Upgrade from SharePoint Foundation 2013 to SharePoint Server 2013

Overview

Initially installed SharePoint Foundation 2013 in a test lab. As you all know there are so many features not available on the Foundation version. After working some days on Foundation we thought it better to migrate versions to SharePoint Server 2013. Many people think to do so. Sharing this article of the process is useful to SharePoint community.

Note: No need to uninstall SharePoint Foundation binaries from the server. We can upgrade SharePoint Server on top of SharePoint Foundation. Please find the below exceptions.

· Upgrade from SharePoint Foundation 2013 to SharePoint Server 2013 Trail ->
Cannot do on top. First, remove Foundation binaries and install Server binaries only. We get the below error if we try to do on top of Foundation: “Trial edition and licensed editions of Sharepoint, Project server, and Office Web Apps products may not be installed on the same server”.

· Upgrade from SharePoint Foundation 2013 to SharePoint server 2013 Standard\Enterprise > Can do directly on top without Foundation binaries uninstalled.

Follow the below steps to do so:

· Assume you have already installed SharePoint Foundation.

· Download the SharePoint Server 2013 software from below link. Key already included in the same.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh973397.aspx?wt.mc_id=TEC_121_1_4

· Double-click on the SharePoint Server 2013 setup file.

· Click on Install SharePoint server. It will prompt for a Product Key. Provide the Key which is already mentioned in the MSO site.

· Click Continue.

· Accept the Terms of this agreement and Continue.

· Choose the Server Type as per the requirement.

· Change the File Location if necessary.

· Once done selected a Server Type and location, click Install Now so binaries will get installed.

· Products and wizard starts to run.

· Click Close.

· Click on Next and Yes to the Warning.

· Click on “Create a new server farm” if it's a new configuration Connect to the existing farm by clicking on “Connect to an existing server farm”. Provide the details.

·Provide the Paraphrase. This phase will be used to connect other servers in the farm.

· Click Next.

· Specify Port number. Click Next.

· Once the Wizard Runs successfully, will see the screen below. Click Finish.

· Once done the Central Admin will open.

- See more at: http://expertsharepoint.blogspot.de/2013/12/migrate-from-sharepoint-foundation-2013.html

Note: If you find a different solution, please report it as a comment to this post. This will be useful to the SharePoint Community. Be sure to double-verify it: undo your solution and verify that the problem comes back, then redo it and verify that the problem goes away.