Can you download and just update R2 onto a Win2k8 Standard Server?

[blade1000]

Just wondering if I need to install R2 from the initial NOS installation or can I update my win2k8 server afterwards?

Thanks for any info

blade

 

[58sniper]

No - it's a different operating system.

Pat Richard MVP
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[blade1000]

Thanks Pat,

So am I screwed here as far as adding Hyper-V and Powershell into these servers? I installed WIndows 2008 srvr Standard...


thanks for any info at all

blade

 

[pagy]

What are you trying to achieve? You can add Hyper-v and powershell to 2008 std, as long as it's 64 bit for Hyper-V

Paul
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[blade1000]

Thanks pagy..

Just a Windows 2008 functional member server with Powershell abilities and Hyper-V is all.

So where do I specify on the server for 64 bit Hyper-V? is this the architecture of the physical server (which by the way is a dell poweredge R710 64 bit dual quad core server) or is this when I install the Hyper V role from Server Manager?

Just need to be sure on this, I don't want to have to re-do everything...

thanks for any info

blade

 

[pagy]

Your processor needs to be 64 bit (which it would appear to be) and you need to have a 64 bit version of Windows server 2008 installed.

Paul
MCTS: Exchange 2007, Configuration
MCSA:2003
MCSE:2003
MCITP:Enterprise Administrator

RFC 2795 - The Infinite Monkey Protocol Suite (IMPS)

http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2795.html

 

[kmcferrin]

If you meet the two requirements specified by Pagy, you can then add Hyper-V by going into the Server Management console, click the link to add a role, and select the Hyper-V role.

Alternatively, there is a free download of the stand alone Hyper-V R2 that you can download and install on bare hardware, but then you'll have to install your Windows 2008 OS again on top of Hyper-V. But if you wanted to get the Hyper-V R2 feature set without having to upgrade your server license to Windows 2008 R2 this would be one way to go.

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