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I have 3 file servers with Windows Server 2008r2 and they use DFS to replicate the file shares.<br />
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i want to upgrade them one by one to windows server 2012.<br />
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if i upgrade them - will it cause any issues with DFS - downtime is not a issue as long as it works afterwards
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I have 3 file servers with Windows Server 2008r2 and they use DFS to replicate the file shares.

i want to upgrade them one by one to windows server 2012.

if i upgrade them - will it cause any issues with DFS - downtime is not a issue as long as it works afterwards

Upgrade server 2008 r2to Server 2012 with DFS role

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

Windows Server 2012 is the server version of Windows 8 and the successor to Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2012 is the first version of Windows Server to have no support for Itanium-based computers since Windows NT 4.0. Windows Server 2012, now in its second release (Windows Server 2012 Release 2) includes Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter, and does not support IA-32 or IA-64 processors.