Perform pre-upgrade steps (SharePoint Server 2010)

Applies to: SharePoint Server 2010

After you have planned your upgrade process to Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, you can start the upgrade process by following the required pre-upgrade steps.

In this section:

• Run the pre-upgrade checker (SharePoint Server 2010)

  The pre-upgrade checker identifies potential upgrade issues in your environment. Run this as you plan your upgrade and before you start the upgrade process, so that you can address these issues.

• Back up environment before an in-place upgrade (SharePoint Server 2010)

  Create a full backup of your environment to ensure that you can recover if upgrade does not go as planned.

See Also

Other Resources

Downloadable book: Upgrading to SharePoint Server 2010
Resource Center: Upgrade and Migration for SharePoint Server 2010