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Upgrade Windows Server 2019 Evaluation Issue
Every time I try to upgrade our evaluation datacenter I get this error. DISM.log 2023-05-10 13:32:23, Info DISM PID=1812 TID=2520 Scratch directory set to 'C:\Users\sajellis\AppData\Local\Tem...
- Dave,
So this command:
Dism /online /Set-Edition:ServerDataCenter /ProductKey:WMDGN-G9PQG-XVVXX-R3X43-63DFG /AcceptEula
is the same thing as downloading the Windows Server 2019 iso and running it on the computer.
I downloaded that iso, ran it, installed the Windows Server 2019 Datacenter (Desktop Experience) and kept files and apps.
The server went through the upgrade process.
I then used the slmgr /ipk and slmgr /ato command and everything was fine.
Thank you again for assisting me in finding the resolution.
the only available target edition is Datacenter.
I forget which command I ran but it only had the Datacenter one.
are you saying it is possible to use the ServerStandard and then convert it to Datacenter?
No, installing a DataCenter edition then down converting to Standard is not possible to do, you'll need to clean install it if that's the question.
- Oh! No I’m not trying to do that. I’m going from a ServerDatacenter Evaluation to ServerDatacenter. As for your previous reply, that was the way I was trying to do it. But I get that 14081 error every time.
It keeps failing on upgrading. I cannot figure out why.What channel is the product key? OEM, retail, volume? Just to confirm you're using a KMS key that fails?
- I’m using the KMS Client Product Key for Windows Server 2019 Datacenter from the link you sent in your first reply.
I run the command in the picture of my post, it will go through without errors normally, I reboot the server then put in the slmgr /ipk and slmgr /ato.
It has worked fine with other servers before and after this server. But for some reason this server will not go through the first command.
I hope that makes sense.