Version to Version Supported Upgrade Paths
With RTM recently being announced and code availability around the corner. I'm posting a series of upgrade articles to assist in planning your upgrades to the RTM (Release to Manufacturing) versions of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Office SharePoint Server 2007. To better understand the different editions and SKUs of the various SharePoint Products and Technologies please refer to the recently published features comparison, edition comparison, and differences.
Supported Version to Version Upgrade Paths:
· WSS 2.0 SP2 -> WSS 3.0 RTM
· WSS 2.0 SP2 -> WSS 3.0 RTM -> SharePoint Server 2007 RTM
· SharePoint Portal Server 2003 SP2 -> SharePoint Server 2007 RTM
· CMS 2002 -> SharePoint Server 2007 RTM (Migration)
Q: Can I upgrade from WSS 2.0 to SharePoint Server 2007 RTM?
A: No, you must first ensure you’re on WSS 2.0 SP2, then you can upgrade to WSS 3.0, then install SharePoint Server 2007 RTM.
Upgrade Resources:
· Upgrade to SharePoint Server 2007 (IT Pro)
· Upgrade WSS 2.0 to WSS 3.0 (IT Pro)
· CMS 2002 to SharePoint Server 2007 (Developer)
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Simplified Supportability Matrix for WSS 3.0 and different editions of SharePoint Server 2007
|
From\To |
WSS |
MOSS Standard Trial |
MOSS Enterprise Trial |
MOSS Standard |
MOSS Enterprise |
|
WSS |
n/a |
Install, add trial key on Non Production |
Install, add trial key on Non Production |
Install then add key |
Install then add key |
|
MOSS Standard Trial |
Supported methods will be provided. |
n/a |
Change key |
Change key |
Change key |
|
MOSS Enterprise Trial |
Supported methods will be provided. |
Not supported. |
n/a |
Not supported. |
Change key |
|
MOSS Standard |
Supported methods will be provided. |
Not supported. |
Not supported. |
n/a |
Change key |
|
MOSS Enterprise |
Supported methods will be provided. |
Not supported. |
Not supported. |
Not supported. |
n/a |
Additional Details
WSS Upgrade to:
MOSS Standard Trial
Not supported on production environments. Trial expires after 180 days.
MOSS Enterprise Trial
Not supported on production environments. Trial expires after 180 days.
MOSS Standard Edition
Install on top of WSS 3.0 and apply a standard key. Enable Standard Features and apply to new or existing sites.
MOSS Enterprise Edition
Install on top of WSS 3.0 and apply an enterprise key. Enable Enterprise Features and apply to new or existing sites.
MOSS Standard Trial to…
WSS
Supported method will be provided. Data leveraging SharePoint Server specific web parts and features will be inaccessible.
MOSS Enterprise Trial
Add enterprise trial key and enable enterprise features.
MOSS Standard Edition
Change License Type
MOSS Enterprise Edition
Convert first to MOSS Enterprise Trial and then convert to MOSS Enterprise Edition. Enable Enterprise features.
OR
Convert first to MOSS Standard Edition and then to MOSS Enterprise Edition. Enable Enterprise features.
MOSS Enterprise Trial to…
WSS
Supported method will be provided. Data leveraging SharePoint Server specific web parts and features will be inaccessible.
MOSS Standard Trial
Not supported
MOSS Standard Edition
Not supported
MOSS Enterprise Edition
Change License Type and enter Enterprise Key
MOSS Standard Edition to…
WSS
Supported method will be provided. Data leveraging SharePoint Server specific web parts and features will be inaccessible.
MOSS Standard Trial
Not supported.
MOSS Enterprise Trial
Not supported on production systems
MOSS Enterprise Edition
Change License type and enter enterprise key and enable enterprise features
MOSS Enterprise Edition to…
WSS
Supported method will be provided. Data leveraging SharePoint Server specific web parts and features will be inaccessible.
MOSS Standard Trial
Not supported
MOSS Enterprise Trial
Not supported
MOSS Standard Edition
Not supported
Conversion Steps
1. Verifying Your License
You can verify your license type by going to Central Administration, click operations, convert license type and view the license across from Current License. For example: Office SharePoint Server Trial with Enterprise Client Access License
2. Change/Convert the License Type
The product key can be added during setup during the install. To change the key after install go to the Central Administration page, click operations, convert license type, and enter the product key.
3. Enable Enterprise Features
To Enable Enterprise Features from a Standard to Enterprise after entering the key go to Central Administration, Operations, Enable Enterprise Features, choose Enterprise and click Ok. (Requires Enterprise License)
4. Enable Enterprise Features on Existing Sites
To Enable Enterprise Features on Existing Sites go to Central Administration, Operations, Enable Enterprise Features on Existing Sites, check the box and click Ok.
Common Questions
Q: Do you support upgrade from 32bit WSS to 64bit WSS on the same server?
A: No, you would need to backup rebuild the server with 64bit servers and software and restore. You can deploy a SharePoint Server farm on a mix of 32-bit and 64-bit servers, provided that you maintain architecture homogeneity at each topology layer. For example, you should not mix 32-bit and 64-bit WFE servers, but you may use 64-bit database servers or for Excel calculation services in a farm with 32-bit WFE servers and application servers.
Q: Do you support SQL 2000 or SQL 2005?
A: Yes, we support either.
Q: Do you support Longhorn Server?
A: We currently only support Windows Server 2003. We will support Windows Server codename Longhorn after it is released in Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP1. WSS will support Windows Server codename Longhorn at RTM of Longhorn.
Q: Can I upgrade my English WSS 3.0 to French WSS 3.0?
A: No. You can’t upgrade the products to other languages. You can add the French or other language packs to create new sites in that languages. If you install Office SharePoint Server you can use variations to create multiple copies of the site in multiple languages with a common workflow engine.
More SharePoint FAQ…
Joel Oleson
