Upgrading to Windows Server 2012

Upgrade pathsWindows Server 2008 Standard with SP2 or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise with SP2               --------->    Windows Server 2012 Standard, Windows Server 2012 DatacenterWindows Server 2008 Datacenter with SP2                                                                              --------->    Windows Server 2012 DatacenterWindows Web Server 2008                                                                                                     --------->    Windows Server 2012 StandardWindows Server 2008 R2 Standard with SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise with SP1     --------->    Windows Server 2012 Standard, Windows Server 2012 DatacenterWindows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter with SP1                                                                         --------->    Windows Server 2012 DatacenterWindows Web Server 2008 R2                                                                                                --------->    Windows Server 2012 Standard

Requirements 1.4 GHz CPU 512 MB RAM 32GB disk space x64 architecture

Limitations In-place upgrades from 32-bit to 64-bit architectures are not supported. All editions of Windows Server 2012 are 64-bit only. In-place upgrades from one language to another are not supported. In-place upgrades from one build type (fre to chk, for example) are not supported. Upgrades from pre-release versions of Windows Server 2012 (such as the Release Candidate) are not supported. Perform a clean installation to Windows Server 2012. Upgrades that switch from a Server Core installation to the Server with a GUI mode of Windows Server 2012 in one step (and vice versa) are not supported. However, after upgrade is complete, Windows Server 2012 allows you to switch freely between Server Core and Server with a GUI modes.

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