Supported OS Upgrade Combinations
U-Move can upgrade Active Directory by transferring it to a new computer. This is sometimes called a “swing migration”.
The following table shows the versions of Windows Server that are compatible with U-Move to upgrade Active Directory.
Upgrade: Source Server |
Upgrade: Destination Server | ||||||||
Server 2003 |
Server 2008 |
Server 2012 |
SBS 2003 |
SBS 2008 |
WSE 2011 |
WSE 2012 |
Server 2016 |
Server 2019 |
|
Server 2003 |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
Server 2008 |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
Server 2012 |
Yes | Yes | |||||||
SBS 2003 |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
SBS 2008 |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
WSE 2011 |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||
WSE 2012 |
Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
Server 2016 |
Yes |
SBS = Small Business Server. WSE = Windows Server Essentials.
WSE 2011 includes SBS 2011.
Server 2016 includes WSE 2016.
Server 2019 includes WSE 2019.
Note for R2: You can upgrade to either the non-R2 or R2 versions of any operating system listed above. This includes Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2012 R2. For example, you can upgrade from Windows Server 2003 (non-R2) to either Windows Server 2012 (non-R2) or Windows Server 2012 R2.
See also Basic Requirements.