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Copper Contributor

May 09, 2019

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Upgrading SharePoint 2013 to 2019

I understand that in order to upgrade SharePoint 2013, we must upgrade to 2016 first. I have also read that the 2013 database needs upgraded/migrated to a new SQL server in order to properly attach t...

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Maruthi Gadde
May 13, 2019
andyb12321
follow the below steps.
1. Take the Backup of the SP2013 Contnet Database
2. Attach it to the SP2016 SQL Server. Give DbOwner access to the account that you you will use in SP2016 to mount the content Database. Could be your Farm account.
3. Run the test-spcontentdatabase to check for any errors
4. From Sharepoint POwershell run the Mount-spcontentDatabase . This will upgrade the Content Database to the SP2016 version.
5. Test the Site Collection from the new content Database
6. Take a Backup of the Database from the SP2016 Database server
7. repeat the Step 2,3,4,5, on the SP2019 Environment

Maruthi Gadde

Iron Contributor

May 13, 2019

andyb12321

follow the below steps.

1. Take the Backup of the SP2013 Contnet Database

2. Attach it to the SP2016 SQL Server. Give DbOwner access to the account that you you will use in SP2016 to mount the content Database. Could be your Farm account.

3. Run the test-spcontentdatabase to check for any errors

4. From Sharepoint POwershell run the Mount-spcontentDatabase . This will upgrade the Content Database to the SP2016 version.

5. Test the Site Collection from the new content Database

6. Take a Backup of the Database from the SP2016 Database server

7. repeat the Step 2,3,4,5, on the SP2019 Environment

Chilly
Copper Contributor
Jun 23, 2023
Maruthi Gadde

Is it possible to attach a copy of the database instead of the original database?
andyb12321
Copper Contributor
May 13, 2019
Thank you for the guide. This makes much more sense than the directions I was looking at!