"in place" upgrade Windows Server 2003 to Windows server 2008 with SQL 2005 installed

Is it possible to "in place" upgrade from server 2003 R2 to server 2008 R2, if it has MSSQL 2005 on it?
I am looking at my options.

Thank you,

Steve

Windows Server 2008Windows Server 2003Microsoft SQL Server 2005

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Vitor Montalvão

8/22/2022 - Mon

JestersGrind

3/26/2015

That should be a fairly simple upgrade. There are some tools to help on this page.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc755199(v=ws.10).aspx

That said, if possible, I would rebuild the server on a test server and test it thoughly before doing the upgrade.

Greg

Kent Olsen

3/26/2015

Agree with Greg.

I've got a lot of WS 2003 Servers that I'm upgrading to 2008 right now. It's a pretty easy process and I haven't found anything that has caused a problem so far.

RSchalhoub

3/26/2015

ASKER

I'm not too worried about the actual server upgrade.
My question is upgrading a server with SQL server 2005 installed on it.
Do you see any SQL issues after the upgrade?
I understand that starting fresh is the best policy, but I am just seeing if this is a possibility.
I plan on cloning the server and upgrading the clone for testing.

Your help has saved me hundreds of hours of internet surfing.

fblack61

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