Not sure if I have this in the correct forum as it's regarding upgrading the database from SQL Express and also upgrading from WSS 3.0 to Foundation - moderaters please move if I'm in the incorrect place!
I am currently running WSS 3.0 with SQL Express 2005 on Windows Server 2003 (server name asharepoint). I am trying to plan an upgrade path to SharePoint Foundation with SQL 2008 on Windows Server 2008 64 bit and am finding it to be a bit of a minefield!
The path I'm thinking is:
- Setup a new server, bsharepoint, with Windows 2008 and SQL 2008 installed on it
- Backup the SQL 2005 Express databases from asharepoint and restore to Windows 2008/SQL 2008 server, bsharepoint
- Point WSS 3.0 (still on Windows 2003 server) to SQL2008 content databases. Configuration database is still on Windows 2003/SQL Express 2005 server
- Test WSS 3.0 with SQL 2008 content databases (will there be any issue with having a SQL 2005 configuration db and a SQL 2008 content db? I’m not sure of a any way to point WSS 3.0 to the SQL 2008 database?)
- Install SharePoint Foundation on bsharepoint, run configuration wizard
- Point Foundation to SQL2008 content databases
- Test Foundation
- Power off asharepoint
- Rename bsharepoint to asharepoint (I’d like the new server to have the same name as the old one as there are a lot of workflows setup and they contain references to the server name asharepoint)
What does everyone think? Am I missing anything or is there a better way to go about this?
Thanks for any advice,
Claire
