We cannot upgrade to the version of this software because it does not support Server anymore. We have the licensing for Server R2. What I tried is just upgrading the OS of the server and preserving all of the programs and data. When I tried I got an error saying, "windows 8. Is there anything I can do or am doing wrong? Should I be able to upgrade the server OS from to R2 or is that too far of a leap? I could see that error happening if your Win2K8 is 32 bit.
If you are running x64, you should be able to in place upgrade. Although I would still recommending standing up another VM and migrating. You cannot go from Server to Server R2. Server R2 to R2? Yes, but not plain I've done R2 to R1 and R2 upgrades on VM's a few tiemes without issue, I've run the advisor to see if it detected any gotcha's and then gone on through it.
If I remember correctly - there is no upgrade from 2k8 to , it's a redo just like w7 to w8 there is no upgrade. As suggested, spin up a new server and migrate over. Using a test VM I was able to install Server and some programs office being one of them. I then upgraded to server successfully and after then I upgraded the server OS to Server R2. All of the programs functioned correctly. To continue this discussion, please ask a new question.
Get answers from your peers along with millions of IT pros who visit Spiceworks. Thank you! Windows Server Best Answer. Matt Bartle This person is a verified professional. Verify your account to enable IT peers to see that you are a professional. You can go from to Maybe then you can go from to R2. I haven't tried that, but I have done Windows 7 to Windows 8. View this "Best Answer" in the replies below ». Popular Topics in Windows Server. Spiceworks Help Desk. The help desk software for IT.
Track users' IT needs, easily, and with only the features you need. Learn More ». Thai Pepper. DarienA This person is a verified professional. I will try this on the production server in question. Thank you everyone for the thoughts!!! Dukat This person is a verified professional. This topic has been locked by an administrator and is no longer open for commenting. Read these next
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You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Status Not open for further replies. Saul Member. So this is what i got when i attempted to upgrade from r2 ent to r2 datacenter. If the older operating system you are upgrading or converting is a Server Core installation, the result will still be a Server Core installation of the newer operating system.
Quick reference table of supported upgrade paths from older Windows Server retail editions to Windows Server retail editions:. You can convert the evaluation version of Windows Server Standard to either Windows Server Standard retail or Datacenter retail. For details, including important caveats and limitations on upgrade, license conversion between editions of Windows Server R2, and conversion of evaluation editions to retail, see Upgrade Options for Windows Server R2.
Quick reference table of supported upgrade paths from older Windows Server retail editions to Windows Server R2 retail editions:. For details, including important caveats and limitations on upgrade, and conversion of evaluation editions to retail, see Evaluation Versions and Upgrade Options for Windows Server To ensure no gap in support, you need to upgrade to a supported version of Windows Server, or rehost in Azure by moving to specialized Windows Server R2 VMs.
For on-premises servers, there is no direct upgrade path from Windows Server R2 to Windows Server or later. As you are planning your upgrade, be aware of the following guidelines for the middle step of upgrading to Windows Server R2. You can't do an in-place upgrade from a bit to bit architectures or from one build type to another fre to chk, for example. In-place upgrades are only supported in the same language.
You can't upgrade from one language to another. You can switch your upgraded server core installation to Server with Full Desktop, but only on Windows Server R2. Windows Server and later do not support switching from server core to Full Desktop, so make that switch before you upgrade to Windows Server Apologies for the delay.. Great post. I am interested in knowing if you have managed to upgrade Windows AD to windows ? Thanks Prajwal, for this nice guide! Can i do the update as you described it, when the Server is a member in a domain not domain controller?
Thanks for the informative posts Prajwal. Months ago we started a small project and it quickly became substantially larger. We have a terminal server that is R2 Foundation because we felt we would never need more initially. We need more so I bought Server so we could upgrade in-place and downgrade back to R2 so we can use the extra CALs we bought. I have tried both the and the upgrades and in both cases it tells me it cant be done. Am I remiss? Also Windows Server requires a Windows Server forest functional level so check the forest functional level and set it to windows or higher than that.
But the upgrade throws an error saying the upgrade is not supported and a new copy has to installed. Is upgrade evaluation to evaluation not supported? The upgrade from evaluation to evaluation is not supported. You can activate the windows server R2 first and then upgrade to windows server evaluation. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. On the Windows Setup screen, click on Install now.
The upgrade will take close to 20 minutes. Sit back and relax until the upgrade is complete. This will keep all existing files, settings, applications and upgrade server to windows How to Migrate Windows Server to You must be logged in to post a comment.