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AD DS and DNS Server Migration:
Appendix B - Migration Verification Worksheet
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Domain Services (AD DS) Server and Domain Name System (DNS) Server from
a source server to a destination server. Perform the following verification steps
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on the destination server unless otherwise noted.
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# Verification step Verification process
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AD DS and DNS Server Migration ... 01 Verify that AD DS is installed. Verify Attempt to log on and use some
that the destination server is now a of the administrative tools:
domain controller and that it is
configured in the same way as the 1. Open the Active Directory
source server. Users and Computers
snap-in. In the console
tree, expand the domain.

2. Find the destination

domain controller in the
appropriate
organizational unit (OU).
(The destination domain
controller should be in
the OU that the source
server was in—typically,
Domain Controller.)

3. Open the Active Directory

Sites and Services
snap-in. In the console
tree, locate the
destination server in the
site’s container and verify
that the destination
server is in the correct
site. If the source server
was a global catalog
server, verify that the
destination server is also
a global catalog server.

02 Verify that TCP/IP is configured Record the IP address of each

properly. At a command prompt, type
the following command, and then
press ENTER:
Copy Code
Make sure that the information that is
returned is correct and that the
domain controller has the correct IP
addresses:
network adapter (excluding
tunnel adapters), and compare
them to the IP addresses of the
source domain controller. The
addresses should be the same.
The IPv6 Global IPs must be the
same. At the command prompt,
type the following command,
and then press ENTER:
Copy Code

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IPv4:
_______________________________
IPv6:
_______________________________
03 Verify the health of the destination
domain controller. At a command
prompt, type the following command,
and then press ENTER:
Copy Code
Dcdiag analyzes the state of domain
controllers in a forest or enterprise and
reports any problems to help in
troubleshooting. For more information,
see Dcdiag (http://go.microsoft.com
/fwlink/?LinkID=133110).
04 Verify that the operations master (also
known as flexible single master
operations or FSMO) roles are properly
assigned. For more information, see
article 324790 in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink
/?LinkID=93375).
05 Verify that replication is occurring.
06 Verify that Group Policy is being
applied on the destination server as it
was on the source server. If you are
running the command on
Windows Server 2003, at a command
prompt, type the following command,
and then press ENTER:
Copy Code
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At a command prompt, type the
following command, and then
press ENTER:
Copy Code
Verify that no errors are listed in
the command output, and
confirm that the domain
controller passed the
connectivity test.
At a command prompt, type the
following command, and then
press ENTER:
Copy Code
At a command prompt, type the
following command, and then
press ENTER:
Copy Code
Ensure that no errors are
returned in the command
output. At the command
prompt, type the following
command, and then press
ENTER:
Copy Code
Confirm that replication is
occurring by using the
Convergence Verification Script.
Confirm that the command
results match the text file of
GPOs that was created during
the premigration step.
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If you are running the command on

Windows Server 2008 or Windows
Server 2008 R2, at the command
prompt, type the following command,
and then press ENTER:

Copy Code

Either command prints a text

document that contains the
Group Policy objects (GPOs) that are
applied on the source server.

07 Verify that DNS Server and DNS name At a command prompt, type the
resolution are functioning properly on following command, and then
the destination server. press ENTER:

Copy Code

08 Verify that the Lightweight Directory Using Dsquery.exe, run a simple

Access Protocol (LDAP) is functioning LDAP query to ensure that LDAP
properly on the destination server. In is functioning. At a command
addition, if the source domain prompt, type the following
controller had custom LDAP policy command, and then press
settings, ensure that these settings ENTER:
were migrated successfully. For
information about viewing the LDAP Copy Code
policy, see article 315071 in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink
/?LinkId=135481).

where <destination server> is the

IP address or name of the
destination server. A list of
containers should be returned.

09 Verify that no errors are logged in the
destination domain controller’s log
files.
Look at logs in Event Viewer
—specifically, the System, DNS,
Security, and Directory Services
logs—to make certain that no
errors occurred during
migration.

See Also
Concepts

Active Directory Domain Services and DNS Server Migration Guide

AD DS and DNS Server Migration: Preparing to Migrate
AD DS and DNS Server Migration: Migrating the AD DS and DNS Server Roles
AD DS and DNS Server Migration: Verifying the Migration
AD DS and DNS Server Migration: Post-Migration Tasks
AD DS and DNS Server Migration: Appendix A - Migration Data Collection
Worksheet

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