Randy Dague

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Our windows Server domain has 1 server Windows 2008 r2 and 3 VM servers Win 2008 r2. &nbsp;We are updating to a new Dell PowerEdge T640 with Win 2016.<br />
We will have 1 physical Server and 3 VM's. &nbsp;Do anyone have a step by step procedure for promoting the domain controller &nbsp;on the new server, migrating data, ect. Then removing the old win 2008 from the domain? &nbsp;I think I can do this by myself, but I just need someone to bounce questions off.
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Our windows Server domain has 1 server Windows 2008 r2 and 3 VM servers Win 2008 r2.  We are updating to a new Dell PowerEdge T640 with Win 2016.
We will have 1 physical Server and 3 VM's.  Do anyone have a step by step procedure for promoting the domain controller  on the new server, migrating data, ect. Then removing the old win 2008 from the domain?  I think I can do this by myself, but I just need someone to bounce questions off.

Updating  Domain with new hardware -  Windows Server 2008r2 to Windows Server 2016

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

Windows Server 2016 is the successor to Windows Server 2012 R2. Built upon the same core code as Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 brings enhancements in security, servicing, and connectivity. A particular focus on this release was hybrid-cloud scenarios, and has close ties to Azure and other Microsoft cloud initiatives. This does not detract from the many improvements that are available for on-premises-only deployments

Windows Server 2016 comes in Datacenter, Standard, and Essentials editions, and for servicing, has adopted windows 10's cumulative model. The new nano-server install is designed to be remotely managed and is designed to be kept current through continuous feature updates. The full GUI install operates similarly to windows 10's "Long Term Servicing Branch" (LTSB) model with cumulative security updates.

Windows Server 2016 has also shifted from a per-processor-and-CAL licensing model to a per-core-and CAL licensing model. This brings Windows Server's licensing more in line with Microsoft's other products and makes hybrid-cloud license planning easier as well.

Windows Server 2016

Data Migration

A domain controller is a server that responds to security authentication requests within a computer network domain. It is a network server that is responsible for allowing host access to domain resources. It authenticates users, stores user account information and enforces security policy for a domain