Upgrading from 2003 to WSS 2003 R2

[Ed Register]

I have a NAS 2000s and we want to upgrade from 2003 SP1 to WSS 2003 R2. I have the part number to order WSS 2003 R2 but I was wondering if there is a document on the upgrade procedure I could read up on. My understanding was that I would lose all the shares and have to recreate them.

Thanks,
Ed

[Keith_112 · Accepted solution]

Hi Ed,

Here's a link to the R2 Upgrade Guide. Section 3 is applicable to the 2000s. It is a wipe and replace operation, so yes, concerning the shares. Windows security (ACLs), quota, user mapping information are recoverable from the full system backup you'll do before the upgrade.

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00668275/c00668275.pdf

Keith

[Ed Register]

Exactly what I have been looking for, Thanks for the help!

[Martin Smoral]

Ed,
In the documentation it mentions that you can "Export all file shares from the following Registry Key (to be restored after reimage) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree, go to the following key:
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Shares"

regards,
Martin

[JOHN DOMBROWSKI]

Is this document still available? The link seems to be broken.

Thanks,
John Dombrowski