Upgrade Windows Server 2012 to Server 2016 Complete Guide

  

Do you want to move to a newer version of Windows Server? Yes, it’s time to upgrade Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2016. Because the Windows Server 2016 is out. There are many awesome features added in Windows server 2016. There is a list of improvements and new features which are ready to use that enhance handling managements.

Unlike upgrading Windows Servers prior versions to Server 2012, thus, upgrading Windows Server 2016 supports only 64-bit architecture and Itanium edition isn’t supported. Also, the Windows Server 2012 and 2016 have only four editions.

Upgrading Windows server is complicated process. Therefor Microsoft recommends Administrators to migrate the roles and settings to Server 2016 instead of upgrading, because the upgrading process many things can go wrong. No matter, in this article, we’ll upgrade Windows Server 2012 to Server 2016 fully step by step.

Upgrade and conversion options:

In order to upgrade Windows Server 2012 to Server 2016, you need to obtain the following requirements.

• All editions of Windows Serer 2016 are 64-bit only (upgrades from 32-bit to 64-bit can’t be done).
• Only Server 2012 can be upgraded to Server 2016 not earlier versions of Windows Server.
• Upgrades from one version to another version isn’t supported. Like you can’t upgrade Windows Server 2012 Standard edition to Windows Server 2016 Datacenter edition.
• Upgrades from one language to another language server isn’t supported. For example, you can’t upgrade Windows Server running on German language to Chinese.
• Upgrades that switch from a Server Core installation to a Server with a Desktop installation (or vice versa) are not supported.
• Upgrades from a previous Windows Server installation to an evaluation copy of Windows Server are not supported. Evaluation versions should be installed as a clean installation.
• Deactivate virus protection because it makes the process slower. Because the virus protection  scanning every file copied on the disk.
• If the server uses NIC Teaming, disable it and when the server upgraded, enable the NIC Teaming again.
•  Backup the server fully before upgrading the server because maybe you face the problem and want to go back to the previous version. Check out: Backup Windows Server 2016 Step by Step
• Check out if the server doesn’t have any problem, if it has, search for fixing it. Otherwise it might cause an error which can fail whole upgrade process.

Upgrade Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2016

Now that you’ve understood the rules, let’s get started and move on.

1. Log in to Windows Server 2012 and plug the media file (DVD, Flash memory, etc) to the server. Open the file explorer and double click on the DVD Drive to run the Windows Server 2016 setup.

This PC

2. Select Download & install updates to let the installation go on smoothly and mark, I want to help make installation of Windows better. Click on Next button.

Install Updates

3. Select an edition of Windows Server 2016 which meets your organization requirements. Also, in the future you may enlarge your network and need more roles and license support for your network computers. Click on Next button.

Windows Server 2016 editions

4. Read the notes and license terms. If you don’t like, clicking on Decline button, you can go back. If you agree, click on Accept button.

Accept the term

5. If you choose the edition same as the edition you used currently, you can keep your apps and files. As mentioned before if you don’t choose the right edition you can’t keep your apps and files. Select Keep personal files and apps if you’re using the same edition or select Nothing to erase everything. Then click on Next button.

Choose what to keep

Installing Windows Server 2016

6. The Windows Server automatically checks your system and finds if your server is compatable, so just click on Install button to start the installation.

Install Windows Server

Be patient because it takes almost long time since the Windows server installs on your system. Therefore, your system may restart several times until the installation completes.

Installating

7. Specify country and keyboard for server. Don’t forget that you can’t change the language. Click on Next button to move to the next page.

Region, preferred language, keyboard

8. Read the license terms carefully and click on Accept button.

Accept License terms

9. The user name is Administrator by default, just type a complex password (a password composed of lowercase letters, uppercase letters, numbers and symbols) and reenter you password. Then click on Finish button. Using this user name and password you can log on to the server locally.

Customize Settings

10. Unlock the page pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del buttons in order to unlock the page then sign in with the password you had entered before and press the Sign in button.

