Migrating from 2012sp1 to R2

[mikedisd]

Our existing SCCM 2012sp1 server is no longer fully functioning and needs to be migrated. I want to build a SCCM 2012 R2 server and migrate all content; however according to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg699364.aspx this migration strategy isn't supported.

 

If that's the case, what would be the best way to go? Should I try upgrading my existing SCCM to R2 (really don't want to as the last upgraded destroyed a lot of components), or should I build another SCCM 2012sp1, migrate data and then upgrade this to R2.

 

Or is there a better option that doesn't involve any upgrading?

[anyweb]

what's wrong with your existing server, maybe we can fix it ? when migrating from one installation of CM12 to another they should be the same version, so you could migrate from CM12SP1 (your current broken server) to another CM12SP1 and then upgrade that one to R2,

however I'd try fixing the problems with your existing server first.

[mikedisd]

Thanks for the confirmation, better rewrite my strategy now.

 

The existing server has been highly problematic since we upgraded from RTM to SP1_CU3. OSD task sequence, WSUS and WDS service aren't working and I can't fix them. Microsoft couldn't resolve the OSD TS and everything is strung together with work arounds. On top of that the server build wasn't designed very well and the folder structure is a mess. Mgmt also want CM12 on a Server 2012R2 platform.

 

 

what's wrong with your existing server, maybe we can fix it ? when migrating from one installation of CM12 to another they should be the same version, so you could migrate from CM12SP1 (your current broken server) to another CM12SP1 and then upgrade that one to R2,

however I'd try fixing the problems with your existing server first.