Replication! HELP!

[bran2235]

Hi all-

Here's the problem: We had an OU disappear (don't ask me how!?!). So one of my admins found a tool on sysinternals used to restore delete/tombstoned objects. Well, it worked great until my 2nd DC replicated (removed the restored OU)... so, to prevent this from happening, I turned off replication between my two DCs... (!). It's been this way for almost a week.

We have 2 DCs.
Global Catalog on both.
Currently, DC 1 (has all FSMO roles too) is working like a champ- this is the one I restored OU to.

I turned off the replication (set it to none) via AD Sites&Svcs. I was thinking that this would prevent DC2 from replicating back to the way we started before I restored the missing OU (is the right?)... I read somewhere that the interval changes (after being updated) so, now it's almost been a week and all I've done recently is force the replication FROM DC02 TO DC01.... not the other way around...

Can anyone offer any suggestions on how i can turn the replication back on without losing my OU again?


Many thanks-
Brandon
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[bran2235]

TYPO: Should read "...all i've done recently is forced a replication from DC01 to DC02.

 

[r8j8t]

You have to use Authorative Restore on DC1 for the deleted OU. This will make sure that when DC1 will have greater USN then DC2. Any changes which DC2 have done will reverted back to the state of DC1.
Use the NTDSutil.exe fot this purpose.
Here are few links for it

http://207.46.196.114/windowsserver...83ce-4475-b9b4-46f76c9c7c901033.mspx?mfr=true

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/840001

 

[bran2235]

r8j8t,
For the future, I understand .... However, we are working good now (OU is back - using the free tool from sysinternals)...

My question is still not answered:
If I turn the replication back onto it's normal schedule, will my OU disappear again?

I can successfully 'force' replication FROM DC01- I'm just scared to FORCE FROM DC02...