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Migrate Active Directory from Windows Server 2003 to 2012 R2: Migrate DHCP, Remove Server 2003, and Raise Functional Levels

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Russell Smith teaches us how to install and migrate DHCP settings, as well as steps for demoting a Windows Server 2003 domain controller, and raising domain and forest functional levels.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: February 6, 2015

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In this week’s other news, Satya Nadella celebrates year one as Microsoft CEO but I raise questions, Radio Shack bites the dust, and Obama’s iPhone preview.

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Migrate Active Directory from Windows Server 2003 to 2012 R2: Install AD and Transfer FSMO Roles

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In this series on migrating from Windows Server 2003 to 2012 R2, learn how to easily install Active Directory, as well as steps for transferring FSMO Roles.

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Episode 11: February 5, 2015 10:15 EDT Guest: Eric Wright

While everyone is familiar with Juno, the failed Eastern blizzard of 2015, it is only us in the IT community who found the name of the storm hilarious, since Juno is the name of the latest OpenStack release.  Eric Wright (@DiscoPosse), Technology Evangelist and Principal Solutions Engineer at VMturbo, and speaker from the last two…

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Migrate Active Directory from Windows Server 2003 to 2012 R2: Preparing Windows Server and Active Directory

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Russell Smith shows us how to migrate Active Directory domain controllers running Windows Server 2003, including DNS and DHCP, to Windows Server 2012 R2.

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Using PowerShell to Find Disabled or Inactive User Accounts in Active Directory

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In this PowerShell Problem Solver, Jeff Hicks shows us a way to find disabled or inactive user accounts in Active Directory with the help of the Search-ADAccount cmdlet.

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Migrating from Windows Server 2003: Getting Started

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Learn how to prepare for a migration from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012 R2 in this new article series from Russell Smith.

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Grouping PowerShell Objects with Group-Object

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Learn how to group PowerShell objects using the Group-Object cmdlet in this how-to by Contributing Editor Jeff Hicks.

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Copy, Move and Rename Files Using Windows PowerShell

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Russell Smith shows us how to use Windows PowerShell to perform basic file management operations in Windows Server and Windows 8.

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Episode 10: January 29, 2015 Guest: Paul Cunningham

Joining us from the future, Exchange Server Pro, Exchange MVP Paul Cunningham (@exchservpro) will join us from Australia to discuss everything we wanted to know about Exchange High Availability.  What do businesses do to ensure their email is available 24×7?  Business Continuity, HA and how DAG’s can help ensure Exchange is available even during the worst…

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