CONT - In-Place Upgrade OS of SCCM Server using CD.Latest

To upgrade the OS of SCCM server from Windows Server 2012 R2 to Windows Server 2016, the upgrade method of Lift & Shift migration is used. The new server with Windows Server 2016 operating system has to be prepared and the below steps that has been implemented. 

1) BACKUP MAINTENANCE TASK

Automate backup for Configuration Manager sites by scheduling the predefined Backup Site Server maintenance task. This task has the following features:

•  Backs up the site database
•  Backs up specific registry keys
•  Backs up specific folders and files
•  Backs up the CD.Latest folder

EXPORT THE SITE BACKUP

•  In the Configuration Manager console, go to the Administration workspace, expand Site Configuration, and select the Sites node.
•  Select the site for which you want to enable the site backup maintenance task.
•  Click Site Maintenance Tasks in the ribbon.
•  Select the Backup Site Server task and click Edit.
•  Select the option to Enable this task. Click Set Paths to specify the backup destination.

Backup folder include:

1.  CD.Latest folder
2.  SiteDBServer folder
3.  SiteServer folder
4.  BackupDocument.xml
5.  ConfigMgrBackup
6.  Smsbkup

RUN THE SETUP

• Navigate to the location where you put the backup folder and open cd.latest folder.
• Double click on the splash to run the System Center Configuration Manager Setup Wizard and click Install

• Choose “Recover a Site” options
• The “Recover a Site” option is chosen basically is to restore all the configuration of SCCM server which was previously configured. The backup of the configuration will use backup folder that successfully export to selected path. 

• On Site Server and Database Recovery Options, attached the SCCMBackup folder.

• In my environment, I saved the backup folder in E:\ named SCCMBackup. 
• Enter the Product Key
• For Product License Terms, accept the License Terms and Privacy Statement to continue installation of System Center Configuration Manager. 
• Attached the prerequisite that have been downloaded.
• For Site and Installation Settings, set the Installation folder as D:\ as previous installation. 

• Database Information set to E:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL13.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA

• Begin Install 

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