Chapter 6: Migrating to Active Directory 2022

Question 1

AD install checklist for additional domain controller

Answer 1

1. Prepare the physical/virtual resources for the domain controller
2. Install Windows Server 2022 Standard/Datacenter
3. Patch the servers with the latest Windows updates
4. Assign a dedicated IP address to the domain controller
5. Add the domain controller to the existing AD domain as a domain member
6. Find information about existing domain sites and the initial replication method
7. Log in to the server with a privileged account (such as Schema Admin or Enterprise Admin)
8. Install the AD DS role
9. Configure the AD DS role
10. Review the logs to verify healthy AD DS installation and configuration
11. Configure service and performance monitoring
12. Configure AD DS backup/DR

Question 2

AD install checklist for first domain controller

Answer 2

1. Produce an AD design document
2. Prepare the physical/virtual resources for the domain controller
3. Install Windows Server 2022 Standard/Datacenter
4. Patch your servers with the latest Windows updates
5. Assign a dedicated IP address to the domain controller
6. Install an AD DS role
7. Configure AD DS according to the design
8. Review the logs to verify the health of the AD DS installation and
   configuration
9. Configure service and performance monitoring
10. Configure AD DS backup/disaster recovery
11. Produce system documentation

Question 3

What are the 4 steps to planning an AD migration?

Answer 3

1. Audit
2. Plan
3. Implement
4. Maintain

Question 4

What are the ways to perform an audit before an AD migration?

Answer 4

Diagram of physical and logical topology as well as network topology, AD health check, bandwidth between AD sites, application dependence audit

Question 5

AD migration checklist

Answer 5

• Evaluate the business requirements for AD migration
• Perform an audit on the existing AD infrastructure
• Provide an implementation plan
• Prepare the physical/virtual resources for the domain controller
• Install Windows Server 2022 Standard/Datacenter
• Patch the servers with the latest Windows updates
• Assign a dedicated IP address to the domain controller
• Install the AD DS role
• Migrate the application and server roles from the existing domain controllers
• Migrate the FSMO roles to the new domain controllers
• Add new domain controllers to the existing monitoring system
• Add new domain controllers to the existing DR solution
• Decommission all the old domain controllers
• Raise the domain and forest functional levels
• Perform ongoing maintenance (Group Policy review, new feature
  implementations, identifying and fixing AD infrastructure issues, and more)