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System Center 2012 R2 Upgrade Order
The correct order for the upgrade to System Center 2012 R2
John Savill
December 9, 2013
1 Min Read
Q: Does Microsoft have any guidance on the order to upgrade System Center to 2012 R2?
A: There is a specific order you need to upgrade System Center components, because only certain components are backwards compatible with older versions. Plus you might also be upgrading the OS version to Windows Server 2012 R2, which means you need the OS to be supported for tasks such as patching and backup.
Microsoft details the complete System Center 2012 R2 upgrade sequence, and it's very similar to the order required to upgrade to System Center 2012 SP1:
Orchestrator
Service Manager
Data Protection Manager
Operations Manager
Configuration Manager
Virtual Machine Manager and App Controller
The site also lists new components that you might want to deploy.
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