Get-ADReplicationPartnerMetadata, Get-ADReplicationConnection, Get-ADReplicationAttributeMetadata  For more information on Active Directory in Windows Server 8 check: Microsoft TechNet Library: Active Directory for Windows Server 2012 R2  For more information on virtualized domain controller cloning check: Virtualizing Active Directory Domain Services

1. 50604A: First Look: Windows Server 8
Module 7:
Windows Server 8 Active Directory

2. Module 7: Windows Server 8 Active Directory
• Windows Server 8 Active Directory Administrative Center
• Remote Dcpromo & Built-in Troubleshooting
• Windows Server 8 Active Directory Snapshot
• Windows Server 8 DC-cloning
• LDAP-based AD-integrated Activation
• Group Policy enhancements

3. Module 7: Windows Server 8 Active Directory
Windows Server 8 Active Directory Administrative Center
 Enabling the Active Directory Recycle Bin using Active
Directory Administrative Center
 Fine Grained Password Policies graphically integrated
into Active Directory Administrative Center
 Active Directory Administrative Center PowerShell History
Viewer to learn Powershell commands

4. Module 7: Windows Server 8 Active Directory
Windows Server 8 Active Directory Administrative Center

5. Module 7: Windows Server 8 Active Directory
Windows Server 8 Active Directory Administrative Center

6. Module 7: Windows Server 8 Active Directory
Windows Server 8 Active Directory Administrative Center

7. Module 7: Windows Server 8 Active Directory
Remote Dcpromo & Built-in Troubleshooting
 With Windows Server 8 it is possible, to install Active
Directory Domain Services (domain controller) with
Server Manager remotely.
 Add the target server to Server Group, select Add Roles
and Features and select the target server for installing active
directory.

8. Module 7: Windows Server 8 Active Directory
Remote Dcpromo & Built-in Troubleshooting

9. Module 7: Windows Server 8 Active Directory
Windows Server 8 Active Directory Snapshot
 Before Windows Server 8:
Restoring the snapshot discards all changes made since that checkpoint
and forces the domain controller to quarantine itself with a process called
USN rollback protection. Once USN rollback protection is in place, a
domain controller no longer replicates again and must be either
forcibly demoted or manually restored non-authoritatively.
 With Windows Server 8:
Windows Server 8 domain controllers detect snapshot restoration
non-authoritatively synchronize the delta of changes for AD DS
and SYSVOL. This makes domain controller virtualization safer.

10. Module 7: Windows Server 8 Active Directory
Windows Server 8 Active Directory Snapshot

11. Module 7: Windows Server 8 Active Directory
Windows Server 8 DC-cloning
• Windows Server 8 supports virtualized domain controller
cloning
1) Create GPO
contoso.com
2) Replication occurs contoso.com
50604A-DC1 50604A-CLONEDDC1

12. Module 7: Windows Server 8 Active Directory
Windows Server 8 DC-cloning
• Cloned domain controller automatically syspreps and
promotes with the existing local AD DS data as installation
media.
• Advantages of virtualized domain controller cloning:
• Faster deployment of new domain controllers
• Simplier disaster recovery
• Scale out in hosting and branch offices
• With Get-ADDCCloningExcludedApplicationList you can
detect incompatible programs on source domain controller

13. Module 7: Windows Server 8 Active Directory
Windows Server 8 DC-cloning
• In C:WindowsSystem32 there is a sample DC Cloning
file named SampleDCCloneConfig.xml

14. Module 7: Windows Server 8 Active Directory
Windows Server 8 DC-cloning
1 Create DcCloneConfig.xml file on source domain controller
2 Detect incompatible programs on the source domain controller
3 Is the Source-DC PDC Emulator transfer the role to another DC
4 Authorize the DC through „Cloneable Domain Controllers” group
5 Shutdown the source domain controller
6 Copy the virtual disk
7 Start source and cloned domain controller, then allow cloning to occur
• You have to remove all snapshots, before copying the source
domain controller!

15. Module 7: Windows Server 8 Active Directory
LDAP-based AD-integrated Activation (Demonstration)

16. Module 7: Windows Server 8 Active Directory
Group Policy infrastructure status
• Group Policy Infrastructure Status displays the status of
Active Directory and SYSVOL replication as it relates to
Group Policy:

17. Module 7: Windows Server 8 Active Directory
Centralized group policy update

18. Module 7: Windows Server 8 Active Directory
Lab Overview
Lab 1: Exploring the enhanced Active Directory
Administrative Center (ADAC)
Lab 2: Remote Domain Controller Installation
Lab 3: Virtualized domain controller cloning (optional)
Lab 4: Safely restore a domain controller snapshot (optional)
Estimated Time: 20 minutes

19. Module 7: Windows Server 8 Active Directory
Module Review
 What are the advantages of the Active Directory
Administrative Center?
 What is a new capability to learn Active Directory Powershell
cmdlets?
 What is Remote-Dcpromo?
 In earlier versions what was the problem, if a virtual domain
controller was applied a snapshot and what is in Windows
Server 8 the solution for that?

20. Module 7: Windows Server 8 Active Directory
Additional Resources
 In Windows Server 8 there are some new Active Directory
replication cmdlets: