Virtual AD server migration from VMware to Huawei FusionSphere

Question

Good day to all. I'm currently in the process of migrating virtual AD servers from VMware to Huawei FusionSphere. Huawei's Rainbow tool does not support migration of AD servers (does not support application-level migration). Is there another tool that can help accomplish this?

Answer 1

The simplest / safest solution is to stand up the new one on destination host.

The two prerequisites to introducing the first 2019 domain controller are that domain functional level needs to be 2008 or higher and older sysvol FRS replication needs to have been migrated to DFSR
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Storage-at-Microsoft/Streamlined-Migration-of-FRS-to-DFSR-SYSVOL/ba-p/425405

I'd use dcdiag / repadmin tools to verify health correcting all errors found before starting any operations. Then stand up the new 2019, patch it fully, license it, join existing domain, add active directory domain services, promote it also making it a GC (recommended), transfer FSMO roles over (optional), transfer pdc emulator role (optional), use dcdiag / repadmin tools to again verify health, when all is good you can decommission / demote old one.

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