Upgrade Windows 2003 Standard to Enterprise (In-Place upgrade)

[Guest RayRogers]

I am checking to see if in-place upgrade is available from windows 2003

standard to enterprise. If we do so, will data (it's a SQL server) be

preserved or such in-place upgrade is not suggested, or too much risk?

Thanks for the advise.

[Guest Ace Fekay [MVP]]

Re: Upgrade Windows 2003 Standard to Enterprise (In-Place upgrade)

 

In news:7B0823FF-93BB-454C-B3D4-5EB12CAF6418@microsoft.com,

RayRogers <RayRogers@news.postalias> typed:

> I am checking to see if in-place upgrade is available from windows

> 2003 standard to enterprise. If we do so, will data (it's a SQL

> server) be preserved or such in-place upgrade is not suggested, or

> too much risk? Thanks for the advise.

 

No problem. Doesn't hurt anything that I've encountered. Just can't go

backwards. I know that if you want the clustering capabilities of

Enterprise, and assuming that is why you are installing it, you would have

to install a cluster aware app, such as SQL or Exchange after the cluster is

setup so the app is aware of the cluster and will install the app's cluster

DLL versions. If it is for more memory, then I wouldn't worry. Just alter

SQL's memory configs.

 

Can I upgrade Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition to Windows 2003

Enterprise Edition?

http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/47541/can-i-upgrade-windows-server-2003-standard-edition-to-windows-2003-enterprise-edition.html

 

 

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Ace

 

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[Guest Ace Fekay [MVP]]

Re: Upgrade Windows 2003 Standard to Enterprise (In-Place upgrade)

 

In news:O1jxAHY4IHA.4492@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl,

Ace Fekay [MVP] <PleaseAskMe@SomeDomain.com> typed:

 

 

I forgot to add as my own advocate, I've always performed a fresh install of

all OSs and have never upgraded an OS due to unknowns and bringing over old

stuff. If you are not sure, I would suggest to install it fresh and install

a fresh copy of SQL and migrate your data. This way you are working with a

"known."

 

Ace

[Guest RayRogers]

Re: Upgrade Windows 2003 Standard to Enterprise (In-Place upgrade)

 

Thanks!

 

"Ace Fekay [MVP]" wrote:

> In news:O1jxAHY4IHA.4492@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl,

> Ace Fekay [MVP] <PleaseAskMe@SomeDomain.com> typed:

>

>

> I forgot to add as my own advocate, I've always performed a fresh install of

> all OSs and have never upgraded an OS due to unknowns and bringing over old

> stuff. If you are not sure, I would suggest to install it fresh and install

> a fresh copy of SQL and migrate your data. This way you are working with a

> "known."

>

> Ace

>

>

>

[Guest Ace Fekay [MVP]]

Re: Upgrade Windows 2003 Standard to Enterprise (In-Place upgrade)

 

In news:CE43A345-8428-45BF-AF4C-0BFF5C311830@microsoft.com,

RayRogers <RayRogers@news.postalias> typed:

> Thanks!

 

My pleasure.

:-)