Running SharePoint Server 2007 Beta 2 and Encountered Expiration?
We love our beta testers and hope you listened to our advice about not running this in production environments. From an ease of use standpoint, if your environment is not very large you may just want to wipe and reload with RTM after you backup your server. The content is still in the database and there are tools you can use to extract files.
Otherwise, if you are running beta 2 and need to find a path to RTM, we have put together some steps and resources to help you get there. Product support don’t support Pre-RTM code, and are busy supporting RTM customers, so please be patient with us.
Upgrading from an Expired SharePoint Server Beta 2 Trial
1. Perform a complete Server and SQL backup of the SharePoint databases.
2. If at all possible follow the “How to install the Beta 2 Technical Refresh update in a new installation” instructions to install Beta2TR on a different server. (Note: You will need to have access to the Beta2 installation bits to do this. We are working on making the bits available. More to come later.)
3. If an additional server is not available, if you have the beta 2 bits, you will need to uninstall and follow the rest of the steps in step 2.
4. Follow the steps to setup the new farm for the first time (setup services on server, create SSP, etc) then attach the Beta 2 content database to force an upgrade on the content.
5. Start planning the Beta 2 TR to RTM upgrade as Beta 2 TR will expire on May 15th. (See Beta 2 TR Resources below)
Beta 2 to Beta 2 TR Key Resources:
Beta 2 TR Upgrade Resources
· SharePoint Server 2007 B2TR Update Guide – This includes all of the update steps, known issues, workarounds and planning guidance.
· SharePoint Server 2007 B2TR Readme – This includes workarounds and fixes for less common issues for specific configurations.
· Upgrading from Office SharePoint Server 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh to Release Version
· Step by Step Instructions (with Screenshots) Office SharePoint Services B2TR to Release by Shane Young (SharePoint MVP)
· Upgrading from Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Beta 2 Technical Refresh to Release Version
Related Resources:
· Build to Build Supportability
· Version to Version Supported Paths
· Features comparison, Edition comparison, and Differences
Community Enhanced Related Articles:
· MOSS 2007 Beta 2 to B2TR Patching Procedure (with screenshots) and WSS 3.0 Beta 2 to B2TR Patching Procedure (with screenshots) -- by Amanda Murphy
· MOSS 2007 Beta 2 to B2TR Patching Procedure (with screenshots) - in French -- by Renaud Comte (SharePoint MVP)
· MOSS 2007 B2+B2TR Slipstream Clean Installation Procedure (with screenshots; in Word format) -- by Steve Smith (SharePoint MVP)
· MOSS 2007 B2+B2TR Slipstream Clean Installation Procedure (screencast; in Flash format) -- by Dustin Miller (SharePoint MVP)
· MOSS 2007 B2+B2TR Slipstream Clean Installation Procedure (with screenshots; in PDF format) - in French -- by Etienne Legendre (Windows Server MVP) and Erol Giraudy (SharePoint MVP)
· WSS 3.0 B2+B2TR Slipstream Clean Installation Procedure (with screenshots) -- by Joris Poelmans (SharePoint MVP)
· SPS 2003 to OSS 2007 B2TR Gradual Upgrade Procedure (with screenshots) -- by Shane Young (SharePoint MVP)
