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ssteinBR
Jan 19, 2021Copper Contributor
Migrate 2008 R2 file servers to a newer version of OS in Azure.
Is it possible to upgrade the operating system and migrate to Azure using the migration tool?
- Jan 28, 2021
Hi
If you want to consolidate your file servers Azure File Sync can be suitable since you can use many servers in a sync group
An end to end tutorial below :
AnmolVarma
Microsoft
Jan 19, 2021Currently, we don't support OS upgrades during migration. You need to upgrade the operating system manually and then use the Azure Migrate Server Migration tool to migrate the server.
- ssteinBRJan 19, 2021Copper ContributorIf it comes to a file server, all shares and access permissions will not change, correct? The only change that could have an impact on users (depending on how we configure the environment) is the server IP, correct?
- bsivaJan 22, 2021
Microsoft
ssteinBR Yes, that is correct.
If it is a file server that you are looking to upgrade the OS for as you migrate, you can also take a look at the Storage Migration Service tool in Windows Admin Center - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/storage-migration-service/overview