Press Ctrl+Alt+Del buttons

Welcome to Windows server 2016. Finally you upgraded Windows server 2012 to Windows server 2016. You can see the server Windows Server 2016 homepage + the latest improvements.

Upgraded to Windows Server 2016

Conclusion

Finally, we upgraded Server 2012 to Windows Server 2016 and we can take deep breathes. For any kind of question feel free and leave a comment below. I’ll answer your questions as soon as possible. Hope you would like our articles and wait for the next.

If you like to know how to do the initial configuration of Windows Server 2016, please click on the link below and read the article on our website.

ITIL - Useful Resources

The following resources contain additional information on ITIL. Please use them to get more in-depth knowledge on this topic.

Useful Links on ITIL

• ITIL Training Guide - This page contains basic of ITIL and guidelines for ITIL training.
• ITIL process map on Wikipedia - This page contains ITIL process map, ITIL roles, implementation, checklist etc.
• ITIL complete guide on wikipedia - The wikipedia page on ITIL.
• ITIL complete guide on axelos - The official page of ITIL.

Useful Books on ITIL

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ITIL - Interview Questions

Que: Which process is responsible for ensuring that the CMDB has been updated correctly?

• Change Management
• Problem Management
• Configuration Management
• Release Management

Ans: C.

Que: Which of the following details must be recorded for every CI in the CMDB?

• Type identity
• Unique identifier
• Version number
• Copy number

Ans: Both A and B

Que: Items of information stored in the CMDB relating to a specific CI are known as?

• Components
• Features
• Characteristics
• Attributes

Ans: D.

Que: A Configuration Management Database (CMDB) can contain different Configuration Items (CIs). Which of the items below would NOT normally be regarded as a CI?

• A user name
• A video monitor
• A bought-in software package
• A procedure

Ans: A.

Que: For which of the following activities is the Service Desk NOT responsible?

• Impact analysis
• Root cause identification
• Categorisation and prioritisation
• Escalation

Ans: B.

Que: Which of the following is NOT part of the role of the Service Desk?

• Providing support to the user community
• Resolving the root causes of incidents
• Acting as day-to-day interface between IT services and users
• Monitoring the progress of incidents

Ans: B.

Que: The network managers have excessive workloads and have no time to proactively manage the network. One of the contributing factors to these large workloads is the frequency that users contact these managers directly. which ITIL process would improve this situation?

• Change Management
• Configuration Management
• Incident Management
• Problem Management

Ans: C.

Que: A computer operator notices the full storage capacity of her/his disk will soon be used. To which ITIL process must this situation be reported?

• Change Management
• Configuration Management
• Incident Management
• Problem Management

Ans: C.

Que: A serious incident has occurred. The assigned solution team is unable to resolve this incident within the agreed time. The Incident Manager is called in. Which form of escalation describes the above sequence of events?

• Formal escalation
• Functional escalation
• Hierarchical escalation
• Operational escalation

Ans: C.

Que: From which document can the Incident Management process obtain information about when and to whom it must escalate issues if required?

• The Service Improvement Program
• The Service Catalogue
• The organization chart
• The Service Level Agreement

Ans: D.

Que: Which of the following is NOT a Problem Management responsibility?

• Ownership of an incident throughout its lifecycle
• Investigation & Diagnosis
• Raising Requests for Change
• Maintenance of a known error database

Ans: A.

Que: A known error occurs when?

• An error has occurred several times and has been passed to Problem Management
• An error occurs that has not been diagnosed and for which a circumvention does not yet exist
• A problem has been diagnosed and a resolution or circumvention exists
• The resolution of a problem has been implemented

Ans: C.

Que: If a customer complains that service levels are below those agreed in the SLA because of a number of related hardware incidents, who is responsible for investigating the underlying cause?

• The Incident Manager
• The Service Level Manager
• The Problem Manager
• The Availability Manager

Ans: C.

