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Copper Contributor

Mar 28, 2022

Migrating Server 2012 R2 Essentials to Server 2022 Essentials

Hi, I assumed that this would be a popular migration given the popularity of the Essentials editions on small domains but I couldn't find any other submissions about it, so was hoping for some advic...

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TN0810

Copper Contributor

Mar 30, 2022

Hi,

I would like to migrade a Windows Server 2016 Essentals to an Windows Server 2022 Essentials.
The same issue...no documentation to that.
Is it possible to deploy the 2022 as a DC next to the source server, move the FSMO roles to the target server and let them replicate over DFSR?
I guess it is 21 days time then to move all datas and within the 21 days the source server must degrade to a member server and shut off.
Could this be a good plan?

Jimh0

Copper Contributor

Jun 07, 2022

TN0810 and Ihaan121 - Wondering how you made out with your migrations? I'm looking down the same street and thinking its going to be easier to just backup the data and restore it in the new environment, then move the desktops to a new domain.