in-place upgrade disable in Windows Server Core 2019 to Windows Server 2022 core

Seyyed Soroosh Hosseinalipour 21 Reputation points
2022-12-09T20:24:52.917+00:00

ITNOA

Hi,

I have a licensed media, and I can in-place upgrade from Windows Server 2019 Data Center [Desktop Experience] to Windows Server 2022 Data Center [Desktop Experience].

But When I want to in-place upgrade from Windows Server 2019 Data Center Core to Windows Server 2022 Data Center Core, Keep files, settings, and apps option is disable. How to resolve this issue?

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My current Windows Server 2019 core details is in below

   Get-ComputerInfo -Property WindowsProductName,WindowsBuildLabEx,WindowsEditionID  
     
   WindowsProductName        WindowsBuildLabEx                       WindowsEditionId  
     
   \------------------  
           -----------------                       ----------------  
   Windows Server Datacenter 19041.1.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-1406 ServerDatacenterACor  

All of my roles installed on server core is

   Get-WindowsFeature | Where-Object {$_. installstate -eq "installed"} | Format-List Name | more  
     
   Name         : AD-Domain-Services  
   Name         : DNS  
   Name         : FileAndStorage-Services  
   Name         : File-Services  
   Name         : FS-FileServer  
   Name         : Storage-Services  
   Name         : NET-Framework-Features  
   Name         : NET-Framework-Core  
   Name         : NET-Framework-45-Features  
   Name         : NET-Framework-45-Core  
   Name         : NET-WCF-Services45  
   Name         : NET-WCF-TCP-PortSharing45  
   Name         : Containers  
   Name         : GPMC  
   Name         : RSAT  
   Name         : RSAT-Feature-Tools  
   Name         : RSAT-System-Insights  
   Name         : RSAT-Role-Tools  
   Name         : RSAT-AD-Tools  
   Name         : RSAT-AD-PowerShell  
   Name         : RSAT-DNS-Server  
   Name         : System-DataArchiver  
   Name         : System-Insights  
   Name         : Windows-Defender  
   Name         : PowerShellRoot  
   Name         : PowerShell  
   Name         : PowerShell-V2  
   Name         : WoW64-Support  

And the edition of my Windows Core server is

   DISM /Online Get-CurrentEdition  
     
   Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool  
   Version: 10.0.19041.844  
     
   Image Version: 10.0.19042.1889  
     
   Current edition is:  
     
   Current Edition : ServerDatacenterACor  
     
   The operation completed successfully.  

Thanks

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-12-09T21:44:09.773+00:00

    What's the result of?

    Dism /Online /Get-CurrentEdition  
    

    What roles have been installed?


  2. Anonymous
    2022-12-09T23:31:08.41+00:00

    The simplest and safest solution may be to stand up the new one, patch fully and migrate roles over to it.

    I'd use dcdiag / repadmin tools to verify health correcting all errors found before starting any operations. Then stand up the new 2022, patch it fully, license it, join existing domain, add active directory domain services, promote it also making it a GC (recommended), transfer FSMO roles over (optional), transfer pdc emulator role (optional), use dcdiag / repadmin tools to again verify health, when all is good you can decommission / demote old one.

    --please don't forget to upvote and Accept as answer if the reply is helpful--


  3. Anonymous
    2022-12-13T19:26:08.453+00:00

    Not sure what command you're asking about? Looks like the in-place is blocked for some reason unknown to us. The simplest solution is the migration I mentioned above. You can also start a case here with product support.
    https://support.serviceshub.microsoft.com/supportforbusiness

    --please don't forget to upvote and Accept as answer if the reply is helpful--


  4. Anonymous
    2022-12-15T14:58:45.34+00:00

    Please close this one by 145510-image.png and open a new thread for this new question.

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