MicroNugget: What is Active Directory Schema?

In this video, Greg Shields covers how to prepare for an Active Directory schema update through the use of Configuration Manager 2012. He also shows you how to initiate the process. He further provides tips on how to make the process sound less ominous to all the nontechnical managers who have to approve this process.

After watching this video, you will know exactly how to prepare for an Active Directory schema update. While this may sound scary to many, all it actually entails is adding a number of columns to an Active Directory database table. Greg takes you step-by-step through the process of doing this within Configuration Manager 2012. He further shows you how to execute the process by simply running a batch file called extadsch.

Additionally, he explains how you can make this process sound more benign to nontechnical managers, who in his experience are irrationally wary of approving this.

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