Hi all,
I have several servers running : Windows Server 2008 R2 OS + SQL Server 2008 R2 , Express and Standard Edition.
Now I want to in-place upgrade these servers cause End of Mainstream support.
I have prepare SQL Server 2012 , 2014 , 2016 Standard Edition license and Windows Server 2012 R2 , 2016 OS license.
What latest version I can upgrade my server ? Should I upgrade OS first then SQL Server or vice versa ?
I assume steps:
- Backup all databases.
- Insert Windows Server OS cd into my servers, run setup.exe to upgrade OS version first.
- Run new SQL server setup file , choose upgrade.
Please give me some advice or document, thank you very much.