Step by Step Guide to Migrate Active Directory from server 2012 R2 to Server 2016

In this video i am going to show you how to perform an Active Directory migration from Windows Server 2012 R2 to 2016.
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[firefoxx]

You are simply the best. Thank you very much. Excellent Tutorial.

[wietdgx]

Excellent video. Worked perfectly going from 2012 R2 to Server 2022

[Didiana]

Thank you for this vid, was very helpful. I love your accent! :D

[iFly]

best video on the subject on youtube. Lifesaver.

[QuantumByteHub]

thank you for your movie, love them all, well explained

[bigheadedkid]

Your videos are fantastic. I am having an issue transfering FSMO from 2012 (not R2) to 2016. After following all of the same steps you have done to the point of transferring the roles, I opened AD UC, right click on the domain, select Operations Masters then in the RID tab hit Change, which is what I've always done when moving FSMO. In this case I am receiving an error that says "The current Domain Controller is the operations master. To transfer the operations master role to another computer, you must first connect to it." I am doing this FROM the 2016 server. I am perplexed why it is giving me this message, like it thinks I am on the 2012 server... I have refollowed through all of your steps and I still get this message. My next step would be to try do transfer FSMO using the command prompt as you do, but before I do this and run into the same problem, or potential create a new problem for myself, have you run into this issue before? Do you have any suggestions? Thank you!

[gomezganiphiri]

Thanks for the vid, it was extremely helpful

[theglot]

Thank-you-- very useful and help solve many problems

[ArturoForlano.]

Hello, this explanation is applicable with a windows server 2012 r2 server foundation to server 2016 essentials?

[itechsolutionslk]

Thank you, very well explained. Keep it up 😀

[ToutMinteresse]

Hi, is your method keep the domain features level at 2016 ?

[BagasDwiAnggitahudzaifah]

Thank you, you have clear video.
please advice, once demote old DC (os2012), each computer client should re-join to new DC (os2016)right?

[Chandrashekhar]

The smoothest way to transfer DC/FSMO roles from 2012 to 2016

[Tech-geeky]

Replication is the toughest part, because it changes constantly.. You can do it several times to "match" between servers, but when you change an IP address or restart again, its ":out of sync"

Does it matter at that specific point ? It may be in sync the first time, but other times after chang to network settings are done, its "constantly" out of sync, doesn't matter how many times you do replication or restart on both services.. its usually 2 or 3 numbers out of sync.. The fact it was right the first time (before I changed network settings) I may just leave it but its a pain in the ****..

I think it matters ONLY the first time you do it, but if you go back to DNS later on both system, its will be out of sync again.... But I think that is OK isn't it ? because 100% of the time one will always be out if sync.... Its just unless you go to DNS you will never know, but I;m also not sure if that matters either basing on the first time it's done.

[veeranmatmari]

Can you make a video of Migration using ADMT tool ?

[mrbazzzinga]

Sir you have good knowledge but please talk slow and clearly i was having very hard time understanding i had to slow the speed of video

[junedi]

Hi, Great Explain

Is this represent about migrating AD from one host server to another? . I have plan to p2v the AD from existing server to new server. But in some article not recommend to do p2v on AD. Do you have advice for my plan ?

Thanks

[nihaljaiswal]

After demote W2012 how to change W2019 Hostname and IP (want to keep old server hostname and IP)? Could you please help me into this.

[skypete]

Hi would this work the same if i was to migrate from a 2012 to a 2012 server? Also can i keep the same name IP DNS and DHCP thanks.

[Johnson]

Do you have a video to upgrade a DC server 2012 to 2019? Is it going to be in place upgrade it clean installation? Thanks for the hard work