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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 2012 |
Server 2012 R2 |
Server 2016 |
Server 2019 |
Server 2022 |
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| Server 2019 |
Yes | ||||||||
| Server 2016 |
Yes | Yes | |||||||
| Server 2012 R2 |
Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Server 2012 |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Server 2008 R2 |
Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | ||||
Windows Server Essentials: You can upgrade to/from Windows Server Essentials for any of the supported upgrade combinations shown above.
* Windows Server 2008 R2 requires Service Pack 1, the Microsoft SHA-2 update, and the Extended Security Updates (ESU) (KB4522133) for CVE-2020-17049.
See also Basic Requirements.
