Upgrade File Server W2k Cluster

upgrade file server w2k cluster

i have little project start

2 servers running windows 2000 advanced - dell poweredge 2850 2 - intel xeon cpus 3.20ghz 1 mb cache - 80x86-64 , 2 gb of ram

they have 3 drive in san , 2 of them disk resources.

my question here recommend:

upgrade win2008/2012 , keep cluster structure
replace nas
use windows 2012 storage

any other ideas?

here views...

migrate cluster windows 2000 windows 2003

migrate cluster windows 2003 windows 2008 / r2

migrate cluster windows 2008 r2 windows 2012

following of resources might want refer

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/clustering/archive/2008/08/28/8904281.aspx?redirected=true

http://blogs.technet.com/b/hugofe/archive/2012/12/06/best-practices-for-migration-of-cluster-windows-2008-r2-2012-as-melhores-praticas-para-migrar-um-cluster-de-windows-2008-para-windows-2012.aspx

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/windowsserver/en-us/b8ab934b-c93e-4b9c-903d-c3e3896c8221/can-i-upgrade-a-2008-r2-cluster-to-2012-without-taking-down-the-cluster

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754481(v=ws.10).aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731812.aspx

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/windowsserver/en-us/02fa1196-bdfd-4671-9542-05c3d2a5f3bf/migrating-windows-server-2003-file-cluster-to-windows-server-2008-r2

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff182314(v=ws.10).aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831414.aspx

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/windowsserver/en-us/93deb00e-465c-4231-8040-18a70aa0f164/mscs-2003-physical-to-2012-mscs-virtual-migration

on personal note, if in situation, build windows 2012 cluster, create resources etc... and transfer data windows 2000 cluster newly built cluster.

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regards, santosh

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