Overview of the Upgrade Process

Topic Last Modified: 2009-03-11

You can start Server.msi from a command prompt. The syntax is as follows. Command parameters are explained in the following table.

MsiExec.exe /i Server.msi EVALTOFULL=1 [/l*v C:\Upgrade.log] [/q[n|b|r]+]

Parameters	Description
EVALTOFULL	Specifies the action to perform (upgrade Evaluation Edition to full version).
/l*v	(Optional) Writes a complete log file of the operation.
/q[n|b|r][+]	(Optional) Sets the user interface level as follows: /qn: Silent installation (no display). /qn+: Silent installation except for a modal dialog box displayed at the end. /qb: Basic display. /qb+: Basic display except for a modal dialog box displayed at the end. /qr: Reduced display. /qr+: Reduced display except for a modal dialog box displayed at the end.

You can also start Server.msi from the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Deployment Wizard on a computer that already contains the Evaluation Edition.