Upgrade Path Checklists for Operations Manager
Updated: May 13, 2016
Applies To: System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, System Center 2012 - Operations Manager, System Center 2012 SP1 - Operations Manager
Use the following checklists to help guide you through an upgrade of System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 to System Center 2012 – Operations Manager. In the table, use the list of conditions to identify the checklist that matches your upgrade path. Essentially, the “simple” path is used when your Operations Manager 2007 R2 management group already meets the supported configuration requirements for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager. The “complex” path is used when your Operations Manager 2007 R2 management group does not yet meet the supported configuration requirements for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager.
Important
Before you follow any of these procedures, make sure that you have verified that the servers in your Operations Manager 2007 R2 management group meet the minimum supported configurations for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager. This will help you determine whether you will need to add any new servers to your management group prior to upgrading. For more information, see Supported Configurations for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager.
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Upgrade Path Checklist |
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Your Operations Manager 2007 R2 single-server management group already meets the minimum supported configuration requirements for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager. |
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Your Operations Manager 2007 R2 single-server management group does not meet the minimum supported configuration requirements for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager and requires new hardware. |
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Your Operations Manager 2007 R2 distributed management group already meets the minimum supported configuration requirements System Center 2012 – Operations Manager. |
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Your Operations Manager 2007 R2 distributed management group has one or more servers that do not meet the minimum supported configuration requirements for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager and might require new hardware. |