Domain Functional Level 2012 R2 New Features
A new domain that is created on a domain controller that runs at least windows server 2012 r2 must be set to the windows server 2008 domain functional level or higher.
Domain functional level 2012 r2 new features. September 21 2017 at 5 53 pm. Performance improvement in ldap search efficiency and ldap search time of complex queries. After that we can determine the new domain functional level. Windows server 2012 r2 and windows 8 1 and on active directory domain controllers in domains running the windows server 2012 r2 domain functional level dfl.
Perhaps that s what confused the author. To achieve these goals microsoft has introduced a new feature in active directory domain services ad ds. Domain based dfs namespaces running in windows server 2008 mode which includes support for access based enumeration and increased scalability. You also left out changes in kerberos for server 2012 r2.
It looks like ntlm is not supported for the protected users in 2012 r2 domain function level. New features are available at windows server 2012 r2 dfl. Powershell command or right click on the active directory users and computers to check the domain functional level. These protections come in two stages.
Also ad recycle. Ldap query optimizer changes. A new domain that is created on a domain controller that runs at least windows server 2012 r2 must be set to the windows server 2008 domain functional level or higher. If you have enabled the active directory recycle bin feature you won t be able to downgrade your functional levels.
Downgrade domain functional level from 2012 r2 2012 to 2008r2 2008. With windows server 2012 and r2 it is possible to roll back forest and domain functional level with limitation as defined in table in the link. Es sind im windows server 2008 modus ausgeführte domänenbasierte dfs namespaces einschließlich der unterstützung für die zugriffsbasierte aufzählung und bessere skalierbarkeit verfügbar. Ntlm is still supported with a domain functional level of server 2012 r2 and also with server 2016 as documented in the source article you quoted.
New domain and forest functional levels. There are new functional levels for windows server 2012 r2. Die folgenden tabelle stellt dar wie sich die windows server versionen bezüglich domain functional levels geändert haben.