Hello,
I have a dedicated server that I have hosted in a remote datacenter. The server is currently running Windows Server 2008 Standard x86. It is not a part of a domain and it is the only server in the datacenter that I own. I would like to upgrade this server to Windows Server 2008 R2 x64. The catch is that I would prefer not to have to spend the money to have the datacenter's employees perform the upgrade for me.
Does anyone know if it is possible to do this upgrade via remote desktop and upon completion, be able to log back on via remote desktop, without any physical access to the machine at any point of the upgrade? I am thinking there might be a way (cheap commercial software would be fine) to somehow automate the installation so that it does not need any user interaction whatsoever, or at least not until the machine is in a state that it can be connected to via remote desktop.
If anyone has any suggestions, they would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Brian P. Hamachek
I have a dedicated server that I have hosted in a remote datacenter. The server is currently running Windows Server 2008 Standard x86. It is not a part of a domain and it is the only server in the datacenter that I own. I would like to upgrade this server to Windows Server 2008 R2 x64. The catch is that I would prefer not to have to spend the money to have the datacenter's employees perform the upgrade for me.
Does anyone know if it is possible to do this upgrade via remote desktop and upon completion, be able to log back on via remote desktop, without any physical access to the machine at any point of the upgrade? I am thinking there might be a way (cheap commercial software would be fine) to somehow automate the installation so that it does not need any user interaction whatsoever, or at least not until the machine is in a state that it can be connected to via remote desktop.
If anyone has any suggestions, they would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Brian P. Hamachek