One of our summer tasks is upgrading a couple of servers from 2003R2 to 2008R2, using existing hardware. The servers are only used for file sharing so the upgrade is pretty simple except for one issue. Both servers have close to 1000 gigs of shared data on drive D (accessed via shares). In order to avoid a lengthy restore process, would it be reasonable to reinstall 2008R2 into the existing C partition while leaving the existing D partition intact? I tried the process on a test server and the old 2003R2 drive D partition worked fine under 2008R2. I had to recreate the shares and name spaces, but the NTFS file rights within the shares were retained. Seems like a great way to avoid a 10+ hour tape restore.
Is there any reason why this approach isn't a good idea? --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist
