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Hello,thank you for the comment!<br />
The servers are 64 bit edition but the version is server 2008 (Windows (R) Small Business Server 2008 6.0 and Windows Server (R) 2008 Standard 6.0) instead of the requirement server 2008 <b>R2 </b>(Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard 6.1)
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Hello,thank you for the comment!
The servers are 64 bit edition but the version is server 2008 (Windows (R) Small Business Server 2008 6.0 and Windows Server (R) 2008 Standard 6.0) instead of the requirement server 2008 R2 (Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard 6.1)

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Again, supported is different from 'being able to install'. Most likely you will be able to install it, however Microsoft will not assist you on any issues you encounter.<br />
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Even if the new version has some built-in checks to prevent you from running it on a 2008 machine, you can simply install an older version. And older versions run just fine on 2008 machine, even a 32-bit one (initially dirsync did not even have a 64-bit version).
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Again, supported is different from 'being able to install'. Most likely you will be able to install it, however Microsoft will not assist you on any issues you encounter.

Even if the new version has some built-in checks to prevent you from running it on a 2008 machine, you can simply install an older version. And older versions run just fine on 2008 machine, even a 32-bit one (initially dirsync did not even have a 64-bit version).

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Hello,<br />
<br />
I am preparing an office 365 migration from an existing .local domain.<br />
The environment : SBS 2008 &nbsp;64 bit and a few server 2008 Standard member servers (64bit).<br />
I see the following Directory Synchronization requirement:<br />
64 bit Server 2008 <u>R2 SP1</u> or Server 2012 STD<br />
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Is there a way to install it on Server 2008 non R2 version?<br />
Do i need an additional UPN domain name because it is a local domain name?<br />
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Thanks for your help<br />
Regards<br />
<br />
Jurgen
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Hello,

I am preparing an office 365 migration from an existing .local domain.
The environment : SBS 2008  64 bit and a few server 2008 Standard member servers (64bit).
I see the following Directory Synchronization requirement:
64 bit Server 2008 R2 SP1 or Server 2012 STD

Is there a way to install it on Server 2008 non R2 version?
Do i need an additional UPN domain name because it is a local domain name?

Thanks for your help
Regards

Jurgen

Dirsync Office 365 AD integration on Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

Office 365 is a group of software plus services subscriptions that provides productivity software and related services to its subscribers. Office 365 allows the use of Microsoft Office apps on Windows and OS X, provides storage space on Microsoft's cloud storage service OneDrive, and grants 60 Skype minutes per month. Office 365 includes e-mail and social networking services through hosted versions of Exchange Server, Skype for Business Server, SharePoint and Office Online, integration with Yammer, as well as access to the Office software. All of Office 365's components can be managed and configured through an online portal; users can be added manually, imported from a CSV file, or Office 365 can be set up for single sign-on with a local Active Directory using Active Directory Federation Services.