{"id":9801,"date":"2009-07-27T11:52:00","date_gmt":"1999-11-29T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=9801"},"modified":"2009-07-27T11:52:00","modified_gmt":"1999-11-29T20:00:00","slug":"in-place-upgrades-to-windows-server-2008-r2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=9801","title":{"rendered":"In-Place Upgrades To Windows Server 2008 R2"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve been getting a few search hits on my site where people are looking to see what the upgrade path is to Windows Server 2008 R2.\u00a0 OK, it\u2019s pretty simple really.\u00a0 It\u2019ll be bad news for some who didn\u2019t keep an eye on the industry.\u00a0 There is no 32bit version of Windows Server 2008 R2 so you must be running an x64 install to upgrade to W2008 R2.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

MS strongly that you don\u2019t do an in-place upgrade.\u00a0 However, it is safe if the machine is stable and only runs MS software.\u00a0 Please test before doing the upgrade, e.g. make a copy of the server using virtualisation technology, e.g. P2V.<\/p>\n

You can upgrade from Windows Server 2003 x64 to Windows Server 2008 R2 Full Installation.\u00a0 You can upgrade from Windows Server 2008 x64 Full Installation to Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Full Installation.\u00a0 You can upgrade from Windows Server 2008 x64 Core Installation to Windows Server 2008 R2 Core Installation.<\/p>\n

You can upgrade from one edition to the same edition or lower editions, e.g. from Standard to Standard, Enterprise or DataCenter.\u00a0 You cannot upgrade from one edition to a lower edition, e.g. you cannot upgrade from DataCenter to Standard.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a basic upgrade path for Windows Server 2008 R2:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Windows Server 2000 x86<\/td>\n\n

-><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows Server 2003 x86<\/td>\n\n

-><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows Server 2003 x64<\/td>\n\n

-><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Windows Server 2008 R2<\/strong> Full Installation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows Server 2008 x64 Core Installation<\/td>\n\n

-><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Windows Server 2008 R2 <\/strong>Core Installation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows Server 2008 x64 Full Installation<\/td>\n\n

-><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Windows Server 2008 R2<\/strong> Full Installation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows Server 2008 x86 Core Installation<\/td>\n\n

-><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows Server 2008 x86 Full Installation<\/td>\n\n

-><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
Technorati Tags: Windows Server 2008 R2<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve been getting a few search hits on my site where people are looking to see what the upgrade path is to Windows Server 2008 R2.\u00a0 OK, it\u2019s pretty simple really.\u00a0 It\u2019ll be bad news for some who didn\u2019t keep an eye on the industry.\u00a0 There is no 32bit version of Windows Server 2008 R2 … Continue reading “In-Place Upgrades To Windows Server 2008 R2”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-server"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t