In Place Upgrade RDS sever 2008 R2 to 2012 R2

Hi
I have a single RDS server 2008 R2 running the roles of RDGM, RDLM, RDSHC, RDWAC an Remoteapp manager. I want to do a in place upgrade to Server 2012 R2. Is this a supported path? Are there any step by step guides available?
Thanks
Gus

Hi Gus,
Sorry for the delay.
As TP suggested. Only RDG and RDL are supported for upgrading or migration. Other role are supported or upgrading or migration due to architecture changed.
Regarding the guide for setting up RDS 2012, please refer to the following:
Deploying the RDS Quick Start deployment type in Windows Server 2012 (for Session Virtualization)
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/10421.deploying-the-rds-quick-start-deployment-type-in-windows-server-2012-for-session-virtualization.aspx
Deploying the RDS Standard Deployment Type in Windows Server 2012 (for Session Virtualization)
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/12180.deploying-the-rds-standard-deployment-type-in-windows-server-2012-for-session-virtualization.aspx
Migration Guide for RDS WS2008 R2 RDSH Farm to WS2012 RDS Deployments
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/17021.migration-guide-for-rds-ws2008-r2-rdsh-farm-to-ws2012-rds-deployments.aspx
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We are planning to upgrade to Windows 2012 and SQL 2012 , can we take this in-place upgrade path in the following order ?
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