No, but the other SE's half did. I should have put a smiley after my "nothing 
broke" comment.

I read a blog the other day that a schema upgrade did break something, but only 
because they went "forward then backward":
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askpfeplat/archive/2012/02/20/2008-r2-active-directory-schema-updates-lcs-ocs-and-lync.aspx

Dave

From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 9:35 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Schema upgrade/rollback

You *expected* something to break?
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On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 11:56 AM, David Lum 
<david....@nwea.org<mailto:david....@nwea.org>> wrote:
I extended our Schema last week and amazingly, nothing broke. Now, before 
deploying the first 2K8 DC I am running though this "checklist":
http://blogs.technet.com/b/glennl/archive/2009/08/21/w2k3-to-w2k8-active-directory-upgrade-considerations.aspx

In some cases I am going to create an equivalent GPO and turn it on. Eventually 
all W2K8 equivalent GPO's will be on and we'll know at least when we do stand 
up the first 2K8 DC it's unlikely a new GPO setting will break things.

From: Brian Desmond 
[mailto:br...@briandesmond.com<mailto:br...@briandesmond.com>]
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 8:50 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Schema upgrade/rollback

Yes - that is the only back out plan.

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
br...@briandesmond.com<mailto:br...@briandesmond.com>

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From: David Lum [mailto:david....@nwea.org]<mailto:[mailto:david....@nwea.org]>
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 11:48 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Schema upgrade/rollback

I'm not worried in the least, my fellow non-AD educated folks have paranoia 
about what happens if something breaks so I have to give them an answer. I told 
them simply a forest restore.

From: Brian Desmond 
[mailto:br...@briandesmond.com]<mailto:[mailto:br...@briandesmond.com]>
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 2:56 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Schema upgrade/rollback

What is it that you fear will happen that this proposed process will protect 
you from?

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
br...@briandesmond.com<mailto:br...@briandesmond.com>

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From: David Lum [mailto:david....@nwea.org]
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 2:32 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Schema upgrade/rollback

In this day and age of VM's, what would be the simplest way to test and 
possibly roll back a schema extension? Would this work?



1.       Power down all DC's

2.       Snapshot schema master

3.       Power up schema master

4.       Extend schema

5.       Smoke test

a.       If there are failures revert to snapshot

b.      If all checks out OK power up remaining DC's
David Lum
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