Inplace Downgrade from 2016 to 2012 Windows Server

[Nikumba]

Hi,

Google-fu is failing me, is there a procedure for downgrading a 2016 server to 2012 without having to do a wipe and reinstall?

Licening is not an issue

Thanks

Kimbie

 

[Nikumba]

They are servers dealing with CCTV system, but we need to downgrade them as the current version of the software we use does not work on 2016 only 2012

As they contain CCTV footage wanted to downgrade without wiping the data hence the inplace downgrade from 2016 to 2012

 

[Nikumba]

Install Hyper-V and a 2012 instance on top of the Server 2016 install for the CCTV? Your 2016 license should include 1 VM.

We can not do that as its an un-sopported software install for us