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How to upgrade from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V?

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If you have Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V role installed and running some virtual machines, and you want to upgrade to Windows Server 2008 R2 because you want to utilize all new features in Hyper-V 2.0, then Jeff Loucks can help you with his post Hyper-V: Upgrade to Windows Server 2008 R2 from Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V .

Basically, there are three possible methods to do this:

Perform an in-place upgrade of the parent partition from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2008 R2.
Migrate to another server: Export a virtual machine from a Windows Server 2008 server that has Hyper-V enabled, and then import it to a server that has Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V enabled.
Backup and Restore to new server: To use backup software that uses the Hyper-V VSS Writer, back up a virtual machine that is running on Windows Server 2008, and then restore it to Windows Server 2008 R2.

For more details, visit Jeff Loucks’ blog.

By Ilija Brajkovic | October 15, 2009
Tags: hyper-v, R2, tutorial, windows server, windows server 2008
Category: R2 | Comments
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To migrate from Hyper-V and its 1 VM/LUN storage to Hyper-V 2.0 Clustered Shared Volume (CSV), the accelerated VHDCopy tools at www.VMUtil.com may be useful. Caveat - This comment by the creator of the tool

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