Destination: SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2
Now that you have become familiar with how to use the helpful Upgrade Advisor, you’re ready to begin your extensive pre-upgrade testing phase. After you resolve all the issues you can, it’s time to take the next step: install SQL Server 2008 (in your test and development environments first, of course).
Two different paths lead from SQL Server 2000 or 2005 to SQL Server 2008:
• You can upgrade your existing SQL Server 2000 SP4 or later and SQL Server 2005 SP2 or later instances in-place, using the SQL Server Installer.
• You can install SQL Server 2008 side by side with your current SQL Server instances and then migrate your data and other content to SQL Server 2008.
The same upgrade paths exist ...
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