Instead upgrade first to windows server 2012 r2 and then upgrade to windows server 2016.
Windows server 2016 upgrade path.
On premises upgrade or migration by rehosting in azure.
Upgrade windows server 2008 and windows server 2008 r2.
Extended support for windows server 2008 and windows server 2008 r2 is ending on january 14 2020.
There are two modernization paths available.
Cluster os rolling upgrade.
We recommend upgrading to the latest version of windows server.
Running the latest version of windows server allows you to use the latest features.
For step by step guidance on upgrading review the windows server upgrade content.
Server with desktop experience this is the complete installation and includes a full gui for customers.
Server core it s a smaller installation that includes the core components of windows server and supports all server roles but does not include a local graphical user interface gui.
For on premises servers there is no direct upgrade path from windows server 2008 r2 to windows server 2016 or later.
This course is for information technology it professionals who want to upgrade their technical skills from windows server 2008 or windows server 2012 to windows server 2016.
As you are planning your upgrade be aware of the following guidelines for the middle step of upgrading to windows server 2012 r2.
This five day instructor led course explains how to implement and configure new windows server 2016 features and functionality.
Customer will need to upgrade their windows server 2008 and windows server 2008 r2 to a newer version of windows server or migrate these servers to microsoft azure and get three years of extended security support for free which will give you more time to upgrade your servers redeploy your.
For example if your server is running windows server 2016 standard you can convert it to windows server 2016 datacenter.
Windows server 2019 edition in place upgrade supported paths.
Cluster os rolling upgrade is a new feature in windows server 2016 that enables an administrator to upgrade the operating system of the cluster nodes from windows server 2012 r2 to windows server 2016 without stopping the hyper v or the scale out file server workloads.
Which version of windows server should i upgrade to.
For example if your server is running windows server 2012 r2 you can upgrade it to windows server 2016 or windows server 2019.
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As you know the windows server 2008 and windows server 2008 r2 are out of support on january 14th 2020.
Upgrade windows server 2012 to windows server 2016.
Windows server 2019 install options.