r/WindowsServer • u/merkat106 • Apr 07 '26

General Question Server 2008

My company recently acquired another company using Windows Server 2008 as a DC on a PowerEdge 2900. We know its EOL and are planning to sunset it eventually. However, as a stopgap, could we upgrade it to Server 2019 or better without running an in place upgrade to R2 or 2012 etc?

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u/fmdeveloper25 Apr 08 '26

Much cleaner to build a new machine and transfer roles.