Upgrade the EX490 to WS2012 Essentials R2

A brilliant article from techAU for those of you thinking of installing WS Essentials 2012 R2 onto a HP EX490 MediaSmart Server.

Jason Cartwright explains his 10 step process to get the process complete:

1. Eliminate data
2. Install drives in PC
3. Setup Storage Spaces
4. Copy data
5. Install Windows Server 2012 R2
6. Install drive in EX490
7. Complete software install / updates
8. Install fresh drives
9. Copy data back
10. Complete

A great read for EX490 owners thinking of upgrading, which you can find here.

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