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System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager Cookbook - Second Edition

By : Edvaldo Alessandro Cardoso Sobrinho, EDVALDO ALESSANDRO CARDOSO
Book Image

System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager Cookbook - Second Edition

By: Edvaldo Alessandro Cardoso Sobrinho, EDVALDO ALESSANDRO CARDOSO

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (18 chapters)
System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Checking the VMM system requirements and preparing for the upgrade


This recipe will guide you through the steps required to check if your current VMM 2008 R2 SP1 installation meets the requirements for an upgrade to VMM 2012. The recipe will also help you with the initial steps that you need to carry out to prepare the environment for a VMM 2012 in-place upgrade.

Getting ready

First, you need to know that upgrades from the Beta versions and the versions prior to VMM 2008 R2 SP1 are not supported.

Confirm that your system meets the requirements for the installation. Refer to the Supported OS and Servers section of the Specifying the correct system requirements for a real-world scenario recipe in Chapter 1, VMM 2012 Architecture.

Note

A direct upgrade from VMM 2008 R2 SP1 to VMM 2012 R2 is not supported. You need to first upgrade to VMM 2012.

How to do it...

Carry out the following steps to check if your environment meets the system requirements, and to perform the initial steps for an in-place upgrade...