Server Domain Controller Transfer Help

[deadmorrow]

Hey guys, I  work for a small IT company specifically specializing in small business dental offices of anywhere between 5-40 workstations in an office and always one Windows Server which is a Domain Controller with DHCP/DNS & Active Directory responsibilities. 

 

Our company replaces many workstations and servers for offices. A major issue we often face is transferring the office domain controller from the old server to the new one. We don't really have a good guide as to how to properly migrate domain controllers in a smooth, consistent, and reliable way. The sources we use are both from Microsoft, and they are quite old. 

 

Microsoft Source 1

Microsoft Source 2

 

I am asking for some help if anyone has any sources that can be shared with me as to how to migrate domain controllers. This is usually a headache process for us and I know there are better ways to go about this. We do server replacements typically from Server2012 to now Server2016/2019. 

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I can answer any questions as well. Thank you!

[NelizMastr]

This is a good place to start:

 

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/how-to-migrate-active-directory-from-windows-server-2012-r2-to/ba-p/329861