Windows Server 2016
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
2,378 questions
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2012 Essentials DC to 2016 Standard DC
I have two systems. System A currently running 2012 Essentials (ver 6.2.9200) as the only Domain Controller for Domain A. System B currently has 2016 Standard (not essentials) installed. How do I move the Domain function and AD structure to the 2016…
asked 2021-08-16T19:57:41.593+00:00
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Hai
21
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commented 2021-09-04T20:52:58.637+00:00
Dave Patrick
426.1K
Reputation points MVP
1 answer
AD Forest Consolidation with ADFS and ADMT and Office 365
I have some new questions for an upcoming forest consolidation project. We currently have 3 forests with our main forest containing multiple child domains. ~3000 users We also have AD sync deployed with MS-DS-ConsistencyGuid source anchor,…
asked 2021-08-13T01:11:38.673+00:00
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David Michael
1
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answered 2021-08-16T14:01:16.087+00:00
Dave Patrick
426.1K
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3 answers
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SQL 2014 (OS 2012R2) to SQL 2019 (OS 2019)
Hi, I have SQL 2014 on 2012 R2 - ALways On Cluster - I want to Migrate the OS to 2019 and Install SQL 2019. What is the best possible way without downtime. I am not sure if I can I can put (Win2012R2+SQL2014) & (Win2019+SQL19) into a…
asked 2021-08-04T12:31:59.867+00:00
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Dheen Muhammadh Jaabir
21
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commented 2021-08-05T09:13:37.157+00:00
Dheen Muhammadh Jaabir
21
Reputation points
1 answer
File Server 2012 In-Place Upgrade to 2016
Hi There, Need help on this one. We are planning to do a in-place upgrade from our current 2012 Windows Server to Server 2016, the current 2012 server is only running File Sharing. Nothing else! Due to the complex File Share NTFS permission, we…
asked 2021-07-30T01:58:41.45+00:00
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Namless Shelter
216
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commented 2021-08-02T01:10:36.943+00:00
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Yuhan Deng
3,761
Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer
Storage Migration Service
I am looking to migrate data from an old file server into a new one using the Storage Migration Service but there are a few things that I am wondering before I proceed. I did a little digging but couldn't find any definitive information. My main…
asked 2021-07-20T20:00:25.487+00:00
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Jeff
1
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commented 2021-07-26T05:58:21.623+00:00
Yuhan Deng
3,761
Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
5 answers
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Upgrade Windows Server 2012 R2 to 2022- License
Hi, I am starting to prepare a migration plan to windows server 2022. I would like to migrate my windows 2012 standard R2 server to 2022 and I need to go through the 2019 version. Is it possible to go through the 2019 version without paying a license…
asked 2021-07-22T15:06:10.193+00:00
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Sébastien Gagnon-Bernier
21
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accepted 2021-07-23T12:51:40.767+00:00
Sébastien Gagnon-Bernier
21
Reputation points
1 answer
On-Prem to Office 365 Migration
Hi there, So after a migration of users from an On-Prem env to Office 365, most users were created, licensed and have their emails in their Cloud account now that were present when using just the On-Prem Exchange. Office 365 shows these users and…
asked 2021-07-20T11:23:59.067+00:00
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Jason Harding
1
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commented 2021-07-23T07:46:57.007+00:00
KyleXu-MSFT
26,211
Reputation points
1 answer
Account permission required to migrate file shares
Hi, I'm going to migrate file server to new file server in a domain environment. These are not domain controller and it is member server. As I know to migrate the file shares that account will need to be in the Backup Operators group. I would like…
asked 2021-07-19T08:46:43.933+00:00
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Marcus Wong Theen Nam
1,091
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commented 2021-07-22T07:55:45.11+00:00
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Fan Fan
15,291
Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2 answers
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Migrating WS2012E Sourcetool error
I am preparing to migrate my Windows Server 2012 Essentials to a new server running WS2019E. I'm just started working through the migration guide and am on the first step:…
asked 2021-07-18T18:27:50.293+00:00
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Lutz Kretzschmar
21
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commented 2021-07-20T01:41:51.477+00:00
Lutz Kretzschmar
21
Reputation points
1 answer
Is inplace migration 2008R2 to 2012R2 no longer possible?
