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