Migrate Certification Authority from Windows 2008 to 2016

When migrating the AD CS Certification Authority role from Windows 2008 to Windows 2016 directly the CA service fails to start. The issue is just related to the changes implemented in the meantime in the underlying JET database, which break compatibility.
An intermediate step is required, restoring the CA role in a Windows 2012 system, i.e.:
1.- Windows 2008 - Take a backup of the CA
2.- Windows 2012 - Restore the CA from the backup taken in Windows 2008
3.- Windows 2012 - Take a backup of the CA
4.- Windows 2016 - Restore the CA from the backup taken in Windows 2012

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/37373.migrating-ad-certificate-services-from-windows-server-2008-to-windows-server-2016.aspx

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