Has anybody currently managed to achieve an in-place upgrade of Server 2008 Standard R2 standard to Server 2012 Standard R2 using the evaluation copy (EC) of 2012R2 . Microsoft migration map and documentation show it as possible. The error message…
asked 2021-07-19T03:42:28.29+00:00
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Matthew Hunter
1
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answered 2021-07-19T06:54:25.33+00:00
Teemo Tang
11,341
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7 answers
MIGRAR USUARIOS DE DOMINIO
Hola tengo que migrar usuarios de un dominio Windows Server 2012 a un Windows Server 2019, y necesito mantener el mismo nombre de dominio que tengo hoy y los perfiles de los usuarios del dominio actual, cosa que cuando ingresen al dominio nuevo , que va…
asked 2021-07-10T22:56:09.503+00:00
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Dario RG
1
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answered 2021-07-15T12:31:49.133+00:00
Dave Patrick
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Reputation points MVP
2 answers
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Upgrading Domain Controllers 2008 R2 to 2012 R2
We appear to have 2 domain controllers in our enclave system, both running Windows 2008 R2/64-bit. They need to be upgraded or replaced by newer 2012 R2 versions of the same. Of course I realize that in-place upgrades of them are strongly discouraged,…
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Move Entire Databases Instead of Mailboxes
We are migrating our Exchange 2016 servers that are on Windows Server 2012 R2 to servers on Windows Server 2016 (was hoping to get up to 2019 but Exchange 2016 isn't compatible). Is there a way to dismount the databases on the 2012 R2 servers and mount…
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Migrating Win 2011 SBS to Win 2019 Std when Exchange is not an issue.
Hello All I have a Win SBS 2011 server and Exchange has been moved to MS 365 so I do not have to worry about moving Exchange from the SBS 2011 to the 2019 server. Should I go thru a migration or just start fresh on the 2019 server . If migration path…
asked 2021-06-03T13:37:03.467+00:00
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Mac Johnson II
1
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commented 2021-07-02T01:58:50.053+00:00
Andy YOU
3,071
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2 answers
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Microsoft Exchange Deployment Assistant has been down for days with a certificate error.
Hello Support, I am hoping someone can help me, I have multiple exchange migrations that are pending, the past I have utilized the Microsoft Exchange Deployment Assistant 1: https://assistants.microsoft.com/ to do both on-prem and hybrid deployments,…
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Robocopy everything to another drive
Its a Repository server with hundreds of shares having thousands of permissions granted to large number of AD security groups. I have to expand a MBR disk1 beyond 2TB on Windows 2016 VM. For that, I attached another GPT disk2 of 2.5TB and now have to…
asked 2020-07-15T07:16:51.433+00:00
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Daisy Zhou
18,706
Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
commented 2021-06-22T14:31:20.433+00:00
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Jeremy Gamble
1
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DCDIAG error message meaning and way to correct them
Hello All, I have a Win SBS 2011 server and I am trying to migrate to a Win 2019 Std. server. trying to run dcdiag I get error referencing these errors Starting test: SysVolCheck * You must make sure there are no existing net use…
asked 2021-06-04T01:08:52.393+00:00
Mac Johnson II
1
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answered 2021-06-22T12:17:00.363+00:00
Dave Patrick
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Reputation points MVP
1 answer
Try to move to new exchange but I have two missed file for exchange 2010 sp3
kindly your help!! I tried to move to new exchange , but I have 2 missed file for exchange 2010 SP3 , and not found in Microsoft download and all web sites , may anyone here save it in their store. The missed files: 1- Microsoft server speech…
asked 2021-06-13T06:17:16.543+00:00
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Nora Lahlouh
26
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commented 2021-06-17T02:24:41.773+00:00
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Yuki Sun-MSFT
40,866
Reputation points
5 answers
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Domain Transformation - Impact on Kerberos keytab Files
Hi, I'm conduction a domain transformation from a Windows Server 2008R2 Domain Controller infrastructure to Windows Server 2016 Domain Controllers. At a very, very, high level the process will be Build new Win Svr 2016 servers, add them to the…
asked 2021-06-14T14:59:13.86+00:00
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Andrew Garland
41
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answered 2021-06-17T01:15:11.537+00:00
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Vicky Wang
2,646
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1 answer
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migration from windows server 2016 essential to windows server 2019 standar??? its posible?
Is migration from Windows Server 1016 Essential to standard Windows Server 2019 possible? How can I carry out this necessary update since I want to install RD CALs for 25 users.
asked 2021-06-12T05:28:15.57+00:00
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daniel mayo
21
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commented 2021-06-12T14:24:27.183+00:00
daniel mayo
21
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