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Mary Hoffman
Former Employee
Jun 15, 2019

Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019 is live on the Microsoft Evaluation Center!!

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019 Also live on Visual Studio Subscriptions on 6/19/19: https://my.visualstudio.com/Downloads?q=Microsoft%20Hyper-V%20Server%202...
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DannyBoy2042
Brass Contributor
Jul 02, 2019
Every past version did inplace upgrades just fine. This is just a broken image it feels like. If inplace upgrades were not supported the image should tell you in the beginning of the install...
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Jim Wooldridge
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Jul 02, 2019

DannyBoy2042 

 

Hyper-V Server upgrades aren't officially supported (nor has the validation of upgrades of various configurations of Hyper-V Server been conducted). Point well made that the install experience should handle and communicate this better. I can put upgrades on the potential feature list for future versions, but I do want to be clear that this isn't supported.

 

Jim 

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    mf2112
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 10, 2020

    I would like to ask what part of the upgrade is not supported? I mean, it isn't like we are doing this through a hack, it is built into the Microsoft written menu options.

     

    You aren't going to support it but are advertising upgradeability as a feature. 

     

    Why did you spend development cycles writing UI menus and options to upgrade? Processes to check for upgrade blockers? To waste all of your time? To waste all of our time?

     

    I don't understand, can you please explain this to me since I really don't understand what the point was except to waste our time. I am serious, this is not intended to be a smartass comment. Please give us a better answer than "I do want to be clear that this isn't supported."

     

    Thank you,

    Mike Finney

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    Ajlune
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 18, 2019

    Jim Wooldridge 

     

    I have tried both options in the installation UI of Hyper-V Server 2019: Either keep files (which I guess means upgrade) or delete all files (which I guess means clean install).  Either way, the installation fails and automatically reverts back to the original Hyper-V Server 2016 that I had running before trying the installation.  Currently, if I simply run setup.exe without any arguments, there is no way I can install Hyper-V Server 2019 on a machine running Hyper-V Server 2016.  Also, I would like to comment that the new setup UI leaves a vast amount to be desired.  The "clean install" options claims that it will delete all files, but it does not.  I also didn't see a way to specify the installation location.

  • JMeisner's avatar
    JMeisner
    Copper Contributor
    Aug 02, 2019

    Jim Wooldridge If upgrades are not supported in any way, why is it even an option on the installer? Shouldnt it only allow clean installs?

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