I have recently migrated a Windows Server 2000 to 2008 R2. I took the original server off the network for a week and all works great. So I reconnected it and was about to demote it when it told me I needed to remove certificate services before I could do it.
Now, I inherited this server and have no idea if it even needs to have certificate services running. It is a simple DC/file server and used to house a shared QuickBooks Db. No Exchange, web services, nothing. Strictly internal use on the LAN. The new server will have the same purpose.
I don't want to just remove Cert Services without finding out if it is needed, and if it is how to migrate it to the new server before I remove it and demote it. Is there a way I can make that determination?
There are 10 entries in the "certificates issued" area, only one of which is not expired. This one under issued common name just has servername.domain name. local.
-Jim