I probably did 30+ servers this way, by adding the R2 disk (run setup2.exe, put in the license key) and they've been fine--the steps are the R2 documentation on the cd. We did have one server that no matter what, just would not take the key (same vol keys as our other servers--very strange). We were going to call MS, but it was due for a hardware upgrade anyway, so we ended up rebuilding the OS at that time. It never got past the key issue to even try to install, so rollback wasn't an issue.
This was all before SP2 was out though (we were at SP1), so I'm not sure how well that plays with running the "upgrade". And, each one had backups first, of course =) -Bonnie -----Original Message----- From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 9:37 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OS upgrade Reload is an ugly option. SQL is installed with several instances, IIS with some other stuff. Thanks for everyone's input, however Dave Lum - Systems Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - (971)-222-1025 "When you step on the brakes your life is in your foot's hands" -----Original Message----- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 8:04 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OS upgrade I believe that the last time I did this, I had sp2 installed and I had to remove it first. Otherwise, it was fine. But I recommend a re-install. Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -----Original Message----- From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 10:46 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OS upgrade I have a server I'd like to upgrade from 2003 Standard to 2003 Enterprise R2. Per this link it's supported: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/whyupgrade/support edpa ths.mspx Any caveats in actual practice? Dave Lum - Systems Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - (971)-222-1025 "When you step on the brakes your life is in your foot's hands" ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
