Supported OS Clone Combinations

The following tables show the editions of Windows Server that are compatible for cloning Active Directory to a new computer (or VM).

Cloning: Windows Server 2016

Cloning: Source Computer	Cloning: Destination Computer
	Essentials 2016	Server 2016 Standard	Server 2016 Enterprise	Server 2016 Datacenter
Server 2016 Standard		Yes	Yes	Yes
Server 2016 Enterprise		Yes	Yes	Yes
Server 2016 Datacenter		Yes	Yes	Yes
Essentials 2016	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Cloning: Windows Server 2012 R2

Cloning: Source Computer	Cloning: Destination Computer
	Essentials 2012 R2	Server 2012 Standard R2	Server 2012 Enterprise R2	Server 2012 Datacenter R2
Server 2012 Standard R2		Yes	Yes	Yes
Server 2012 Enterprise R2		Yes	Yes	Yes
Server 2012 Datacenter R2		Yes	Yes	Yes
Essentials 2012 R2	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Cloning: Windows Server 2012

Cloning: Source Computer	Cloning: Destination Computer
	Essentials 2012	Server 2012 Standard	Server 2012 Enterprise	Server 2012 Datacenter
Server 2012 Standard		Yes	Yes	Yes
Server 2012 Enterprise		Yes	Yes	Yes
Server 2012 Datacenter		Yes	Yes	Yes
Essentials 2012	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Cloning: Windows Server Core

U-Move is fully compatible with Server Core. You can freely move AD between Server Core and Non-Server Core for any given edition of Windows Server.

Cloning: Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2

Cloning: Source Computer	Cloning: Destination Computer
	SBS 2008	SBS 2011	Server 2008 Standard	Server 2008 Enterprise	Server 2008 Datacenter	Server 2008 Standard R2*	Server 2008 Enterprise R2	Server 2008 Datacenter R2
Server 2008 Standard			Yes	Yes	Yes
Server 2008 Enterprise			Yes	Yes	Yes
Server 2008 Datacenter			Yes	Yes	Yes
Server 2008 Standard R2*						Yes	Yes	Yes
Server 2008 Enterprise R2						Yes	Yes	Yes
Server 2008 Datacenter R2						Yes	Yes	Yes
SBS 2008	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
SBS 2011		Yes				Yes	Yes	Yes

SBS = Small Business Server. *Windows Server Standard R2 includes Windows Server Essentials 2011.

Cloning: Windows Server 2003

Cloning: Source Computer	Cloning: Destination Computer
	SBS 2003	Server 2003 Standard	Server 2003 Enterprise	Server 2003 Datacenter	Server 2003 Standard R2	Server 2003 Enterprise R2	Server 2003 Datacenter R2
Server 2003 Standard		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Server 2003 Enterprise		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Server 2003 Datacenter		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Server 2003 Standard R2					Yes	Yes	Yes
Server 2003 Enterprise R2					Yes	Yes	Yes
Server 2003 Datacenter R2					Yes	Yes	Yes
SBS 2003	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

SBS = Small Business Server

Note for Server 2003 R2: You can clone Active Directory from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2003 Release 2 (R2).

Cloning 32-bit to 64-bit (2003 and 2008)

U-Move can clone AD from 32-bit Windows Server 2003 (x86) to 64-bit Windows Server 2003 (x64), or from 32-bit Windows Server 2008 (x86) to 64-bit Windows Server 2008 (x64). See the following compatibility matrix:

Cloning: Source Computer (32-bit)	Cloning: Destination Computer (64-bit)
	Server 2003 Standard	Server 2003 Enterprise	Server 2003 Datacenter	Server 2008 Standard	Server 2008 Enterprise	Server 2008 Datacenter
SBS 2003	Yes	Yes	Yes
Server 2003 Standard	Yes	Yes	Yes
Server 2003 Enterprise	Yes	Yes	Yes
Server 2003 Datacenter	Yes	Yes	Yes
Server 2008 Standard				Yes	Yes	Yes
Server 2008 Enterprise				Yes	Yes	Yes
Server 2008 Datacenter				Yes	Yes	Yes

SBS = Small Business Server

See also Basic Requirements.