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What to test after each FSMO role transfer to different DC/GC ?
People,
I'm about to perform FSMO role transfer from my old Windows Server 2003 Physical box into the 2012 R2 and some 2008 R2.
The steps will be using the official steps from Microsoft:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc738685(v=ws.10).aspx
But what do I need to test for each of the FSMO role after the trasnfer to the new DC/GC ?
is this below testing enough:
I'm about to perform FSMO role transfer from my old Windows Server 2003 Physical box into the 2012 R2 and some 2008 R2.
The steps will be using the official steps from Microsoft:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc738685(v=ws.10).aspx
But what do I need to test for each of the FSMO role after the trasnfer to the new DC/GC ?
is this below testing enough:
Domain Controller Diagnostic Utility
dcdiag /v /c /d > C:\TEMP\dcdiag.txt
AD Replication Diagnostic Utility
repadmin /showrepl
repadmin /replsum
repadmin /queue
Show the current FSMO role
netdom query fsmo
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