Upgrade and Migrate

Question 1

What is used to perform migrations?

Answer 1

Windows Server Migration Tools

*installed on destination server

Question 2

What is used to deploy a package to the source server?

Answer 2

smigdeploy.exe

Question 3

What is a dependency of smigdeploy.exe?

Answer 3

.NET 3.5

Question 4

During in place upgrade, what happens to the original windows directory?

Answer 4

Gets renamed windows.old

Question 5

What are the only configuration paths supported with in place upgrade?

Answer 5

Server2012/R2 > Server 2016 (directly)

Standard > Datacenter

Question 6

What is the PoSH command to install Windows Server Migration Tools?

Answer 6

Install-WindowsFeature -Name Migration

Question 7

What is the PoSH command to generate the distribution package on the destination machine

Answer 7

cd windows\system32\servermigrationtools
.\smigdeploy.exe /package /architecture amd64 / os WS12R2 /path C:\
*then send to source machine

Question 8

What is the PoSH command to register migration tools on the source machine?

Answer 8

Register: .\SMT_WS12R2_amd64\SmigDeploy.exe

Import smig cmdlets: Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Migration

Question 9

What is the PoSH command to view roles and features eligible for migration?

Answer 9

Get-SmigServerFeature

Question 10

What is the PoSH command to create the migration store on the source machine?

Answer 10

Export-SmigServerSetting -FeatureID -Path

*then send to destination machine

Question 11

What is the PoSH command to import the migration store on the destination machine?

Answer 11

Import-SmigServerSetting -FeatureID -Path -Force