In this video, we walk through the process of promoting an Azure Virtual Machine running Windows Server 2025 Datacenter Azure Edition to a Windows Active Directory Domain Controller. Along the way, we cover key considerations, including setting a static IP in Azure, preventing deallocation issues, avoiding snapshot-based backups, and managing AD sites and services.
If you’re working with a hybrid Windows AD environment or upgrading your domain controllers in Azure, this video provides essential insights and best practices.
Links
A Beginner’s Guide to the AZ-900
https://www.udemy.com/course/beginners-guide-az-900/?referralCode=C74C266B74E837F86969
Zero to Hero with Azure Virtual Desktop
https://www.udemy.com/course/zero-to-hero-with-windows-virtual-desktop/?referralCode=B2FE49E6FCEE7A7EA8D4
Hybrid Identity with Windows AD and Azure AD
https://www.udemy.com/course/hybrid-identity-and-azure-active-directory/?referralCode=7F62C4C6FD05C73ACCC3
Windows 365 Enterprise and Intune Management
https://www.udemy.com/course/windows-365-enterprise-and-intune-management/?referralCode=4A1ED105341D0AA20D2E
Don’t Deallocate an Azure Domain Controller
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/identity/adds-extend-domain#manageability
Don’t Use Snapshots as AD DS Backups
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/introduction-to-active-directory-domain-services-ad-ds-virtualization-level-100#virtualization-based-safeguards
Move-ADDirectoryServerOperationMasterRole
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/activedirectory/move-addirectoryserveroperationmasterrole?view=windowsserver2025-ps
