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Upgrade path recommendations from a Server 2012r2 box

Currently we are running quite a few outdated solarwinds products.  Orion Platform 2017.3 IPAM 4.5.2 VNQM 4.4.1 NCM 7.7 CLOUD MONITORING 1.0.0 NPM 12.2 DPAIM 11.0.0 QoE 2.4 nta 4.2.3 vim 8.0.0 sam 6.4.0

We have this running on a Server 2012r2 box pointing to sql 2014 sp3 instance.  While according to the system requirements for sam 6.8 sql 2014 sp3 isn't supported (but service pack 2 is) we haven't had any issues there.  The main limitation is the server 2012r2 no longer being supported.

Has anyone tried an in place server OS upgrade installing 2016 on top of their existing 2012r2 box?  Or is it generally recommended to build out a new machine and migrate the instance over?

  • jon.faerber  wrote:

    Currently we are running quite a few outdated solarwinds products.  Orion Platform 2017.3 IPAM 4.5.2 VNQM 4.4.1 NCM 7.7 CLOUD MONITORING 1.0.0 NPM 12.2 DPAIM 11.0.0 QoE 2.4 nta 4.2.3 vim 8.0.0 sam 6.4.0

    We have this running on a Server 2012r2 box pointing to sql 2014 sp3 instance.  While according to the system requirements for sam 6.8 sql 2014 sp3 isn't supported (but service pack 2 is) we haven't had any issues there.  The main limitation is the server 2012r2 no longer being supported.

    Has anyone tried an in place server OS upgrade installing 2016 on top of their existing 2012r2 box?  Or is it generally recommended to build out a new machine and migrate the instance over?

    We've seen a variety of upgrades happen, in place upgrades is one that we've seen customers have success with. I just wanted to let you know that if you choose to build a new machine, there are a few ways to make the migration as painless as possible. One being How to Migrate Orion to a New Server With Zero Downtime

    A few customers have said that they like to build a new server simply because then they have the ability to have test out an install of the latest on the new server for a while to verify the system, before cutting over their old system to the new.