New SAP Business One Installation To Migrate To

[former_member644332]

We are running SBO 8.82PL07 and need to start the upgrade path.

We are also moving it to a new server and we have received the license file for that.

I would like to start by moving to the new server and then test the upgrade process on the new server while the old server remains in production.

SQL2008R2 installedon the new server as well as SBO Server Tools. The install files however is those I got from the Download Centre which does not include the Server Setup but only the Upgrade. Since the new server is essentially a fresh install of SBO at this stage, I would think that I need to get a demo company installed before starting the migration?

Restoring the SBO DB's on the new SQL server and setting up the License Manager to connect to the new server get me to a point where no companies are visible when launching the client.

Is there other server tools or required installations that need to be installed on the new server that may not come with the "Upgrade" version of the downloaded installation files?

[Johan_H]

Hi,

We did the same in January of 2022. We upgraded to the version 10. It was easier than I expected. Here is what I did, first as a test, and then later live:

1. Install the new server hardware.
2. Download MS SQL Server from the SAP support platform.
3. On the new server, install MS SQL Server 2019. The upgrade will work, even though officially 9.2 is not compatible with mssql2019
4. On the new server, install B1 v9.2
5. In MS SQL Server Management Studio, create a new empty database.
6. Copy a backup of your production system to the new server, and restore it on top of the new empty database (use overwrite).
7. Upgrade the database to v9.2.
8. Uninstall B1 v9.2.
9. Install v10.
10. Upgrade the database to v10.

Regards,

Johan