

So we have now 3 folders with data on DC 3 but the data is not replicated to
DC 1. We stopped the DFS replication to avoid all the 4004 errors being
logged.

Any ideas?

Remark: When upgrading DC 1 to Windows Server 2003 R2, we got the next
problem after the reboot. Windows File protection: Event id: 64005
System protected file <file path> was replace with another version. ->
winsevnt.dll
We didn't replace the file because R2 should be the newest and correct
version, no?

Thx in advance!

Mike

 

[Meinolf Weber]

Re: DFS Upgrade

Hello Mike,

Event ID 4004 points to a DNS issue, so please describe your DNS setup and
also post an unedited ipconfig /all from both machines. Was the removed machine
also FSMO roles holder and did you move then before demoting the roles to
another DC?

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Hello guys,
>
> I have the following problem:
> 2 Windows 2003 Domain Controllers(to keep it simple DC 1 and DC 2).
> Each DC
> is a DFS server with replication between.
> Because replication was very slow, we decided to upgrade both DC's to
> Windows 2003 R2, so we could use DFRs instead of FRs.
>
> DC 1: Windows Server 2003 -> in place upgrade to Windows Server 2003
> R2.
> DC 2: Windows Server 2003 OEM -> we installed a new domain controller
> DC 3
> with Windows Server 2003 R2 and removed DC 2.
> So current environment:
> DC 1: Windows Server 2003 R2
> DC 3: Windows Server 2003 R2
> (both SP2)
> We installed DFS on DC 1 and DC 3.
> Everything went fine until we started to replicate the DFS Folders.
> DC 3 seems to work fine (We don't receive any errors in the event
> viewer) Unfortunatly, DC 1 logs an error with event id 4004: The DFS
> Replication service stopped replication on the replicated folder ...
>
> So we have now 3 folders with data on DC 3 but the data is not
> replicated to DC 1. We stopped the DFS replication to avoid all the
> 4004 errors being logged.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Remark: When upgrading DC 1 to Windows Server 2003 R2, we got the next
> problem after the reboot. Windows File protection: Event id: 64005
> System protected file <file path> was replace with another version.
> ->
> winsevnt.dll
> We didn't replace the file because R2 should be the newest and correct
> version, no?
> Thx in advance!
>
> Mike
>

 

[Mike]

Re: DFS Upgrade

hello Meinolf,

I'm apoligize for the delay.

To answer your questions:
We haven't yet removed DC2. We only removed DFS on that server.

All the FSMO roles are located on DC 1.


DC 1:
Host Name. . . . . . . . . : nts01
IP Address . . . . . . . . : 192.168.150.1
Subnet Mask. . . . . . . . : 255.255.252.0
Default Gateway. . . . . . : 192.168.151.2
Primary WINS Server. . . . : 192.168.150.59
Secondary WINS Server. . . : 192.168.150.1
Dns Servers. . . . . . . . : 192.168.150.1
192.168.150.59

DC 2:

Host Name. . . . . . . . . : NTS59
IP Address . . . . . . . . : 192.168.150.59
Subnet Mask. . . . . . . . : 255.255.252.0
Default Gateway. . . . . . : 192.168.151.2
Primary WINS Server. . . . : 192.168.150.59
Secondary WINS Server. . . : 192.168.150.1
Dns Servers. . . . . . . . : 192.168.150.59
192.168.150.1


DNS is quite simple:
-------------------

We have 2 forward lookup zones:
-------------------------------
andriestielt.be:
_mdsdcs
_sites
_tcp
_udp
DomainDnsZones
ForestDnsZones
sintandriestielt.be

Reverse lookup zone:
-------------------
192.168.x.x Subnet
148
149
150
151
200
21

PS: Netdiag passed all the tests on both servers.

kind regards,

Mike Tytgat

"Meinolf Weber" wrote:

> Hello Mike,
>
> Event ID 4004 points to a DNS issue, so please describe your DNS setup and
> also post an unedited ipconfig /all from both machines. Was the removed machine
> also FSMO roles holder and did you move then before demoting the roles to
> another DC?
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
> > Hello guys,
> >
> > I have the following problem:
> > 2 Windows 2003 Domain Controllers(to keep it simple DC 1 and DC 2).
> > Each DC
> > is a DFS server with replication between.
> > Because replication was very slow, we decided to upgrade both DC's to
> > Windows 2003 R2, so we could use DFRs instead of FRs.
> >
> > DC 1: Windows Server 2003 -> in place upgrade to Windows Server 2003
> > R2.
> > DC 2: Windows Server 2003 OEM -> we installed a new domain controller
> > DC 3
> > with Windows Server 2003 R2 and removed DC 2.
> > So current environment:
> > DC 1: Windows Server 2003 R2
> > DC 3: Windows Server 2003 R2
> > (both SP2)
> > We installed DFS on DC 1 and DC 3.
> > Everything went fine until we started to replicate the DFS Folders.
> > DC 3 seems to work fine (We don't receive any errors in the event
> > viewer) Unfortunatly, DC 1 logs an error with event id 4004: The DFS
> > Replication service stopped replication on the replicated folder ...
> >
> > So we have now 3 folders with data on DC 3 but the data is not
> > replicated to DC 1. We stopped the DFS replication to avoid all the
> > 4004 errors being logged.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Remark: When upgrading DC 1 to Windows Server 2003 R2, we got the next
> > problem after the reboot. Windows File protection: Event id: 64005
> > System protected file <file path> was replace with another version.
> > ->
> > winsevnt.dll
> > We didn't replace the file because R2 should be the newest and correct
> > version, no?
> > Thx in advance!
> >
> > Mike
> >
>
>
>