Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Preview Activation/Upgrade

Hello,
Is there a way to activate an installation of Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Preview? I have tried DISM, and Activating with my product key through Control Panel.
When I run the Get-TargetEditions command it says I am unable to upgrade to anything. I have Datacenter license.
Currently I mounted my 2012r2dc ISO and it said it was eligible to upgrade from it, and I am currently running that...I will udpate if it works!
Thanks,
Rob

If anyone is looking to upgrade their Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Preview to a production server, it's actually very simple.
1.) have a license for datacenter
2.) have the disk, or ISO
3.) run the setup from windows > install > datacenter with GUI > upgrade
about 20 minutes and 4-5 reboots later, you're up in Server 2012 R2 Datacenter. Go to CP > System and Security > System > Activate Windows
Done. Full licensed production version.

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Hi Caleb CSG,
Thanks for your feedback.
I'll feedback a report to Microsoft, and I also recommend you can post this bug in Microsoft connect.
https://connect.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/feedback/CreateFeedbackForm.aspx?FeedbackFormConfigurationID=5352&FeedbackType=1
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Log into a virtual machine on server 2012 r2 datacenter from a windows 8.1 client login

Hello,
I have set up a VPN on Windows Server 2012 r2 Datacenter using Hyper-V. Everything seems to be functioning ok using the Hyper V platform. I would like to know if it is possible to connect to a virtual machine on the VPN from a Windows 8.1 client using the
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Hi,
I would like to suggest you first run get-windowsfeature command on the core locally not remotely. And if it works, then try to remote run it.
Invoke-Command -ComputerName CORE1 {get-WindowsFeature }
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Updating Server 2012 R2 DataCenter Offline With WSUSOFFLINE

Hello!
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2. DHCP
3. DNS
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Hi Omri,
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I have windows server 2012 R2 and install active directory

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Hi,
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http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831791.aspx
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Hi all,
This is the problem i keep getting and i don't know what to do anymore.
Can anyone help me
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Hi,
Additional, if you are trying to create a new failover cluster please install the following recommended hotfixes and updates for Windows Server 2012-based failover clusters
packs.
The related KB:
Recommended hotfixes and updates for Windows Server 2012-based failover clusters
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2784261/en-us
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Server 2012 Datacenter Upgrade to Server 2012 R2 Datacenter

Good Day Everyone,
Ok so my dilemma is that I HAVE to upgrade one of our 2012 Datacenter Servers w/Hyper-V hosting to 2012 R2. The part that troubles me is that I have 3 Production VM's on this server, do I have to migrate these off the
Host Controller before I conduct the upgrade? Can I shut them down and just conduct the upgrade? What is the risk? I have backups of all the VM's, however I do not have another server currently setup to handle the Live Migration as they are full, but I could
make something work if I had to move them before the upgrade.

In terms of whether you can do an in place upgrade, yes you can. We've done it with some of our formerly 2012 datacentre servers, and upgraded them to R2 with the VMs remaining on there and it worked fine. The main issue is that while the upgrade is
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Can't join clients to domain in Server 2012 R2 Datacenter

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I've used the .msu standalone installer to install this update. The update is actually installed on the machine according to the KB2883200 msu:
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Hi,
Since the update could not be uninstalled using the method you mentioned, please also try to uninstall it with the following method to see if the issue persists.
To remove a Windows update:
1. At the command prompt enter expand /f:* <update>.msu c:\test
2. Go to c:\test\ and then open <update>.xml using a text editor
3. In <update>.xml, replace Install with Remove and then save the file
4. At the command prompt enter pkgmgr /n:<update>.xml
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Windows server 2008 R2 to Windows server 2012 R@ Upgrade

We have Team Foundation server 2010 server configured in our environment.
operating system: windows server 2008 R2 Datacenter
Server installed: Team foundation server 2010 with share point services 3.0.
we need to upgrade this server with windows server 2012 R2 and Team foundation server 2010 as it is.
need to upgrade as below:
operation system windows server 2012 R2 Datacenter
Server Installed : Team foundation server 210 with sharepoint services 3.0 as it is.
I have tried to direct upgrade by running a setup of windows server 2012 R2 but it shows error message if : "
When you upgrade Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2012, you receive the following error message:
Windows won’t install unless each of these things is taken care of. Close Windows Setup, take care of each one, and then restart Windows Setup to continue.
Windows needs to be restarted so necessary changes to system files can be made before continuing.
Make these changes:
Turn off these Windows features.
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 – Please read Microsoft Knowledge Base article: 962216
I have installed sharepoint 3.0 with sp3. but still I am geeing same error.
we need to upgrade operating system,n in place.
Kindly request you for the quick response.

