Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Should I do an in-place upgrade or a database attach upgrade. How can I decide? This decision tree should help simplify the decisions and help you better understand the key points.
Citation preview
IN PLACE UPGRADE
DB ATTACH UPGRADE
Customized?
Do you need an UPTIME strategy during Upgrade?
Do you have New or
additional or reallocated HW can be used for
Upgrade?
Have Physical Hardware for
Production
HYBRID APPROACH
IN-PLACE UPGRADE the Services on Secondary Farm
Read Only 2007 Farm
Database Attach to Upgrade Content
YES
NO
YES
NO
NO
YESCan start with clean Config Database?
NO
YES
DATABASE ATTACH RECOMMENDED
Read Only 2007 Farm
CLEAN 2010 FARM
Database Attach to Upgrade Content,
Search, and Services
IN-PLACE UPGRADE the Services &
Content on Primary Farm
<ROLLBACK if NEEDED>
Have Budget and Want to
Reorganize or Move Out of
Customizations?
NO
RecommendEvaluate Third Party Migration Tools or Systems Integrator
Is Basic Install box with MSDE
or WIDE & Existing farm is
Hardware Ready
HYBRID APPROACHIN-PLACE UPGRADE
the Services on Primary Farm<ROLLBACK if
NEEDED>Database Attach to Upgrade Content
NO
YES
SharePoint 2010 Upgrade Decision Tree
Upgrading from SharePoint 2003
or Earlier?
NO
By Joel OlesonSharePointJoel.com
NO
Assumes Existing Hardware is 2010
Approved (i.e. RAM, x64, W2K8)
Upgrading to SharePoint 2010
YES
