inplace upgrade

ZM-3283 40 Reputation points
2024-09-13T10:20:54.5433333+00:00

Hi, im having an issue with doing an inplace upgrade for my Azure VMs.

The server is currently running Windows (Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard) and i want to upgrade it to 2019 Standard.

im following this document -

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows-in-place-upgrade

I managed to complete this for 2 other servers however for this particular VM im having this issue (check screenshot)Screenshot 2024-09-13 103517 I want onto the link it provided but wasn't able to resolve this issue.

Can you help me resolve this?

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  1. Zunhui Han 2,240 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-09-13T11:47:06.9733333+00:00

    Hello,

    Thank you for posting in Q&A forum.

    Based on the information you provided, you need to update the Active Directory schema before the in-place upgrade. For details, please refer to the following link:

    https://theitbros.com/upgrading-active-directory-schema/#:~:text=Active%20Directory%20on%20this%20domain%20controller%20does%20not,separately%20by%20running%20the%20following%20command..adprep.exe%20%2Fforestprep%20Copy

    Disclaimer: The above mentioned links are not from Microsoft's official website. The information provided on these pages is relatively accurate and reliable. However, you should be aware that these pages may contain product advertisements that you may not need, so please read them carefully and confirm that they are what you need before downloading and installing these advertising products.

    I hope the information above is helpful.

    Best regards

    Zunhui

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  2. ZM-3283 40 Reputation points
    2024-09-13T16:15:44.43+00:00

    @Zunhui Han Thank you.

    im following the link you gave me, however i run into a issue

    i receive this error even though i am on the enterprise admins and schema admins group. i have restarted the VM alsoScreenshot 2024-09-13 170818

    Screenshot 2024-09-13 170922

    PS F:\Windows Server 2019\support\adprep> .\adprep.exe /forestprep 
    Adprep detected that the supplied or default user is not a member of the follow [Status/Consequence] Adprep has stopped without making changes. 
    [User Action] Verify the user is a member of Enterprise Admins group and Schema Admins group.
    

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