So if like one of our clients, you failed to upgrade your Beta 2
Tech Refresh MOSS to the RTM version you might find this
useful.
- The first step is to get the B2TR site functioning
again. The MOSS expiration cut off can be tricked by winding
back the clock on the server. You might want to communicate with
the Infrastructure team about this, and they will likely have some
gripes but it is only temporary. After you have set the clock
back test the site and make sure it works. You should
upgrade MOSS immediately. Do NOT just wind the clock back for
a year!
- Stop the Windows Timer Service on the server. Otherwise in a
couple of hours (probably mid upgrade) the clock will update to the
current time. This can be stopped from the services snap-in in
administrative tools. It is called Timer Service
- Now that the B2TR site is up and running you can perform the
upgrade to the RTM version. There are a couple of guides to follow
which are accurate and straight forward to follow. Either the
Microsoft Guide, or
Shane Young's Guide will work. There is also a
web cast that demonstrates the process from Bob Fox. I think
the most important thing is to backup you're servers before
upgrading. The technology wizard can take quite a while to run
depending on the sizes of your content databases. So plan for a few
hours of outage.
- Now it's just a matter of testing to make sure everything works
- I would focus on search and any customisations. It should all be
fine as the databases and web applications haven't really
changed.
- If everything works out ok you can set the time back to the
current time and turn the Time service back on.
Good luck!