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JonEllisDeltaD
May 10, 2023Copper Contributor
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...
- May 11, 2023Dave,
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.
JonEllisDeltaD
May 10, 2023Copper Contributor
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?
Dave Patrick
May 10, 2023MVP
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.