Domain Functional Level 2012 R2 New Features
September 21 2017 at 5 53 pm.
Domain functional level 2012 r2 new features. New domain and forest functional levels. Ldap query optimizer changes. Client side protection the first stage of protection is triggered when a user account.
Powershell command or right click on the active directory users and computers to check the domain functional level. These protections come in two stages. To achieve these goals microsoft has introduced a new feature in active directory domain services ad ds.
Ntlm is still supported with a domain functional level of server 2012 r2 and also with server 2016 as documented in the source article you quoted. You also left out changes in kerberos for server 2012 r2. There are new functional levels for windows server 2012 r2.
With windows server 2012 and r2 it is possible to roll back forest and domain functional level with limitation as defined in table in the link. Perhaps that s what confused the author. 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.
Es sind im windows server 2008 modus ausgeführte domänenbasierte dfs namespaces einschließlich der unterstützung für die zugriffsbasierte aufzählung und bessere skalierbarkeit verfügbar. If you have enabled the active directory recycle bin feature you won t be able to downgrade your functional levels. It looks like ntlm is not supported for the protected users in 2012 r2 domain function level.
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. 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. New features are available at windows server 2012 r2 dfl.