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Kashif_Saeed
Jul 13, 2022Copper Contributor
Exchange Server 2013 Upgrade to Exchange 2019 - AD Forest Function Level 2008R2
Dear Experts, I am working on upgrade my existing Exchange Server 2013 environment to Exchange 2019 and during the verification of the pre-requisites which is forest function level to be 2012 R2 whe...
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Jul 13, 2022
Kashif_Saeed Changing the domain and forest level to a higher level than your lowest version of Windows Server doesn't make it impossible for users to logon to that lowest version of Windows server. The differences between the 2008 R2 and 2012 R2 level is described here https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/active-directory-functional-levels . Please review those and see if there's anything there that could break your legacy application, could you contact the vendor of that application if possible?
2016 Exchange could be a solution, migration to Echange Online too 😉
- Kashif_SaeedJul 19, 2022Copper ContributorHarm_Veenstra, really appreciated your response, let me review the article and will get back to you if further assistance reqruied
Thanks,
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