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Move-ADDirectoryServer

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NAME Move-ADDirectoryServer



SYNOPSIS

Moves a directory server in Active Directory to a new site.





SYNTAX

Move-ADDirectoryServer [-Identity] <ADDirectoryServer> [-Site] <ADReplicationSite> [-AuthType {Negotiate | Basic}]

[-Credential <PSCredential>] [-Server <String>] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

The Move-ADDirectoryServer cmdlet moves a directory server in Active Directory to a new site within the same

domain.



The Identity parameter specifies the directory server to move. You can specify a directory server object by one of

the following values:



Name of the server object (name)



Distinguished Name (DN) of the NTDS Settings object



Distinguished Name (DN) of the server object that represents the directory server



GUID (objectGUID) of server object under the configuration partition



GUID (objectGUID) of NTDS settings object under the configuration partition



You can also set the Identity parameter to a directory server object variable such as

$<localDirectoryServerObject>, or you can pass an object through the pipeline to the Identity parameter. For

example, you can use the Get-ADDomainController to get a directory server object and then pass that object through

the pipeline to the Move-ADDirectoryServer cmdlet.



The Site parameter specifies the new site for the directory server. You can identify a site by its distinguished

name (DN) or GUID.





PARAMETERS

-AuthType <ADAuthType>

Specifies the authentication method to use. Possible values for this parameter include:



Negotiate or 0



Basic or 1



The default authentication method is Negotiate.



A Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection is required for the Basic authentication method.



The following example shows how to set this parameter to Basic.



-AuthType Basic



Required? false

Position? named

Default value Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.AuthType.Negotiate

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Credential <PSCredential>

Specifies the user account credentials to use to perform this task. The default credentials are the

credentials of the currently logged on user unless the cmdlet is run from an Active Directory PowerShell

provider drive. If the cmdlet is run from such a provider drive, the account associated with the drive is the

default.



To specify this parameter, you can type a user name, such as "User1" or "Domain01\\User01" or you can specify a

PSCredential object. If you specify a user name for this parameter, the cmdlet prompts for a password.



You can also create a PSCredential object by using a script or by using the Get-Credential cmdlet. You can

then set the Credential parameter to the PSCredential object The following example shows how to create

credentials.



$AdminCredentials = Get-Credential "Domain01\\User01"



The following shows how to set the Credential parameter to these credentials.



-Credential $AdminCredentials



If the acting credentials do not have directory-level permission to perform the task, Active Directory

PowerShell returns a terminating error.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Identity <ADDirectoryServer>

Specifies an Active Directory server object by providing one of the following values. The identifier in

parentheses is the LDAP display name for the attribute.



Name of the server object (name)



For AD LDS instances the syntax is of a name is <computer-name>$<instance-name>



Example: asia-w7-vm4$instance1



Note: When you type this value in Windows PowerShell, you must use the backtick (`) as an escape character for

the dollar sign ($). Therefore, for the previous example you would type the following: asia-w7-vm4`$instance1



For other Active Directory instances, use the value of the name property



Example: corp-DC01



Distinguished Name of the NTDS Settings object



Example: CN=NTDS Settings,CN=CORP-DC12,CN=Servers,CN=NA-CAN-BC,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=corp,DC=contoso



Distinguished Name of the server object that represents the directory server



Example: CN=CORP-DC12,CN=Servers,CN=NA-CAN-QBC,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=corp,DC=contoso,DC=com



GUID (objectGUID) of server object under the configuration partition



Example: 599c3d2e-f72d-4d20-8a88-030d99495f20



GUID (objectGUID) of NTDS settings object under the configuration partition



Example: 768c44de-f72d-66e0-8a88-0523ca495f20



The cmdlet searches the default naming context or partition to find the object. If two or more objects are

found, the cmdlet returns a non-terminating error.



This parameter can also get this object through the pipeline or you can set this parameter to an object

instance.



This example shows how to set the parameter to a distinguished name.



-Identity "CN=CORP-DC12,CN=Servers,CN=NA-CAN-QBC,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=corp,DC=contoso,DC=com"



This example shows how to set this parameter to a directory server object instance named

"directoryServerInstance".



-Identity $directoryServerInstance



Required? true

Position? 1

Default value

Accept pipeline input? True (ByValue)

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Server <String>

Specifies the Active Directory Domain Services instance to connect to, by providing one of the following

values for a corresponding domain name or directory server. The service may be any of the following: Active

Directory Lightweight Domain Services, Active Directory Domain Services or Active Directory Snapshot instance.



Domain name values:



Fully qualified domain name



Examples: corp.contoso.com



NetBIOS name



Example: CORP



Directory server values:



Fully qualified directory server name



Example: corp-DC12.corp.contoso.com



NetBIOS name



Example: corp-DC12



Fully qualified directory server name and port



Example: corp-DC12.corp.contoso.com:3268



The default value for the Server parameter is determined by one of the following methods in the order that

they are listed:



-By using Server value from objects passed through the pipeline.



-By using the server information associated with the Active Directory PowerShell provider drive, when running

under that drive.



-By using the domain of the computer running Powershell.



The following example shows how to specify a full qualified domain name as the parameter value.



-Server "corp.contoso.com"



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Site <ADReplicationSite>

Specifies the new site for the directory server. You can identify the site by one of the following property

values. Note: The identifier in parentheses is the LDAP display name for the attribute.



Distinguished name (DN)



Example: CN= NA-CAN-QBC,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=corp,DC=contoso,DC=com



GUID (ObjectGUID)



Example: 599c3d2e-f72d-4d20-8a88-030d99495f20



Name (name)



Example: NA-CAN-QBC



The following example shows how use this parameter to specify a site object by using the site name.



-Site "NA-CAN-QBC"



Required? true

Position? 2

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value false

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value false

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS

None or Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADDirectoryServer



A directory server object is received b y the Identity parameter.





OUTPUTS

None







NOTES





This cmdlet does not work with an Active Directory Snapshot.



This cmdlet does not work with a read-only domain controller.





-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------



C:\\PS>Move-ADDirectoryServer -Identity "FABRIKAM-DC2" -Site "Branch-Office-Site"



Description



-----------



Move the domain controller "FABRIKAM-DC2" to the site "Branch-Office-Site".

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------



C:\\PS>Get-ADDomainController -Filter {IsReadOnly -eq $true} | Move-ADDirectoryServer -site "RODC-Site-Name"



Description



-----------



Move all Read Only Domain Controllers to the site "RODC-Site-Name".



RELATED LINKS

Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=291057

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