Inplace Upgrade - 2008 R2 to 2012 R2 (with DataProtection Manager installed)

Hello all,
I have a simple question.
I have a main file server, that is running on Server 2012 R2 operating system with Deduplication feature switched On, on the main share disk.
This file server is supposed to be backed up by Data Protection Manager we have up and running, but there is a problem described here:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/2e50b0ef-fa1c-4654-9186-fef4b6b2d61d/dpm-2012-sp1-windows-server-2012-and-deduplication?forum=dpmfilebackup
My question is: Can I execute an in-place upgrade or do I have to reinstall the server?
The IT guys from LukOIL

Hi,
In-place upgrade of the operating system on a server running DPM isn’t supported. You could backup the DPM database, then perform the Windows 2012 R2 upgrade or new installation on the same machine. After that, restore the DPM database on the Windows 2012 R2.
For more detailed information, please refer to the links below:
Supported and unsupported scenarios in DPM
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn554221.aspx
In place upgrade of DPM 2012 SP1 server from Windows 2008 R2 to Windows 2012 R2?
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/8c42efc2-7f3e-45ba-8ecd-a3eedbffe2ad/in-place-upgrade-of-dpm-2012-sp1-server-from-windows-2008-r2-to-windows-2012-r2?forum=dpmsetup
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