POA for SQL Server In-Place Up-gradation

In this article, We will explain step by step how to prepare Plan Of Action(POA) for In-Place upgrading SQL Instance from SQL Server 2008 R2 to SQL Server 2016.

POA for upgrading instance from SQL Server 2008 R2 to SQL Server 2016
Pre-requisites to be considered and to take action
1 Check if any database HA is enabled or not.
3 Run SQL Server 2016 Upgrade Advisory to find out possible errors during up-gradation and fix the OS\SQL\DB related errors if any.
Implementation Plan
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1 Stop the applications which are pointing to the databases on prod DB server.
2 Take the snap shot SQL server version and Edition details.
3 Take the backup of all the databases to disk.
4 Take the backup of all the linked servers, credentials, proxy and SSRS encryption key(if any).
5 Take the backup of all the logins, jobs and SSIS packages(if any).
6 Check the collation level of the instance(Take snap).
7 Note\take snapshot of memory configuration,LPM accounts,services,ports etc for the instance.
8 Take backup of sys.configurations,sp_helpdb,sys.master_files,sys.databases to an Excel file.
9 Take the snap shot of SQL server instance properties, Configuration Manager, SSRS configurations etc.
10 Run the setup and select the option ‘Upgrade from sql server 2005,2008 and 2008 R2 to 2012’ and perform instance upgrade.
11 Restart the server post up-gradation completes.
12 Check the services,configurations, DB accessibility and verify error logs.
13 Start the application and check the functionality.
Roll back plan
1 Uninstall the SQL server 2016 and all its components from control panel and restart server.
2 Install the SQL sever 2008 R2 SP2 Enterprise Edition and restart the server.
3 compare the collation level and version details.
4 configure the memory settings.
5 Restore all the user database.
6 Restore all the logins and jobs.
7 Restore all the Linked server.
8 Configure the LPM settings as per the snap shot taken.

 

 

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