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David Zemdegs 1,586 Reputation points
2021-02-16T04:31:15.547+00:00

Greetings,
We are running SCOM 2016 on Server 2012 R2. To migrate to SCOM 2019, we need to upgrade the OS version to Server 2016. Can I just do an in place upgrade of the OS version or is there some article that describes issues with upgrading OS version when running SCOM 2016?
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  1. Leon Laude 85,786 Reputation points
    2021-02-16T07:24:43.877+00:00

    Hi @David Zemdegs ,

    It is both possible and supported by Microsoft to perform in-place upgrades, the recommended approach though is to always perform a clean install (new installation).

    I have done several in-place upgrades without any issues for various of SCOM versions, what I would recommend is to only perform one (1) in-place upgrade, so for example Windows Server 2012 R2 -> Windows Server 2016. If you are performing more than one, for example Windows Server 2012 R2 -> 2016 -> 2019, the risk of corruption or any other issues may get a lot higher, so I would avoid that.

    So in the end it will be a decision entirely up to you, but yes an OS in-place upgrade is possible but it may higher the risks of corruption or any other weird side-effects, what you also might need to check is your SQL Server version, that it is also supported.

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    Best regards,
    Leon

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  1. System Center guy 691 Reputation points
    2021-02-18T08:50:58.933+00:00

    As per Leon mention, SCOM 2016 supports in-place migration of windows server 2012 R2 to Windows Server 2016.

    Roger

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