Forest Functional Levels - What you get
Windows 2000
Default AD Features
Windows 2003
- Forest Trusts
- Domain Rename
- Link Valued Replication
- RODC (Requires a full 2008 + RWDC in the Forest)
- Improved KCC algorithms
- Improved ISTG algorithms
- Inetorg can be converted to User, and vice versa
- AZMAN and ADLDS get App Basic Group and LDAP Query Group types
- Deactivation of Schema attributes and classes
Windows 2008
- RODC Filtered Attribute Set (FAS)
Windows 2008 R2
- Recycle Bin
+ For the first time you can go back to 2008 FFL if you change your mind (as long as you havnt turned on the recycle bin)