Hi,
To understand more clearly regarding upgrading issue here providing you link for more information.
Upgrade Options for Windows Server 2012 R2
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn303416.aspx
Install and Deploy Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831620.aspx
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We are about to upgrade our Hyper-V host servers from Server 2008R2 Enterprise SP1 to Server 2012 R2 Datacentre to take advantage of the latest Hyper-V features.
This only concerns the host servers and not the guest VMs running on the hosts (they will be upgraded next year).
This is what is running on our host servers:
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File,print & issuing CA server
Exchange 2010
SharePoint 2010
Quickbooks server
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Offline CRL CA
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SQL 2008
Forefront TMG 2010
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Windows 7 client
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Create a list of all file locations for VM memory, snapshots, virtual memory and Hyper-V config files
Document all existing system settings
Gather server information, download drivers, RAID controller and other boot drivers & firmware updates (in case the in-place upgrade fails)
Test all software media
Copy all VMs onto external data storage (NAS drive)
As part of the upgrade process we will redistribute some hard drive space i.e.
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Wipe and adjust the sizes of the host partitions to accommodate the expanded VMs
Perform an in-place upgrade to Server 2012 R2 Datacenter
Check EV, services etc
Change the default locations for VM memory, snapshots, virtual memory and Hyper-V config files
Upgrade Anti-virus and other system software
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Hi Marco,
always do a fresh Installation of your hyper-V Hosts, you could end up doing a lot of Troubleshooting with Drivers,Addons etc.. new Installation ist way faster.
Depending if you have a Cluster or Standalone Servers there are different ways to do it.
When you have installed your 2012 R2 Hyper-V Server you just can Import the VMs from the new Location.
As far as i know VMs with snapshots are not supported, so you have to remove them before doing that move and commit the changes to the vhd files, the VM need to be offline on 2008R2 to do that.
You do not Need to Export the VMs on 2008R2, just copy it, normaly you should have all Files of a VM in one Folder.
A working Backup is always your friend on such Tasks.
When the VMs are running on Hyper-V 2012R2 do not forget to Update the Integration Services.
Make Sure your Servers Hardware are still supported with 2012R2, see Server Catalog and Support Matrix of the Vendor.
And last one, where possible and supported convert the VHDs to VHDx Disks, after testing the first boot of the VM.
Udo

Upgrading a DC in place from Server 2008 R2 to Server 2012 R2

This is not a question but more of an information post. I've found lots of posts regarding the upgrade of a DC and most say that you should do a clean install and migrate services and then decommission the old server. But I was more interested in an in-place
upgrade of a DC. I only found one post on here that said it was possible, so I gave it a try and it worked perfectly.
Here's what I've got and what I did:
Server 2008 R2 Std (Virtual Server using VMWare)
AD, DHCP, DNS, Certificate Services, Office KMS Host
I did the whole adprep /forestprep /domainprep routine and then installed Server 2012 R2. I selected the upgrade option and then sat back and watched the process. It took about 30 minutes to complete. Once it had installed, I logged in and the only issue
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Yes. That is of course a different situation. however, I would still not do it for acouple of reasons, which may or may not apply to you.
I work in a controlled environment (regulatory requirements) and for any change we need QA approval. Allowed downtime is very low. preparing a new DC and then swapping it out means far less downtime and much easier to manage from a QA perspective. Especially
since you can do a lot of acceptance testing up front.
Upgrades always carry the risk of certain things being reset, or changed unknowningly. Scratch installs are always the same. The possibility that after the QA release something may not work as expected can create a huge problem for me. We always prepare
and test installation procedures up front.
That's why we always try to follow best practices and procedures that allow as much pre-configuration as possible, and which allows us to fall back to existing configuration. Timeslots for downtime come around only once per year. And if it causes more than
a couple of hours downtime, only once every couple of years. the amount of sitewide effort involved and the financial risks are massive.
Basically it all boils down to this: is it a problem for you if somethign unexpected happens, do you have the possibility (time) to do much troubleshooting or the time needed to restore backups, and how acceptable is the risk of not being able to finalize
the proposed changes.
When there are millions of $$ on the line and a schedule slip could cost further hundreds of thousands of dollars ... , and aborting the site upgrade would be a huge failure for the site ... you want stability, predictability, and as few changes
as possible where you don't know the success in advance.

