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Howdy,<br />
Looking for a checklist.<br />
Small Windows network. Only one server: file/print, no Exchange<br />
We want to replace our Server 2008 R2 with Server 2012 R2. We would prefer new server to use same machine name, and will need to change IP scheme in the end. <br />
Also, go from company.local to myserver.company.ca<br />
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Thanks!
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Howdy,
Looking for a checklist.
Small Windows network. Only one server: file/print, no Exchange
We want to replace our Server 2008 R2 with Server 2012 R2. We would prefer new server to use same machine name, and will need to change IP scheme in the end. 
Also, go from company.local to myserver.company.ca

Thanks!

Checklist to replace single server DC 2008 R2 w 2012 R2

Windows Server 2012 is the server version of Windows 8 and the successor to Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2012 is the first version of Windows Server to have no support for Itanium-based computers since Windows NT 4.0. Windows Server 2012, now in its second release (Windows Server 2012 Release 2) includes Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter, and does not support IA-32 or IA-64 processors.

Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

The Windows operating systems have distinct methodologies for designing and implementing networks, and have specific systems to accomplish various networking processes, such as Exchange for email, Sharepoint for shared files and programs, and IIS for delivery of web pages. Microsoft also produces server technologies for networked database use, security and virtualization.