This browser is no longer supported.
Upgrade to Microsoft Edge to take advantage of the latest features, security updates, and technical support.
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(118.4, 64%, 21%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3ECC%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Hi all. I would like to upgrade an existing SBS 2011 Essentials server to 2019 Standard because our new Sage updates no longer support SBS 2011.
I would like to keep the same machine as it exceeds the spec for 2019 and to keep costs to a min. I am not using exchange, just AD for logons and file storage.
Can I buy Server 2019 standard, pop the media in and upgrade it in place?
Thanks
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(128, 8%, 22%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EA%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
An in-place upgrade would not be supported.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/upgrade/upgrade-overview
--please don't forget to upvote and Accept as answer if the reply is helpful--
Although that wasn't the answer I hoped for, I appreciate the clarification