Hi,
I am asking this for Server 2012 R2
So in this article:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/identity/transfer-or-seize-fsmo-roles-in-ad-ds
If we want to seize FSMO roles of a failed DC, it says to first seize the FSMO roles by Ntdsutil utility, and then cleanup metadata of it by https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/deploy/ad-ds-metadata-cleanup#to-clean-up-server-metadata-by-using-ntdsutil
But in this second article of Metadata cleanup it says "Metadata cleanup also removes File Replication Service (FRS) and Distributed File System (DFS) Replication connections and attempts to transfer or seize any operations master (also known as flexible single master operations or FSMO) roles that the retired domain controller holds."
So that means I don't need to seize the FSMO roles by Ntdsutil utility first? I can directly use [Active Directory Users and Computers] to delete the failed DC and it will automatically [delete metadata] and transfer or seize FSMO roles?

