GPO migration

With ADManager Plus, you can migrate the configured GPOs across domains within both inter-forest and intra-forest.

Steps to migrate GPOs using ADManager Plus

1. Log in to ADManager Plus and navigate to the Management tab.
2. In the left pane, click Migration.
3. Under Migration, click GPO Migration.
4. Select the domain from which you'd like to migrate GPOs in the Source Domain field.
5. Select the GPOs that you'd like to migrate in the Select GPO(s) to be Migrated field.
6. In the Target Settings section, choose the Target Domain from the drop-down menu.
7. Check the boxes next to the Target OUs in which you want to link the migrated GPO. Then, click OK.
8. Under Conflict Handling, select one of the following options to avoid any duplication during migration.
• You have the option to either append or increment the suffix of the conflicted GPO name.
• Do not migrate if conflict is detected: Choose this option if you prefer not to migrate the duplicate GPO.
9. Under GPO Options, select how you would like to migrate your GPOs.
• Migrate ACL Details: This option enables you to copy the access control list of the source GPO to the target GPO.
• Migrate Using Migration Table: This option enables you to migrate using a migration table and map the source security principal to the target security principal.

Note: The machine should have PowerShell version 5 or above to migrate using the migration table.

• Migrate without ACL and Migration Table: This option enables you to migrate without the source access control list and migration table.
10. Click Preview to view and edit the list of conflicts and selected GPOs, then click Review to view the final migration list.
11. Click Migrate Now to migrate the selected GPOs.

Note: When migrating a GPO from one forest to another, a folder is temporarily created on the migrating domain controllers, which will be automatically deleted after the migration process.