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Migrating windows 2008 domain controller to 2016 Domain Controller
HiVishwa10
Please advise if you would like to do a clean-install on a different server or migrate on the same server (In-place Upgrade)?
Firstly, when replacing / Migrating a DC, I would always like to make the new DC have the same IP as the old DC. It simplifies many things, like DHCP scopes, DHCP relays, and devices with static IP. You can give the old DC a new IP and then give the new DC the original IP address.
Thank you,
Dav,
HiVishwa10
Please advise if you would like to do a clean-install on a different server or migrate on the same server (In-place Upgrade)?
Firstly, when replacing / Migrating a DC, I would always like to make the new DC have the same IP as the old DC. It simplifies many things, like DHCP scopes, DHCP relays, and devices with static IP. You can give the old DC a new IP and then give the new DC the original IP address.
Thank you,
Dav,
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It would be clean install on different server.
HiVishwa10
It is a good idea, as you might be aware the extended support for Windows Server 2008 R2/Windows Server 2008 ends in January of 2020. Therefore, it is great to plan ahead.
If you are using Exchange 2010 in your environment > Exchange 2010 SP3 RU22 adds support for Windows 2016 Domain Controllers and 2016 Forest Functional Level. So make sure to install it.
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/rmilne/2018/06/19/exchange-2010-sp3-ru22-released/
In upgrade process, you will not be able to jump from Windows 2008 to 2016 but because you are doing a clean install, it is a much easier job. If you have a new hardware even much better.
1.Clean install a new Windows Server 2016.
2. Join it to your domain.
3. Migrating server roles from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2016.
4. Remove Windows Server 2008.
DFS-R is more reliable than FRS. If you do not migrate, you could run into a bad FRS issue in the future. So from my point of view, better to migrate. Follow below and all steps explained for
Along the way, if you need any help we are more than happy to help you here :-)Thank you
Dav,
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During FRS-DFSR Migration @ Prepared state when I run Propagation test.I get below error.
"Replication group Domain System Volume,replicated folder SYSVOL Share on member ABCD.EFG.COM
A new propagation test file cannot be created.Cannot open propagation test folder under replicated folder.The network name cannot be found"
My DNS is not running on windows.
Thank you