Upgrading Cluster To Windows Server 2012 R2

My previous thread was closed so here is a new one.
I have a 4 Hyper-V host failover cluster (R720s) running Windows Server 2012 Datacenter, which is connected to a SAN where the CSVs are stored. I have a 5th R720 server on which I have installed Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter from scratch. I have installed
the Hyper-V and Failover Cluster roles on it as well. It is can see the SAN.
Questions:
1. To setup the Hyper-V virtual switch on the 5th server, should I join it to the existing Server 2012 Hyper-V failover cluster and create the virtual switch then? Or should I create the virtual switch on the 5th server, with the same settings as the virtual
switch in the Hyper-V failover cluster, before adding it to the failover cluster?
2. Can I add the 5th server to the existing Hyper-V cluster, migrate virtual machines from Hyper-V host #1 to the 5th server, install Virtual Guest Services on the virtual machines which have been migrated to the 5th server, drain roles from Hyper-V host
#1 and perform an in-place upgrade on Hyper-V host #1, once the in-place upgrade is complete, fail the roles back to Hyper-V host #1.
Please advise.
Thanks,

Just and FYI, it is now called a witness disk. Yes, it does provide a quorum function from time to time, but with the new dynamic quorum model it is not always used as a quorum.
There are multiple ways to move the VMs from 2012 to 2012 R2. Here are three. A little searching of TechNet and you will most likely find some others.
One of the new capabilities is to live migrate the VM from 2012 to 2012 R2. This involves storage migration across the network, so if you have lots of VMs and not a lot of bandwidth, this can be painful. But it is the only way to ensure no downtime
of a VM, so it could be used selectively.
If you can take some downtime on the VMs, you can use something like VeeamZip -
http://www.veeam.com/virtual-machine-backup-solution-free.html
Another method that requires some downtime is to use a step-by-step guide that Microsoft published for moving from 2008 R2 cluster to a 2012 cluster. Even though you are going 2012 to 2012 R2, it works exactly the same.
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/clustering/archive/2012/06/25/10323434.aspx
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Server 2012 Essentials Active Directory users

I am in the process of setting up a small business with 40 users and 12 workstations, most of the users will be working in a client site on they workstation and some will have access to anywhere access. I'm aware of essentials limited to 25 users, my question
is can I only create 25 AD accounts or can I create 40, as all 40 users will not require concurrent access at sny given time?

Hi,
à
when you say Essentials role experience is included, does this include Remote Anywhere feature in Essentials?
The Windows Server Essentials Experience role is available in Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard and Windows Server
2012 R2 Datacenter. When you install the Windows Server Essentials Experience role, you can take advantage of all the features that are available to you in Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials without the locks and limits enforced in it. Windows Server Essentials
Experience role enables you to
use the Anywhere Access functionalities on the server (such as Remote Web Access and virtual private networks) to access your server, network computers, and data from remote locations in a highly secure manner. For more details, please refer to following article.
Windows Server Essentials Experience Overview
For configuring Anywhere Access functionalities in Windows Server Essentials, please refer to following article
and check if can help you.
Manage Anywhere Access in Windows Server
Essentials
By the way, if only have Windows Server 2012 Essentials, there are two scenarios in which Windows Server 2012
Essentials can be used in environments with more than 25 users. For more details, please refer to following article.
Using
Windows Server 2012 Essentials with more than 25 users
However, as Cliff and diramoh suggested,
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard with the Windows Server Essentials Experience role installed will be a better option.
If anything I misunderstand or any update, please don’t hesitate to let us know.
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Best regards,
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