Remove DC after server is gone

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I have a DC that has been turned off for 6 months, but was never demoted or
taken out of AD. I need to demote it and remove it from AD now, but when I
turn it on, it does not replicate. In fact, from what I have read, it would
be bad to replicate it at this point. How do I remove it from AD and remove
it as a DC?

Thanks.
 
Loren said:
I have a DC that has been turned off for 6 months, but was never demoted or
taken out of AD. I need to demote it and remove it from AD now, but when I
turn it on, it does not replicate. In fact, from what I have read, it would
be bad to replicate it at this point. How do I remove it from AD and remove
it as a DC?
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DCPromo to remove it as a DC -- SP3+ or 4 required
if you need (probably will) the DCPromo /forcedremoval switch.

For the cleanup of the AD on the other DCs Google:

[ NTDSUtil.exe "metadata cleanup" remove dc domain ]
 
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