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Topic #: 4

DRAG DROP -
Your network contains an Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain named contoso.com. The functional level of the forest and the domain is Windows
Server 2012 R2. The domain contains the domain controllers shown in the following table.

You need to raise the forest functional level to Windows Server 2016. The solution must meet the following requirements:
✑ Ensure that there are three domain controllers after you raises the level.
✑ Minimize how long the FSMO roles are unavailable.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
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by xxxxx85xx at April 28, 2022, 9:06 a.m.

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xxxxx85xx

Highly Voted 3 years, 3 months ago

Correct Answers Windows 2012 R2 is not compatible with the Windows Server 2016 functional levels and need to be upgraded.

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scribe

2 years, 7 months ago

answer is correct but Microsoft says that is no option to inplace upgrade of Domain Controler - always promote new

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syu31svc

2 years, 3 months ago

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/active-directory-functional-levels Windows Server 2016 functional levels Supported domain controller operating systems: Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016

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RJM

Highly Voted 3 years, 2 months ago

Funny answer in place upgrades are not considered best practice, even by Microsoft https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/deploy/upgrade-domain-controllers

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WMG

3 years ago

Reality and Best Practice have never ever seen eye to eye.

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sardonique

Most Recent 5 months, 1 week ago

this one is a nobrainer, the maximum forest functional level on Server 2012R2 is Server 2012R2, so the first thing you need to do is to move the roles to a different server, because during the upgrade, the domain roles might become unavailable

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BlackCat9588

6 months, 1 week ago

Make Sense! Move FSMO to DC2 Upgrade DC1 Raise the domain and forest functional level.

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starseed

11 months ago

Naturally Correct answers

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raulgar

2 years, 3 months ago

The answers are correct, but it's tricky, microsoft not recomend you upgrade a dc in place.The correct way would be move the roles, depromotion the old dc and raise the funtional level

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syu31svc

2 years, 3 months ago

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/deploy/upgrade-domain-controllers In the PowerShell window, use the Move-ADDirectoryServerOperationMasterRole cmdlet to move the FSMO roles. Demote and remove the earlier Windows Server DC. (In this case upgrade would the option to select from given choices) After the server is demoted and removed, you can raise the forest functional and domain functional levels to the latest version of Windows Server. Answer is correct

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cris66

2 years, 5 months ago

It is not recommended but it is fully supported, and ADDS is upgradeable in-place. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/upgrade-migrate-roles-features

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