

- WINDOWS SERVER 2008 SECURITY CHECKLIST INSTALL
- WINDOWS SERVER 2008 SECURITY CHECKLIST DRIVERS
- WINDOWS SERVER 2008 SECURITY CHECKLIST UPDATE
- WINDOWS SERVER 2008 SECURITY CHECKLIST UPGRADE
This is a common scenario of adding an additional domain controller to the domain.
WINDOWS SERVER 2008 SECURITY CHECKLIST INSTALL
WINDOWS SERVER 2008 SECURITY CHECKLIST UPDATE
You can find a detailed guide how-to update AD schema here. If it goes wrong or if you applied it by mistake, you'll have to go back and restore your domain controller. There is no automatic rollback scenario for a schema update. This happens when you promote the 2019 server as an additional domain controller.
WINDOWS SERVER 2008 SECURITY CHECKLIST UPGRADE
Therefore, you have to update your AD schema before the upgrade to Windows Server 2019.


Just be sure to stop any enterprise application that might be running (MS SQL Server, Exchange, and any other database servers).
WINDOWS SERVER 2008 SECURITY CHECKLIST DRIVERS
I also assume you have bought new hardware so your physical server has the latest drivers and firmware to run Windows Server 2019. Let's assume we're doing a single server update and that we do not have any other server with a copy of AD.

This checklist is by no means intended to be a detailed, step-by-step guide rather, it only gives you an overview of the issues you should consider. We'll try to provide a detailed checklist, but as I said earlier, the upgrade scenario always depends on your specific situation, the application set you're running, and support for those applications on Windows Server 2019. Active Directory 2008 R2 upgrade to 2019 checklist ^ This might be an option for customers not willing to invest money in new hardware. However, you would have to migrate your servers to Azure for three years. There is another option from Microsoft which basically extends the support for Windows Server 2008 R2 with security patches and updates. In addition, as being said, the hardware on which your old Windows Server 2008 R2 is installed would have to support Windows Server 2019. Third step – Upgrade Windows Server 2016 to Windows Server 2019.Second step – Upgrade from Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2016.First step – Upgrade from Windows Server 2008 to 2012 or 2012 R2.If you want to do an in-place upgrade, the process would require three steps: Unless otherwise noted, the example companies, organizations, products, domain names, e - mail addresses, logos, people, places and events depicted herein are fictitious, and no association with any real company, organization, product, domain name, e - mail address, logo, person, place or event is intended or should be inferred.It is not possible to do a direct, in-place upgrade of Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2019. Information in this document, including URL and other Internet Web site references, is subject to change without notice. Windows Server 2008 Security Guide helps quickly configure, test, deploy, and manage security settings in Windows Server 2008 across your organization. This document is a security guidance document for the Windows Server 2008 operating system.
