Or, if you need to migrate workstations, click here for migration to Windows 11.

Just want to find out how to automate the migration, and don’t need a general tutorial?Ĭlick here to skip to the part with the actual migration process. The goal of this how to is to allow to complete a server migration in less than 4 hours for application and file servers, and less than 24 hours for role-focused servers (although complicated cases may require more time). For example, you can migrate from an on-prem physical 2012 to an on-prem 2022 VM, from an on-premise Server 2012 to an Azure Server 2022, or from a Private Cloud 2012 R2 server to an EC2 Server 2019. You can use these methods to migrate from physical to physical, physical to virtual / Cloud, Cloud to Cloud etc. Migration covered here is native migration – not app virtualization. (Note: this works for non-2012 servers as well, we are just focusing on 2012 due to its 2023 EOL) We will also cover role migration best practices and tutorials. In this guide, we’ll cover how to natively migrate server applications, databases, user profiles, shares, data from Server 2012 / 2012 R2, to a new Server 2022 / 2019. Of course, you want to minimize the time and effort spent on that, and to automate as much of that migration as possible. Server 2012 R2 End Of Support is Octo– so, naturally, you are not alone: 2012’s should be migrated ASAP. Need to migrate Windows Server 2012 to a Server 2019 / 2022? This tutorial will show you how. How to Migrate Server 2012 to Server 2022 / 2019, including applications, profiles, shares and data