BizTalk Server: Supported Upgrade Paths and Installation Guides
Introduction
This article lists the BizTalk supported upgrade paths and Visual Studio versions. Yes means it's supported. No means it's not supported. Supported means that the version has been tested by the BizTalk product group. If it's not supported, that version has not been tested.
Supported BizTalk Server Upgrade Paths
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Upgrade to: BizTalk 2013 R2 |
Upgrade to: BizTalk 2013 |
Upgrade to: BizTalk 2010 |
Upgrade to: BizTalk 2009 |
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| BizTalk 2013 | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| BizTalk 2010 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| BizTalk 2009 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BizTalk 2006 R2 | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Supported Visual Studio Versions
| Visual Studio 2015 | Visual Studio 2013 | Visual Studio 2012 | Visual Studio 2010 | Visual Studio 2008 | Visual Studio 2005 | |
| BizTalk 2013 R2 | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| BizTalk 2013 | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| BizTalk 2010 | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| BizTalk 2009 | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| BizTalk 2006 R2 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Supported migration paths for BizTalk projects to Visual Studio
Using Visual Studio conversion, you can convert projects to newer Visual Studio versions. The following table lists the supported migration paths when converting BizTalk Server projects to new Visual Studio versions.
| Visual Studio 2013 | Visual Studio 2012 | Visual Studio 2010 | Visual Studio 2008 | Visual Studio 2005 | |
| BizTalk 2013 R2 | Default development environment | No | No | No | No |
| BizTalk 2013 | Yes | Default development environment | No | No | No |
| BizTalk 2010 | Yes | Yes | Default development environment | No | No |
| BizTalk 2009 | No | Yes | Yes | Default development environment | No |
| BizTalk 2006 R2 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Default development environment |
Visual Studio 2008 and 2005 include a Visual Studio Conversion Wizard. In newer Visual Studio versions, the conversion is automatic. For example, when you open a Visual Studio 2010 project in Visual Studio 2013, your are automatically prompted to convert the project to the new version. You can also have multiple versions of Visual Studio installed side-by-side on the same computer.
Installation Guide links for different versions of BizTalk Server
This tables lists the Installation Guide links for different versions of BizTalk Server. These guides are written by Microsoft and by the community.
| BizTalk Server version | Links |
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BizTalk Server 2013 BizTalk Server 2013 R2 |
Installation and Upgrade Guides for:
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| BizTalk Server 2010 | Installation and Upgrade Guides for:
Single Server: Step-by-Step Guide with screen shots Multicomputer Environment: Step-by-Step Guide with screen shots BizTalk Adapter Pack Installation and Help |
| BizTalk Server 2009 | Installation and Upgrade Guides for:
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See Also
Another important place to find a huge amount of BizTalk related articles is the TechNet Wiki itself. The best entry point is BizTalk Server Resources on the TechNet Wiki.