Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed
by Rand Morimoto, Michael Noel, Guy Yardeni, Omar Droubi, Andrew Abbate, Chris Amaris
Migrating DCs
There are two approaches to migrating DCs, similar to the logic used in the “Performing an Upgrade on a Single Domain Controller Server” section. The DCs can either be directly upgraded to Windows Server 2012 or replaced by newly introduced Windows Server 2012 DCs. The decision to upgrade an existing server largely depends on the hardware of the server in question. The rule of thumb is if the hardware will support Windows Server 2012 now and for the next 2 to 3 years, and is running an OS that supports an upgrade to Windows Server 2012, a server can be directly upgraded. If this is not the case, using new hardware for the migration is preferable.
The prerequisites for upgrading an Active Directory forest and domain discussed earlier ...
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