Migration

Question 1

During in place upgrade what happens to the existing windows directory?

Answer 1

Gets renamed to windows.old

Question 2

What are the limitations of performing an in-place upgrade?

Answer 2

Cannot change:
Core / Desktop
Language
CPU Architecture
Back editions i.e Datacenter > Standard

Question 3

What utility is used for server migration?

Answer 3

smigdeploy.exe

Question 4

What is the process for server migration?

Answer 4

Install Server Migration Tools on destination > Run smigdeploy.exe to generate distribution package > Move to and register on source machine > Export configuration settings on source to migration store file > Import file on destination machine