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fabio1975
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Domain Functional Level 2016 and vCenter

Hi guys.

I have found this VMware KB:

VMware Knowledge Base 2071592

But anyone have info on the problem to use vCenter 6.5 with AD DFL 2016?

I want to upgrade my Domain Controller to 2016 whic is the correct path? I need use DFL 2012R2?

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abugeja
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So VMware now support domain functionally level 2016 but only for 6.7 U1. Disappointed they have ignored 6.0 & 6.5 considering this is still under support from VMware. Anyone know why this would be?

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wreedMH
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You can have 2016 DCs but level functional levels at 2012 R2 until its supported by vCenter.

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abugeja
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Does anyone know why there is a such a delay in getting the domain functional support for 2016?

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abugeja
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bump. Any have information on this?

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MohamadAlhousse
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Hi Abugeja,

As per the below VMware KB article (last update 16/Jan/2018), DFL 2016 is still unsupported with the latest version of vCenter. As said, you can have a Server 2016 domain controller with DFL 2012, then you can upgrade the DFL to 2016 once it gets supported.

VMware Knowledge Base

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abugeja
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i understand that but im wanting to know when it will be supported?

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daphnissov
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That's a futures thing but based on the trend probably not until 6.5 U2 or the next major platform release.

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abugeja
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We just want it signed off for LDAPS integration.

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daphnissov
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It's unlikely you're going to get any commitment from VMware just FYI.

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MABEs
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Any news if vCenter 6.7 supports domain functional level 2016?

VMware Knowledge Base has not been updated for 6.7

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abugeja
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So VMware now support domain functionally level 2016 but only for 6.7 U1. Disappointed they have ignored 6.0 & 6.5 considering this is still under support from VMware. Anyone know why this would be?

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daphnissov
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Because not all functionality is back-ported, including new releases of dependant infrastructure.

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abugeja
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I just want to use it for LDAP connectivity. Shouldn't be too complex for 6.0 & 6.5 to be supported as well

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