Hello Everyone,

 

Please i need help. My currently environment runs Windows server 2008 Ent edition with SP 2. This server serves the following functions:

 

GC Server

Domain Controller.

DHCP Server

DNS Server

IIS Server

Active Directory Service.

 

My issue is this. The company has mandated us to upgrade all server 2008 machines to Server 2008 R2 editions.

 

Would the server take a direct upgrade? I need to do this without my Active Directory crashing. Is it possible?

 

Please Help

Migrating from 2k8 to 2k8 R2 is not so hard. The best thing to do is to install a temporary server (virtual), pass all the roles to this server, install the new server on the old one and finally migrate the roles. This is the safest way for me. It takes a bit more time but it's secure and you don't loose too much productivity time.