Hello, have a few questions regarding moving from a 2008DC to a 2012DC. This is my first time adding/replacing DCs, so trying to make sure I have taken care of everything.
What I've done so far:
- Built 2012 server and installed AD/DNS roles
- Transferred over Schema Master, Domain Naming Master, PDC, RID, Infrastructure Mgr ROLES
- DCpromo the old 2008DC
Is this the correct process and does it sound like there are any steps I've missed?
When doing the DCPromo on 2008DC, it gave me an error "failed because is not the last AD DC in the Domain", which I was able to get around by using the /forceremoval switch. Is that normal? I figured it would allow you to demote a DC once a new one was built, or did I do something wrong here?
Which brings me to the next part, there are a ton of references left pointing to the old DC, mainly in DNS, which I've gone and deleted them all following this guide:
http://awinish.wordpress.com/2011/05/08/metadata-cleanup-of-a-domain-controller/
Should I just go ahead and delete the object in ADUC?
Should I also delete the "DC08" object in AD Sites and Services?
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Thanks for any help folks!
