System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager is now for its unified management for service provider, Windows Azure ecosystem and on-premises with the most cost effective and hassle-free management, with perks for enterprise scale application management and support. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this article, we’ll explore the options to upgrade to System Center 2012 R2, its features, design consideration and system requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Users can upgrade to the latest Configuration Manager version from their current ones using the below steps, <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Users need to create a side-by-side installation of both Configuration Manager 7 and Configuration Manager 2012 R2, where the latter could be used to migrate objects and content from the 20017 version. Since the System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager does not support in-place upgrade, users are advised to follow the above mentioned procedure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Users can upgrade to System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager directly if they do have the System Center Configuration Manager SP1 version and its not necessary that they need to be on the latest cumulative update to do the same. But if in case the users aren’t using the service pack then they need to upgrade to System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1 version before upgrading to System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n