Upgrading to windows server 2008 deployment guide

Select the right Windows Server edition you want to install. For an in-place upgrade select Upgrade: Install Windows and keep files, settings, and applications. The setup will complete and automatically reboot. When the upgrade is done, you will see the Windows Server R2 logon screen. After the upgrade to Windows Server , log in and check if the server has been successfully upgraded.

Make sure you test if the applications are running like expected and if users can access the application. Make sure that the IP and firewall configuration of your server still allows clients to access your system. If everything works as expected, you can install the latest Windows Server R2 updates, and make sure your server is fully patched. If your server is connected to the internet, make sure you click Download and install updates, drivers and optional features recommended.

Windows Server Update Installer. Windows Server Product Key. Windows Server select image edition. Windows Server license terms. For an in-place upgrade, select Keep personal files and app and click Next.

Windows Server in-place upgrade. Windows Server in-place upgrade install. When the upgrade is done, you will see the Windows Server logon screen. Windows Server Logon Screen 2. If everything works as expected, you can install the latest Windows Server updates, and make sure your server is fully patched.

I also highly recommend that you have a look at Windows Containers to modernize your applications. Check out our full video here on Microsoft Channel 9 :. There are many ways you can upgrade or migrate your applications, in-place upgrade is just one of them, and might not always fit. However, in some scenarios, it is the easiest way to get to a newer version of Windows Server.

I hope this gives you an overview about how you can do in-place upgrades from Windows Server R2 to Windows Server If you have any questions or tips for the upgrades, leave a comment below. You must be a registered user to add a comment. If you've already registered, sign in. Otherwise, register and sign in. Products 72 Special Topics 41 Video Hub Most Active Hubs Microsoft Teams.

Security, Compliance and Identity. Microsoft Edge Insider. Azure Databases. Autonomous Systems. Education Sector. Microsoft Localization. This article helps explain what the options are to help with your planning. The process of upgrading or converting installations of Windows Server might vary greatly depending on which version and edition you have installed, how it is licensed, and the pathway you take.

We use different terms to distinguish between actions, any of which could be involved in a deployment of Windows Server: clean install, in-place upgrade, cluster operating system OS rolling upgrade, migration, and license conversion. You can learn more about these terms at Install, upgrade, or migrate. Below are general guidelines for in-place upgrade paths where Windows Server is already licensed that is, not evaluation :.

You can convert the evaluation version of Windows Server to the retail version. If you have installed the evaluation of Standard edition, you can convert it to the retail version of either the Standard edition or Datacenter edition. Similarly, if you have installed the evaluation of the Datacenter edition, you can only convert it to the retail version of the Datacenter edition.

If you haven't already activated Windows, the bottom right-hand corner of the desktop shows the time remaining in the evaluation period. For releases of Windows Server prior to Starting with version Before you attempt to convert from evaluation to retail, verify that your server is actually running an evaluation version.

To do this, launch an elevated command prompt and run the command slmgr. If the server is running an evaluation version of Windows Server Standard edition or Windows Server Datacenter edition, you can convert it to a retail version as follows:. From an elevated command prompt or PowerShell session, run the following command to save the Microsoft Software License Terms for Windows Server, which you can then review:. Determine the current edition name by running the command below.

The output is an abbreviated form of the edition name, for example Windows Server Datacenter edition is ServerDatacenter :. The current environment is configured as follows. This document can be used as a reference for performing a migration in a customer environment. Simply substitute the following information throughout the document. Prepare the existing AD environment for the migration to the new server by upgrading the schema using adprep.

Log on to W08R2-DC as domain Administrator , open elevated command prompt and perform the following steps. Enter the Administrator account password when prompted and press Enter.

The same task can be accomplished by pressing Windows Logo and selecting Server Manager on the left side of the screen. Click Add roles and features in the Dashboard under Configure this local server. Click Next on Before You Begin. Select Role-based or feature-based installation for Installation Type and click Next. Click Next on Features.

Click Install on Confirmation. Promote W12R2-DC to a domain controller in the domain. Click the refresh icon in the top center of the Dashboard in Server Manager and a Post-deployment Configuration notification will appear. Ensure Add a domain controller to an existing domain is checked and type the domain name in Domain:. Click Change Enter the Administrator password. Click Next on Additional Options. Click Next on Paths.