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Stephen Palmstrom
Brass Contributor
Nov 05, 2021

Upgrade Windows Datacenter Server from 2019 to 2022

Microsoft have just released Windows Server 2022 for Azure. Is it possible to update an existing Windows Server 2019 Datacenter to 2022? If so, how do you do it? One could, of course, build another server, but I should like to update the existing one. What are the cost implications if any?

 

I realise a standalone server can be updated, but doing it under Azure may have other implications.

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  • AkosB's avatar
    AkosB
    Copper Contributor
    Nov 09, 2021
    Technically, you could download the VHD on-premises, create a VM based off of the disk in Hyper-V, do the upgrade, then re-upload the VHD to a managed disk. Then you create a new VM out of the disk. I'm just not sure if it is officially supported.
    • Stephen Palmstrom's avatar
      Stephen Palmstrom
      Brass Contributor
      Nov 10, 2021
      Thanks. I suppose one could also do the update in situ having downloaded the image, but again that is probably not officially supported. I was hoping to avoid having to create a new VM, move all the applications and settings to that VM and then delete the old one. Again, there is the question as to whether that would be supported.
      • AkosB's avatar
        AkosB
        Copper Contributor
        Nov 10, 2021

        You won't be able to do an inplace upgrade within Azure, that's for sure. See also: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/troubleshoot/azure/virtual-machines/server-software-support

        And kb of the workaround in there https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/troubleshoot/azure/virtual-machines/in-place-system-upgrade

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