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.