AD domain controller upgrade requirements
Timelines and exceptionsTimeline
From the capture of 12 Oct 19:50 UTC- 6 undated sections
- 6 with conditions
- 54 recorded changes
Requirements, exceptions and scope
The recommended way to upgrade a domain is to use a clean OS install to promote new servers to DCs that run a newer version…
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How this timeline changed
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Requirement added Install another DC in an existing domainin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit d1f9ff7
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No longer on the page Install an additional DC in an existing domainin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit d1f9ff7
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No longer on the page Install an additional DC in an existing domainin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit 62c6c45
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Requirement added Run adprep /forestprepin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit 62c6c45
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Requirement added Run adprep /domainprepin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit 62c6c45
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No longer on the page Run adprep /domainprepin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit 62c6c45
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Requirement added Install a new forestin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit 62c6c45
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No longer on the page Install a new domain in an existing forestin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit 62c6c45
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Requirement added Run adprep /rodcprepin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit 62c6c45
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No longer on the page Run adprep /domainprep /gpprepin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit 62c6c45
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Requirement added Run adprep /domainprep /gpprepin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit 62c6c45
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No longer on the page Run adprep /rodcprepin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit 62c6c45
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No longer on the page Run adprep /forestprepin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit 62c6c45
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Requirement added Install an additional DC in an existing domainin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit 62c6c45
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No longer on the page Install a new forestin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit 62c6c45
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Requirement added Install a new domain in an existing forestin Installation actions and required administrative levelsMicrosoft's source, commit 62c6c45
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Observed history and review priority
Captured 12 Oct 19:50 UTC; extracted 16 Oct 16:10 UTC. Extractor: microsoft-1/9/fc65ebeb286710c0a830833db8a7e5de7e266b79981fe9c7c34479be9369ad3c.
Review priority. Previously extracted guidance is missing from a later capture · Extracted assertions require review · Applicability or exceptions require review
0 date changes and 0 condition changes across 1 compared revisions. Suggested check interval: 6 hours.
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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