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SBS - Upgrades and Migration

I was inspired by a partner who emailed me this week and said, 'The more bluntly you say "There is no upgrade, either new, or swing migration" the simpler and better'. So whilst David, Nicholas King and many others have been trying to get the message out, many of you are still wondering about upgrades and migrations from SBS 2003 to SBS 2008. So here it is.

In essence:

- Upgrades are not designed or tested for SBS as the architecture change from 32-bit to 64-bit doesn't allow for this

- Official Microsoft Migration documents and other details are available here at the Windows SBS 2008 Technical Library. Migration is not supported from build to build, but it is still possible. Check out Nicholas King's blog for more info, and find the step-by-step migration instructions here.

(I'm probably the least technical person on the planet, maybe apart from my mum, so the best I can do is point you in the right direction- hope that helps)

Cheers, and let me know what else you're looking for.

Sonal

Posted: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 3:24 PM by Sonal Gathani
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vriyait said:

Hi Sonal,

I think we'll have to wait and see on the Swing Migration side (http://www.sbsmigration.com) because I believe Jeff Middleton is working on a process for SBS 2008. It's true there is nothing publicly available yet for SBS 2008.

If you bought a new server within the last 12-18 months then chances are that it's 64 bit capable. So, if the customer wants SBS 2008 then they might want to keep the same hardware. Swing is great because it means the clients machines don't know anything has changed and the process can largely be accomplished offsite meaning less downtime for the customer.

Cheers,

Vijay

# July 3, 2008 2:46 PM
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