Examining the In-Place Upgrade Scenario
The first and most straightforward option for upgrading to SharePoint 2010 is the in-place upgrade option. With this option, an existing SharePoint 2007 server is upgraded in place to SharePoint 2010. The advantage to this approach is that it is easy to perform and utilizes existing hardware and preserves custom farm settings such as Audiences or Search customization. The main disadvantage to this approach is that the hardware must be SharePoint 2010-capable and there is no going back when the migration starts.
The key to this approach is that the existing servers must be SharePoint 2010-compliant, which means they must be running the following minimum levels of OS and software:
• Windows Server 2008 x64 ...
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