Upgrade from WHS 2011

[Keithb]

I have a WHS 2011 installation with DrivePool  & Scanner installed. I have 5 disks in the pool totalling 15TB. I want to upgrade to Windows Server Essentials 2016 using the same hardware. As I understand it, these are the steps:

1) Backup shared folders. (Client Computer Backups can be discarded because they are not compatible with WSE 2016).

2) Deactivate the DrivePool & Scanner licences.

3) Install & configure WSE 2016 as a clean build over WHS 2011.

4)  Reinstall & activate DrivePool & Scanner. DrivePool should recognise the existing pool & folders.

5) Recreate the user accounts using existing passwords.

6) Reallocate share permissions.

7) Reinstall other apps that were on WHS 2011.

8) Uninstall WHS 2011 Connector on Client PCs & install WSE 2016 connector. Use the reg. hack to avoid the need to join domain.

Have I missed anything?

Keith

 

[Christopher (Drashna)]

Nope, that sounds pretty much perfect.

Though. I'd keep the backups.  It *may* recognize the data and show them as "Archived".  If not, no worries. But if it does, you'd keep the backups until you have new ones. 

[Keithb]

Thanks for the reply. I'll keep the client backup folder. I assume that my existing WHS 2011 licences for DrivePool & Scanner will be compatible with newer versions for WSE2016.

Keith

 

[Christopher (Drashna)]

12 hours ago, Keithb said:

I assume that my existing WHS 2011 licences for DrivePool & Scanner will be compatible with newer versions for WSE2016.

Yup.  The license is valid for ANY version of that product. 

Even future versions (3.x, for instance)