Understanding Supported Upgrade Scenarios

The in-place upgrade process or the gradual migration process has limitations to which versions of SharePoint can be migrated, and which version of SharePoint 2010 they can be migrated to. Table 5.1 indicates which versions of various SharePoint products can be upgraded directly using the in-place upgrade process provided by Microsoft.

Table 5.1. Supported Direct In-Place Upgrade Targets for Various SharePoint Versions

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As indicated in Table 5.1, the older versions of SharePoint are not supported for direct upgrade and must be first upgraded to a supported version if using the Microsoft tools. If this ...

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