Now that we have completed the AD pre-reqs, we can now look to deploy our new Server 2012 R2 Domain Controller. Deploy the base OS (Server 2012 R2) to the target device, be it physical or virtual. Carry out the standard configuration items for domain controllers (Static IP, Hostname, Updates, RDP, etc). Once complete, open…
This is the first part of 2 posts for migrating Active Directory from 2008 to 2012. This post will cover the per-requisites required to migrate AD. It is important to note, that once the schema version has been upgraded, it will not be possible to deploy a domain controller below the new functional level. I.E…
So we’ve been there in the past… a domain controller fails, you’ve seized the FSMO roles and now you need to get it back online. Worst case, you need to rebuild but cant re-promote with the same name! Previously you would have to use NTDSUTIL to cleanup all metadata history left behind by the failed…
As you will know from my previous post, I have been paired with writing up a detailed design document for an AD Migration from 2003 to 2012. This also includes migrating the DHCP Server roles from Server 2003 to 2012 and introducing load balancing and failover. In order for me to document the approach (to…
This week, I was asked to document steps for an AD Migration from 2003 to 2012. Unfortunately I cannot go into too much detail about the project but what I can do is share some of the tools and scripts that I have created to help in the documentation. One of bits of information I…