Que: A user complains to the Service Desk that an error continually occurs when using a specific application. This causes the connection with the network to be broken. Which ITIL process is responsible for tracing the cause?

• Availability Management
• Incident Management
• Problem Management
• Release Management

Ans: C.

Que: How does Problem Management support the Service Desk activities?

• It resolves serious incidents for the Service Desk.
• It studies all incidents resolved by the Service Desk.
• It relieves the Service Desk by communicating the resolution directly to the user.
• It makes information on a Known Error available to the Service Desk.

Ans: D.

Que: Under an ITIL Change Management process, once a change has been built, who should undertake testing?

• The change builder
• The Change Manager
• The Change Advisory Board
• An independent tester

Ans: D.

Que: Which of the following activities is the responsibility of Change Management?

• Reviewing changes to ensure they have worked
• Creating a change to rectify a known error
• Determining the release strategy for a major change
• Implementing a software change at a remote site

Ans: A.

Que:Within an ITIL compliant Change Management process, who decides on the categorisation of a proposed change?

• Change Manager
• Change Advisory Board
• Change Requestor
• Change Implementer

Ans: A.

Que: The data in the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) can only be modified after permission is granted to modify the infrastructure. Which process grants such permission?

• Change Management
• Configuration Management
• Incident Management
• Service Level Management

Ans: A.

Que: After a Change has been implemented, an evaluation is performed.What is this evaluation called?

• Forward Schedule of Changes (FSC)
• Post Implementation Review (PIR)
• Service Improvement Program (SIP)
• Service Level Requirement (SLR)

Ans: B.

Que: Which of the following activities is NOT part of the release process?

• Moving software from the DSL to the development environment
• Moving software from the DSL to the live environment
• Moving software from the development to the test environment
• Moving software from the live environment to the DSL

Ans: A.

Que: Which of the following best describes ‘reliability’?

• The combination of confidentiality, integrity and maintainability
• The ability of a service to remain functional even though some components have failed
• The ability of a CI to remain functional under given conditions
• The ability of a CI to be retained in, or restored to, an operational state

Ans: C.

Que: What is the description of the term Confidentiality as part of the Security Management process?

• Protection of the data against unauthorized access and use
• Ability to access data at any moment
• The capacity to verify that the data is correct
• The correctness of the data

Ans: A.

Que: Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the IT Service Continuity planning team?

• Outlining possible measures to protect an IT service
• Deciding the business criticality of an IT service
• Testing the plans for recovery of an IT service
• Identifying the risks to an IT service

Ans: B.

Que: Which of the following would you NOT expect to see in an IT Service Continuity Plan?

• Contact lists
• The version number
• Reference to change control procedures
• Service Level Agreements

Ans: D.

Que: Which of these is not part of Capacity Management?

• Tuning
• Demand Management
• Application sizing
• Maintainability

Ans: D.

Que: Which of the ITIL processes is responsible for ensuring the organisation is aware of new and changing technology?

• Capacity Management
• Change Management
• Financial Management for IT Services
• Configuration Management

Ans: A.

Que: Which ITIL process draws up a (long-range) plan for the expected purchase of IT Services?

• Capacity Management
• Change Management
• Financial Management for IT Services
• Configuration Management

Ans: A.

Que: The Service Level Manager requires confirmation that the internal Service Desk can answer a certain percentage of calls within 10 seconds. In which document would the Service Desk’s agreement to this requirement be recorded?

• Internal Specification Sheet
• Operational Level Agreement
• Service Level Agreement
• An underpinning third party contract

Ans: B.

Que: In which two service Management processes would you be most likely to use a risk analysis and management methodology?

• Change & Cost Management
• Availability Management & IT Service Continuity Management
• Incident & Change Management
• Service Level Management & IT Service Continuity Management

Ans: B.

ITIL - Service Reporting

Service Reporting deals with producing and delivering reports of achievements and trends against Service Levels.

It is best practice to generate reports as per agreed format, content and frequency with the customers.

The following diagram describes the overall flow of Service Reporting process