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Is there additional info for this question?<br />
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Dan
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Is there additional info for this question?

Dan

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Any feedback for this question?<br />
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Dan
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Detailed advice was given as to how to go about the migration, what to look out for and items that could become an issue due to the technology jump.
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Detailed advice was given as to how to go about the migration, what to look out for and items that could become an issue due to the technology jump.

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I have a website that's hosted on a windows 2003 standard 32bit server. &nbsp;What's the best way to upgrade this server to a windows 2012r2 x64 ? I know there's no direct path to upgrading, so I'll do a side-by-side upgrade; however, does anyone know the best way to transfer the data and what caveats to look for? Are there certificates that I would need to migrate as well?
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Hello,

I have a website that's hosted on a windows 2003 standard 32bit server.  What's the best way to upgrade this server to a windows 2012r2 x64 ? I know there's no direct path to upgrading, so I'll do a side-by-side upgrade; however, does anyone know the best way to transfer the data and what caveats to look for? Are there certificates that I would need to migrate as well?

upgrading a windows 2003 webserver

A web server refers to the software that helps to deliver web content that can be accessed either through the Internet or through an intranet. The primary function of a web server is to store, process and deliver web pages to clients. The communication between client and server takes place using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). The most common use of web servers is to host websites, but there are other uses such as gaming, data storage, running enterprise applications, handling email, FTP, etc.

Web Servers

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2012 is the server version of Windows 8 and the successor to Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2012 is the first version of Windows Server to have no support for Itanium-based computers since Windows NT 4.0. Windows Server 2012, now in its second release (Windows Server 2012 Release 2) includes Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter, and does not support IA-32 or IA-64 processors.

Windows Server 2012

IIS is Internet Information Services, the web server included with Windows Server operating systems. All current versions are built on a modular architecture; modules can be added or removed individually so that those required for specific functionality are installed. The full installation of IIS includes HTTP, security, content, compression, caching, logging and diagnostics.