Upgrade and New Server

BrianMinch

Hello All, We are running ArcGIS / SDE 9.3 on Server (A) which is windows 2003 server and SQL 2005.  We have a new server (B) that is running windows 2012 with SQL 2012 and looking to move ARCGIS Server and SDE to this machine and going to version 10 as that is what the desktops are running.  We are looking at avoiding going to 10.1 for now just with the problems we have seen.  Also does the user on the Desktop need to be an administrator of the domain in order to connect.  This is what the old admin was saying and I am hoping to avoid that scenario?  It seems as though I find parts of what I need but no real direction on what order operations are performed as in do I upgrade then detach and attach on new server then install from scratch or do I just detach attach on new server and proceed with install.  TIA

BrianMinch

I would at the least upgrade ArcGIS Desktop to v10.1 on the ArcGIS Server (AGS) machine so you can administer services.  Then upgrade on that machine.  I would then upgrade the remaining desktops.  Then finally I would upgrade SDE.

What type of connections do you make to SDE (service or direct)?

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So before the move upgrade them mvoe over the database to the new server?  I am not the GIS guy and and new to ESRI anything so looking for a step by step on how to go from 9.3 to 10.1 but on a different server.  Really looking for guide that explain both processes and in what order as i see docs on both but not together..  I think he just does direct connection I would have to ask.