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Necessary to merge AVHD before in-place upgrade? 2008 R2 to 2012 R2 Hyper-V

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    Hi all-

    I am preparing to perform an in-place upgrade of Server 2008 R2 Standard to Server 2012 R2 Standard.  The only role installed is Hyper-V.  I am running 3 Server 2003-based VMs and 3 Server 2008 R2-based VMs.

    1.  I notice that several of the VMs have associated AVHD files.  I suspect they have been created by Backup Exec.  Is it necessary to merge these prior to upgrade?  I am aware that all VMs should be in the powered-down state.

    Thanks

    Monday, March 6, 2017 11:02 PM
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    I am preparing to perform an in-place upgrade of Server 2008 R2 Standard to Server 2012 R2 Standard.

    Hi,

    why do you want to upgrade a system with only the Hypervisor on it in-place? My recommendation, install it fresh with new drivers and without old issues and Export/Import your VMs.

    Before, proof your backups, start a validation Restore.

    Be careful, look at the growing and the date of the AVHD files. You Can also merge them manually via powershell if it´s not possible via GUI.

    bye,
    Marcel

    https://www.windowspro.de/marcel-kueppers

    I write here only in private interest

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    Tuesday, March 7, 2017 9:22 AM
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    I agree with Marcel that the recommended method to upgrade a Hyper-V host is to perform a clean installation.

    And, it is not really recommended to run VMs in production when they have snapshots, particularly in the 2008 R2 timeframe.  So it is recommended to clean that up before proceeding.

    Lastly, as a last recommendation, I would consider skipping 2012 R2 entirely and moving directly to 2016, particularly if you follow the recommendation to perform a new installation.  May as well move to the latest and greatest.

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    Tuesday, March 7, 2017 2:39 PM
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    Hi Sir,

    Also , please refer to following article regarding migrate from 2008r2 hyper-v to 2012R2 hyper-v :

    https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn872560(v=ws.11).aspx

     

    Best Regards,

    Elton

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    Monday, March 13, 2017 8:20 AM
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