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Does anyone know how to upgrade or has upgraded a PowerEdge R510 Server from Windows Server 2008 R2 to at least Windows Server 2012 OS? I need to get this server's OS upgraded.

Tory Jones
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  • In most cases you don't, so many things could go wrong so you install a new machine, and then migrate services, and finally decommission the old one. – NiKiZe Aug 09 '21 at 14:56
  • We'd most definitely would rather migrate to 2016 but from research, it seems that this server only goes up to 2012. I've heard that many things can go wrong when updating a physical server and also seems like a lot of work if you even know what you're doing. Also, I was told a way to upgrade the OS would be to wipe the server clean and do a fresh install. Does that seem feasible at all or have you ever done it this way? – Tory Jones Aug 09 '21 at 16:52
  • [See Official Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/upgrade/upgrade-2008r2-to-2012r2) about howto do it – djdomi Aug 17 '21 at 13:29
  • See also Question [here](https://serverfault.com/questions/791521/upgrade-windows-server-2008-r2-standard-to-server-2012-r2-standard?rq=1) [here2](https://serverfault.com/questions/980761/silent-in-place-upgrade-server-2008-r2-to-server-2012-r2?rq=1) or [here3](https://serverfault.com/questions/984743/in-place-upgrade-of-vm-running-2008-r2?rq=1) or [here4](https://serverfault.com/questions/447274/windows-server-2008-r2-upgrade-via-remote-desktop?rq=1) – djdomi Aug 17 '21 at 13:34

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