Domain Functional Level 2019
Having compromised a windows domain one of the things i like to do that i think adds real.
Domain functional level 2019. The domain also has to use dfs r as the engine to replicate sysvol. When that occurs new features that require a minimum os on all dcs are enabled and can be leveraged by the administrator. Here i am installing first active directory in my network so i am selecting add a new forest. Windows server 2019 there are no new forest or domain functional levels added in this release.
Domain functional level dfl determines the features of a domain controller dc based on the windows server operating system os it runs on. Select forest and domain functional level. The minimum requirement to add a windows server 2019 domain controller is a windows server 2008 functional level. The minimum requirement to add a windows server 2019 domain controller is a windows server 2008 functional level.
Now specify your root domain name into the root domain name field. In the windows server 2019 section it says that the minimum level for 2019 domain controllers is windows server 2008r2. Right click the root domain then select properties. Option 1 from admin tools.
This is a brief and high level blog on the windows domain functional level dfl. The domain also has to use dfs r as the engine to replicate sysvol. Active directory could not update the functional level of the following domain because the domain is in mixed mode. There are no new forest or domain functional levels added in this release.
But in the windows server 2008 section it says it supports windows server 2019 domain controllers. To summarize the domain or forest functional levels are flags that tell active directory and other windows components that all dcs in the domain or forest are at a certain minimal level. In my new lab all servers will be windows server 2019. Under the general tab the domain functional level and forest functional level is displayed on the screen.
So i will be setting the functional level to windows server 2019.