

We need to upgrade it manually once older domain controllers are decommissioned. Upgrading the operating system or adding domain controllers that run Windows Server 2022 to an existing AD infrastructure isn’t going to upgrade the forest and domain functional levels automatically. AD migrations from other operating systems (newer than Windows Server 2008R2) also follow a similar process.ĪD DS’ improvements are bond to its forest and domain functional levels. Microsoft released Windows Server 2022 recently (Aug 2021) and I thought it good to demonstrate how we can migrate AD from 2008 R2 to the newest. In the past, I did a similar blog post covering migration AD from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2016. Even business does not have a business requirement to upgrade, end of life operating system leaves no choice but to upgrade. End-of-life operating systems have a direct impact on various industry compliances, IT audits, Penetration tests, and so on. Because of this many organizations wanted to migrate away from these legacy operating systems. Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Operating system reached the end of their support cycle on the 14th of January 2020. About Us Hyper-converged infrastructure experts for the Microsoft cloud platform.Microsoft Cloud Glossary Terms used with Microsoft cloud infrastructure.Microsoft Cloud Library Collection of articles from industry experts.Articles From Argon Systems Original content of technical articles.


