We are running Windows 2012 R2 AD DS and have built out an environment here in our corporate office for a new site. One of the builds is an AD Server. We need to take the environment offline including the new AD server for 1-2 weeks to ship it to our new location.
We know taking the AD server offline will cause our existing AD infrastructure to belch for awhile but don't completely know ramifications when we bring server back online. Will it just download changes to the AD environment since taken offline or will it reload the entire AD DB since it was offline for an extended period? Is this a safe method or would it be better to DCPromo it and bring back online as a DC at our new site. What are the concerns with this process?
Look forward to replies.