AD domain controller upgrade requirements

Timeline

From the capture of 11 Dec 2024 16:59 UTC · an earlier observation

Source history: extracted from the page's source file at a commit; shared includes are not expanded

6 undated sections
6 with conditions
50 recorded changes

Requirements, exceptions and scope

PrerequisitesRequirementExceptionScopeRecommendation3 conditions7 passages
Installation actions and required administrative levelsRequirementScope8 passages
Supported in-place upgrade pathsException1 condition1 passage
Adprep - forestprep and domainprepRequirementExceptionScope1 condition1 passage
Functional-level features and requirementsRequirementRecommendation3 conditions2 passages
Add a new domain controller with a newer version of Windows ServerScope1 passage

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How this timeline changed

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11 Dec 2024
Scope added Add a new domain controller with a newer version of Windows Server Microsoft's source, commit b5f5504
11 Dec 2024
No longer on the page Add a new domain controller with a newer version of Windows Server Microsoft's source, commit b5f5504
5 Jan 2022
No longer on the page Add a new domain controller with a newer version of Windows Server Microsoft's source, commit b4c2652
5 Jan 2022
Scope added Add a new domain controller with a newer version of Windows Server Microsoft's source, commit b4c2652
3 Jan 2022
Requirement added Functional-level features and requirements Microsoft's source, commit d1f9ff7
3 Jan 2022
No longer on the page Functional-level features and requirements Microsoft's source, commit d1f9ff7
3 Jan 2022
Requirement added Install another DC in an existing domainin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit d1f9ff7
3 Jan 2022
No longer on the page Install an additional DC in an existing domainin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit d1f9ff7
3 Jan 2022
No longer on the page Adprep - forestprep and domainprep Microsoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
Requirement added Adprep - forestprep and domainprep Microsoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
No longer on the page Prerequisites Microsoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
No longer on the page Prerequisites Microsoft's source, commit 62c6c45

38 earlier changes

3 Jan 2022
Exception added Prerequisites Microsoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
Exception added Prerequisites Microsoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
No longer on the page Supported in-place upgrade paths Microsoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
Exception added Supported in-place upgrade paths Microsoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
No longer on the page Functional level features and requirements Microsoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
Recommendation added Functional-level features and requirements Microsoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
Scope added Prerequisites Microsoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
No longer on the page Prerequisites Microsoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
No longer on the page Active Directory Domain Services interoperability with other server roles and Windows operating systems Microsoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
Requirement added Functional-level features and requirements Microsoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
No longer on the page Functional level features and requirements Microsoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
No longer on the page Install an additional DC in an existing domainin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
Requirement added Run adprep /forestprepin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
Requirement added Run adprep /domainprepin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
No longer on the page Run adprep /domainprepin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
Requirement added Install a new forestin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
No longer on the page Install a new domain in an existing forestin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
Requirement added Run adprep /rodcprepin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
No longer on the page Run adprep /domainprep /gpprepin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
Requirement added Run adprep /domainprep /gpprepin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
No longer on the page Run adprep /rodcprepin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
No longer on the page Run adprep /forestprepin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
Requirement added Install an additional DC in an existing domainin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
No longer on the page Install a new forestin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
Requirement added Install a new domain in an existing forestin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
No longer on the page Prerequisites Microsoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
Requirement added Prerequisites Microsoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
No longer on the page Prerequisites Microsoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
Requirement added Prerequisites Microsoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
No longer on the page Rolling back functional levels Microsoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
No longer on the page Rolling back functional levels Microsoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
Scope added Add a new domain controller with a newer version of Windows Server Microsoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
No longer on the page Prerequisites Microsoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
No longer on the page Prerequisites Microsoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
Scope added Prerequisites Microsoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
Scope added Prerequisites Microsoft's source, commit 62c6c45
3 Jan 2022
No longer on the page Step-by-Step for adding a new domain controller with a newer version of Windows Server Microsoft's source, commit 62c6c45
17 Dec 2021
Recommendation added Functional level features and requirements Microsoft's source, commit d249e3a

Observed history and review priority

Captured 11 Dec 2024 16:59 UTC; extracted 19 Oct 17:18 UTC. Extractor: microsoft-1/9/fc65ebeb286710c0a830833db8a7e5de7e266b79981fe9c7c34479be9369ad3c/source-commit.

Earlier unavailable versions and edits between checks are unknown. A missing statement requires review; it does not mean the policy was cancelled. Recovered historical statements are not original revision snapshots.

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