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Hi, I'm looking for advice/guidance on migrating my 2012 R2 Essentials server to Server 2022 Essentials on new hardware. This is a single server in a small business with ~20 seats. Any detailed guidance available particularly around migration of User accounts and files, and for folder redirection?
- Elden_Christensen
Microsoft
Well, couple of considerations...
- Windows Server supports N-2 In-place Upgrades. Meaning that you can jump two versions, so that means you can upgrade to WS2022 from either WS2019 or WS2016. That means you will have to do a double-hop to make that big of a jump from WS2012 R2.
- Essentials is a little different in WS2022. First off WS2022 Essentials is only available through OEM's, it is not generally available. Secondly, all of the special Essentials features have been deprecated / removed. WS2022 Essentials is exactly the same bits as Standard, it's just a discounted license available through OEM's. That makes it different from a binary perspective from what you have today.
Hope that helps, Elden
- Hi, Appreciate the differences and we have already purchased the server so definitely looking at migration rather than in-place. Is there any Microsoft documentation that explains the steps to take to migrate to Server 2022 from 2012 R2 Essentials. Since we're a small business with lousy Internet speeds and a server based accounting package, a migration is necessary before 2012 R2 reaches EOL. Hardware approaching EOL as purchased with 2012 R2! Any pointers to relevant Microsoft documentation appreciated.
- Elden_ChristensenWell, if you are using any of the special Essentials features there is no upgrade path. Otherwise it depends on the workload you are using it for, here's a link to a doc that has the link to all the workload migration doc's. So like if you are using as a File Server... or a Print Server... or IIS... https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/upgrade-migrate-roles-features
