NPS (NAP) 2012 R2 Upgrade and Redundancy

Adam 1 Reputation point
2021-03-22T14:32:36.59+00:00

Hello All, I have a server that is 2012 R2 that is running NPS / NAP role. Under NAP nothing specific seems to be configured just default settings. ![80263-image.png][1] [1]: /api/attachments/80263-image.png?platform=QnA I have couple questions: 1) If I export the configurations and import it into a 2016 Server and will everything work good? 2) If I want to have redundancy, can I cluster this role over two servers so that it is active / passive? If this is not possible, what is the correct method of achieving such redundancy?

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  1. Sunny Qi 11,066 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2021-03-23T03:54:22.077+00:00

    Hi,

    Thanks for posting in Q&A platform.

    For 1st question, please kindly note that Network Access Protection (NAP) was deprecated in Windows Server 2012 R2 and it was not available in Windows Server 2016.

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    Here is a similar thread talking about the replacement of NAP in server 2016, you could refer to the method mentioned in this thread.

    Begining with NAP

    If you have a single Network Policy Server, you will experience some downtime as you will have to retire the old machine and setup a new one.

    When deploying the destination server with the same host name and IP address, network access requests cannot be evaluated by NPS while the source server is offline and before the destination server brought online with the same name and IP address. During this time, client computers requesting access to the network cannot authenticate and are denied network access.

    When deploying the destination server with a different host name and IP address, RADIUS client settings for all network access servers that are configured to use the source server must be updated.

    For more detailed steps regarding of how to upgrade NPS server, please refer to the following article:

    Upgrading Network Policy Server from Server 2008 R2 to Server 2012 R2

    Moving NPS from Windows 2008 to Windows 2016
    Please Note: Since the websites are not hosted by Microsoft, the links may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this information.

    For your 2nd question, you can configure load balancing for NPS server, for detailed steps, please refer to the following article:

    NPS Proxy Server Load Balancing

    Best Regards,
    Sunny

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