http://blogs.technet.com/b/activedirectoryua/archive/2013/02/05/adprep-in-windows-server-2012.aspx
Although the binary is not installed when you install the AD server role, it is present on the installation media (\support\adprep\adprep.exe). From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian Desmond Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 2:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] gotchas on adding 2012 r2 DC to a 2008 r2 domain?? The wizard runs it for you when you promote the first uplevel DC - the steps still exist. IIRC the manual process is still available if you want to break it apart. Thanks, Brian Desmond [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> w - 312.625.1438 | c - 312.731.3132 From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Webster Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 12:28 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] gotchas on adding 2012 r2 DC to a 2008 r2 domain?? No longer necessary when adding a 2012 R2 DC. Webster From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> on behalf of Richard Stovall <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 12:23 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] gotchas on adding 2012 r2 DC to a 2008 r2 domain?? Don't forget about domainprep and forestprep. Might want to do this ahead of time to let the schema changes replicate to all your existing DCs. On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 1:16 PM, David McSpadden <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Any tools or gotchas that anyone has for adding a 2012 r2 DC to a 2008 r2 domain would be awesome. Thanks David McSpadden This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are property of Indiana Members Credit Union, are confidential, and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom this e-mail is addressed. If you are not one of the named recipient(s) or otherwise have reason to believe that you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete this message immediately from your computer. Any other use, retention, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. Please consider the environment before printing this email.
