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Questions tagged [upgrade]

Upgrading is the process of changing a system to a different, higher/newer version. It is similar to patching or updating (and for some software, may even be as simple as applying patches or updates, but is generally more involved and more comprehensive than the process for installing patches or updates.

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do I have to upgrade all servers to 2016 at once?

Do I? Currently, we have a mix of 2003, 2008, 2008R2 and 2012. I want to move to 2016 AD for DCs only. I'm going to purchase CALs and Server 2016 Standard licenses. I assume not? Thanks for any help!!
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Yum on CentOS 6 upgrading hundreds of packages?

I do yum updates very frequently, almost daily. I was doing a normal yum update just now and I am being asked to update a large number of packages: Install 12 Package(s) Upgrade 315 Package(s) Remove 2 Package(s) This seems more…
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I need to perform a kernel upgrade on a live system. Best practices?

Steps taken so far: apt-cache search linux-image* apt-get install linux-image-... I was now thinking of rebooting and selecting the new kernel when it appears on the GRUB menu, however: Is it best practice to force GRUB to boot the new kernel by…
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Migrating A standalone (no AD) Windows 2008 32bit To 2008 64bit

I have a Windows 2008 Standard 32 bit server running for the sole task of code signing. I need to "upgrade" it to Windows 2008 R2 64 bit. I understand there is no direct upgrade path from 32 to 64 bit. Can you recommend a method that would allow me…
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Upgrade 2008 Server Standard 32 bits to Enterprise

We have just performed a P2V migration of a 2008 Server server, as we ran short on RAM. Having done that, we just realized we cannot go further than 4 GB with this release and would like to upgrade to the enterprise version. Is there still any…
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Small Business Server Guidance - Does this quote look reasonable?

We asked for a quote to upgrade our server for our small business. The server runs QuickBooks, our inventory tracking program, 12 people’s outlook emails and basic document storage. Do these components make sense together and sound functional? Do…
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Is it safe to use mysql 5.1?

I've contacted 3 different hosts lately, to talk about Apache server, one of them is my current host, two of them have mysql 5.1 (One is mine), one has mysql 5.4, but none of them seems to give me a proper answer when I ask if they do update their…
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mySQL upgrade caused root ownership of files

I recently upgraded mySQL to 5.5 on my Centos box. It failed on restart as some of the files had taken root ownership instead of being owned by mysql user/group. Its working now, after 30 mins of blind terror I managed to get it back online, however…
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with terraform version 13, I am getting error nvalid default value for variable in region params, how to fix that?

variables.tf variable "region" { default = "us-central1" } variable "zone" { description = "override default zone specified in region_params" default = "" } variable "region_params" { description = "Map of default zones for each…
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AD server OS upgrade

we are going to upgrade OS from AD 2k8 R2 to 2k12 R2 but in our environment App servers are 2003/2008 as members of the domain. which are the points check before the upgrade?
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Does a licence for Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview expire?

I have a licencing question regarding Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5 I am contemplating which server OS would be the best option for me and a VPS host I've found offers the above as an option. My question is, does the licence for that…
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Upgrade workstation memory non-pairwise

I have a HP Z420 that has 4 DIMM's installed of 8GB PC3 14900E memory (8 slots total). I have an option to install one more 8GB DIMM but I was concerned that installing memory in a non-pairwise fashion would actually degrade performance due to the…
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Upgrade instance type, can not connect anymore

I had a micro instance and I would do the upgarde for a small instance. What I did was stop my instance, right button> type instance> set to small. Done it can not access my instance, neither the browser nor via ssh. Can someone help me? I lost all…
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How up upgrade Windows 10 v1511 to v1607?

I'm trying to replicate a bug that is happening on a client's machine to a local VM. Their machine is running Windows 10 v1607. I have a ISO containing v1511. Is there a way to upgrade that version to v1607?
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How to upgrade RAM of current Google cloud server

I want to upgrade the RAM from 8 GB to 16 or 32 GB of my current Google cloud server without facing any IP and long down time issue.
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