Windows Server Upgrades
Company: Systems Administrator
- Migrated all site Windows servers from Server 2003/2008 to Server 2012 R2 using new hardware.
- Distributed AD at each site had to be demoted prior to swapping server.
- All services were rebuilt on new servers (DHCP, DNS, NTFS shares, etc.).
- Built servers in the office prior to going to each site for quick swaps, including data backups from old server.
- Began virtualization of servers at each site using Hyper-V.
- Reconfigured network devices as needed (IP/VLAN changes, DHCP helpers, etc.).
- Reimaging of machines from the new server using Altiris/WDS.
- Tested everything prior to leaving from multiple machines on different wire closets.