

Integration Services Backward Compatibility: ĥ.On Azure: Customers who migrate workloads to Azure will have access to Extended Security Updates for both SQL Server 2012 and Windows Server 20 R2 for three years after the End of Support dates for no additional charge above the cost of running the virtual machine. Analysis Services Backward Compatibility: Ĥ. Database Engine Backward Compatibility: ģ. Other than this you also need to check Microsoft BOL and/or MSDN articles to check for Discontinued and Deprecated features, Breaking and Behavior Changes.Ģ. The report provides Importance, When to fix (Before/After), Description and links to information that will help you fix or reduce the effect of the known issues, image below:Īfter you are done with this Analysis and checking Reports, now the time is to work and fix on issues listed in the Reports. The Report Viewer tool uses this XML file generated and give you details of components that may be affected. After Analysis Wizard finishes it creates repots which is in the form of an XML file. –> Report Viewer tell you about the changes that needs attention or needs change/fix before or after upgrading to 2012. –> Analysis Wizard lets you run alanysis on following SQL components shown in image below: To Install it check this link: Īfter installing Upgrade Advisor, launch the tool, it gives you 2 options:ġ. Install it from here: –ITPRO40886&WT.mc_id=aff-n-we-loc–ITPRO40886īut for this also “MS DOT NET 4.0” is required on your system. The above error mentions to install “MS SQL Server 2012 Transact-SQL ScriptDom” component. Hyperlink and then run the Upgrade Advisor Setup operation again : To continue, install SQL Server 2012 Transact-SQL Script DOM from below

Which is not installed by Upgrade Advisor Setup. Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Transact-SQL Script DOM, This tool has some prerequisites to install, and if you don’t install them you might see following error while installation: It provides links to documentation that describes each identified issue and how to resolve it and also generates a report that captures identified issues to fix either before or after you upgrade. “Upgrade Advisor” identifies all features and configuration changes that might affect your upgrade. 2008 R2, 2008, 2005 and even 2000 in preparation for upgrading to SQL Server 2012. SQL Server 2012 “Upgrade Advisor” is for you to check and analyze instances of all previous SQL Server versions i.e. How will you make sure that the Upgrade will be seamless? 😦

How will you make sure that you are ready for Upgrade? Are you planning to upgrade your SQL Servers to 2012? YES!
