Domain Functional Level 2008 Vs 2012 R2

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Domain functional level 2008 vs 2012 r2. I can t imagine ms retrofitting it to 12. I m thinking that anything really new that comes out for ad will appear in server 2016. I would go to a 2008 r2 domain level or even 2008 forest and domain as you can rollback and forward in steps but check the impact of that per the links legoman and erik have posted 1 serrano.

If you have to revert to a lower functional level with a version of windows server that is earlier than windows server 2008 r2 you must rebuild the domain or forest or restore it from a backup copy. I am happy to keep my ad. Domain based dfs namespaces running in windows server 2008 mode which includes support for access based enumeration and increased scalability.

Eine neue domäne die auf einem domänencontroller erstellt wird auf dem mindestens windows server 2012 r2 ausgeführt wird muss auf die windows server 2008 domänenfunktionsebene oder höher festgelegt werden. A new domain that is created on a domain controller that runs at least windows server 2012 r2 must be set to the windows server 2008 domain functional level or higher. I have raised the forest functional level to server 2012 r2.

Since it looks like you still have a 2008 domain controller you must either upgrade it to 2012 r2 decommission it or stay at 2008r2 functional level. It will however ensure that if you create any new domains they will automatically be at the server 2012 domain functional level. Welche domain controller bei welchem domain functional level unterstützt werden geht ebenfalls auf der liste hervor.

Just a quick follow up question if i may. Hi i still can t find documentation about the new domain and forest functional levels in ws 2012 r2. There are no specific features or capabilities that require server 2012 domain functional level.

Praz aug 19 2014 at 07 27 utc. Would you say this approach replacing the 2008 r2 dc s with server 2016 but only have a 2012 r2 domain forest functional level is a microsoft supported and a sensible one. The idea is that we can elevate the functional levels at a later date when we re comfortable that all ad aware applications on our network are compatible with 2016 but we ll.