Upgrade in-place Windows server 2019 to 2022

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Upgrade in-place Windows server 2019 to 2022

alaa elrayes 21

Hi,

I need to check if I can upgrade windows server 2019 to 2022 in-place or not, specially there is no official upgrade path for it till now.
If yes, what is the pre-requisites for that ?

Thanks.

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Leon Laude 86,026

Hi @alaa elrayes ,

In-place upgrade is supported from Windows Server 2019 to Windows Server 2022, it is however always recommended to clean install.

There shouldn't be any prerequisites required, for more information about the in-place upgrade, see:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/install-upgrade-migrate#in-place-upgrade

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Cahill, Robert 0 Reputation points

2024-05-20T15:05:45.5333333+00:00

I would like to automate the process via Powershell. For the most part I can script the majority of the answers. The only missing component is the "Windows Server 2022 Standard (Desktop Experience) " response. Any idea how to accomplish this?

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Limitless Technology 39,926

Hi @alaa elrayes

Yes, it is possible to perform in-place but it is not recommended. A clean install is the best option.

A clean install is the simplest way to install Windows Server, where you install on a blank server or overwrite an existing operating system, but you will need to back up your data first and plan to reinstall your applications.

For detailed steps on the in-place updates, you can follow these articles.

Upgrade and migrate roles and features in Windows Server
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/upgrade-migrate-roles-features

Overview of Windows Server upgrades
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/upgrade/upgrade-overview

Hope this resolves your query!

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Václav Hájek 1 Reputation point

2022-03-26T12:50:48.08+00:00

What if the original Windows Server is domain controller, then the clean install means creating a new domain and migrating every single PC into the new domain. In that case it doesn't sound like the simplest way. Is there any option for backup/migrate/restore domain from WS2019 to WS2022 in clean install?

I found this article referring to WSMT and Storage Migration Service. If I understand this right, I'm able to upgrade from 2019 to 2022 with a clean install and zero-touch on domain computers?

EDIT: Okay, this seems to be the best solution. Right?
Luis 1 Reputation point

2022-05-01T07:07:55.987+00:00

You can join the new server to your existing domain. If you don't have another physical server to do this use a virtual one in Hyper-V. Join the new server to your domain, install active directory and DNS then change the role to make it your primary domain controller. You can then import this virtual server into the the new physical server and either join the domain or convert it into a physical server.
Damian Hatcher 6 Reputation points

2022-07-13T08:03:20.88+00:00

a, you really should have more than one DC, b, you need to move all roles over to the spare DC, c. you then need to dcpromo demote that DC then you need to remove it from the domain. Reforamt rebuild DC replace roles.

No other real way to do this safely.

Damian

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