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Server 1
Name: LON-DC1
Type: PDC Primary Domain-Controller
Domain-Name: Adatum.com
OS: Windows Server 2012
IP: 172.16.0.10/16

Server2
Name: LON-DC2
Type: Member Server
OS: Windows Server 2012R2
IP: 172.16.0.11/16

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Server2012 LON-DC1
Windows Server DVD einlegen und CMD öffnen

Mit „c Enter“ bestätigen

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Server2012R2 LON-DC2
Neuen AD Server 2012R2 muss Mitglied der Domain sein

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ACHTUNG!: Automatischer Neustart

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Domain Login

Verify the new Windows Server 2012 Domain Controller

1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers, expand <Your Domain> and click
the Domain Controller OU to verify your server is listed.

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2. Open DNS Manager, right-click on <Your Domain>, select Properties and then
click Name Servers Tab. Verify that your server is listed in Name Servers: lists.

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3. Open Active Directory Sites and Services; verify that your server is listed in
Servers under Default-First-Site-Name.

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Transferring the Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) Role

1. Open the Active Directory Users and Computers console on your new Windows
Server 2012 computer.

2. Right click your domain and select Operations Masters in the sub menu.

3. In the Operations Masters window, ensure the RID tab is selected.

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4. Select the Change button.

Select Yes when asked about transferring the operations master role.

5. Once the operations master role has successfully transferred, click OK to continue.

6. Ensure the Operations Master box now shows your new 2012 Windows Server.

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7. Repeat steps 4 to 6 for the PDC and Infrastructure tabs.

8. Once completed, click Close to close the Operations Masters window.

9. Close the Active Directory Users and Computers window.

Changing the Active Directory Domain Controller

1. Open the Active Directory Domains and Trusts console on your new Windows
Server 2012 R2 computer.

2. Right click your domain and select Change Active Directory Domain Controller...
in the sub menu.

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3. In the Change Directory Server window, select This Domain Controller or AD

LDS instance. Select your new 2012 R2 Windows Server and Click OK to continue.

4. Back in the Active Directory Domains and Trusts window, hover over the Active
Directory Domains and Trusts found in the folder tree on the left hand side to
ensure the server now reflects your new 2012 R2 Windows server.

5. Right click Active Directory Domains and Trusts found in the folder tree and select
Operations Manager... in the sub menu.

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6. In the Operations Master window, click Change to transfer the domain naming
master role to the 2012 R2 Windows Server.

7. When asked if you are sure you wish to transfer the operations master role to a
different computer, click Yes.

8. Once the operations master is successfully transferred, click OK to continue.

9. Click Close to close the Operations Master window.
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10. Close the Active Directory Domains and Trusts console.

Changing the Schema Master

1. Open a command prompt in administration view on your new Windows Server

2012R2 computer.
2. On the command prompt window, enter regsvr32 schmmgmt.dll and hit enter.
3. Once completed successfully, click OK to close the RegSvr32 window.
4. Close the command prompt.

Add the Active Directory Schema Console from MMC

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1. Open a MMC console on your new Windows Server 2012 R2 computer.

2. Click File > Add/Remove Snap-in...

3. In the Add or Remove Snap-ins window, select Active Directory Schema and click
the Add > button. Click OK to continue.

Change the Schema Master

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1. In the same MMC console, right click Active Directory Schema and select Change
Active Directory Domain Controller... in the sub menu.

2. In the Change Directory Server window, select This Domain Controller or AD

LDS instance.
3. Select your new 2012 R2 Windows Server.
4. Click OK to continue.

5. A warning will appear stating that the Active Directory Schema snap-in in not
connected. Click OK to continue.
6. Hover over the Active Directory Schema folder in the folder tree to ensure the new
Windows Server 2012 R2 computer is shown.

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7. Now right click Active Directory Schema and select Operations Master... in the
sub menu.

8. In the Change Schema Master window, click Change to transfer the schema master
role to the 2012 R2 Windows Server.

9. When asked if you are sure you wish to transfer the schema master role to a different
computer, click Yes.

10. Once the schema master is successfully transferred, click OK to continue.

11. Click Close to close the Change Schema Master window.
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12. In the MMC, click File > Exit.

13. When asked to save the console, click No.

Once completed, open the Active Directory Users and Computers console to verify that the
Active Directory database successfully replicated to your new Windows Server 2012 R2
computer. Be aware that the database replication may take some time depending on the
number of objects in Active Directory.

Removing the 2012 Windows Server from the Global Catalog Server

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1. Open Active Directory Sites and Services on your new Windows Server 2012 R2
computer.

2. Expand the Sites folder, then the Default-First-Site-Name folder, then the Servers
folder.
3. Expand both listed servers. One should be your new 2012R2 Windows Server and one
should be you 2012 Windows Server.

4. Right click NTDS Settings found under your old 2012 Windows Server.
5. In the sub menu, select Properties.

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6. Under the General Tab, unselect Global Catalog and then click the Apply button.
7. Click OK to continue.
8. Close the Active Directory Sites and Services window.

9. Verify that your new 2012 R2 Windows Server is running the FSMO role by opening
the command prompt in Administrative view and running the following command:
Netdom query fsmo.

In the Network and Sharing Center, be sure to change the Preferred DNS server to match
the Alternate DNS server, then delete the IP address listed under the Alternate DNS
server should it currently be pointed to the old 2012 Windows Server

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Removing the old Windows 2012 domain controller

1. Open Remove Roles and Features on your old Windows Server 2012 computer.

2. In the Wizard remove the Server Roles "Active Direcotory Services" and click Next.

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3. Click on “Demote this domain controller”.

4. On the Credentials page, select “Force the removal of this domain controller” and
click Next.

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5. On the Warnings page select “Proceed with removal” and click Next

6. Set a new local Administrator Password and click Next.

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7. In the Review Options click Demote.

8. In the Wizard remove the Server Roles "Active Direcotory Services" click Next and
Remove, and Restart the server!

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