Hello,
I am interested in the in place upgrade option for Skype for Business from Lync 2013. I currently have:
- 1 Enterprise FE
- 1 Backend
- 1 Edge
So when checking over TechNet looking for the downfalls of the in place upgrade option I see:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn951396.aspx
"In-place upgrade does not support high availability or disaster recovery for Skype for Business Server."
So what does that mean? After performing the in place upgrade I can't later add additional servers to my Front end pool? I can't later add additional servers to my Edge pool? I can't later implement SQL always on for my backend?
When I think of "in place upgrade", the traditional Windows "in place upgrade" comes to mind which is basically the "throw up in your mouth" "I have no other choice" option. Would you put the Lync 2013 to Skype for Business in place upgrade in that class? Such as, is the more best practice upgrade to just introduce a new Skype for Business server into the pool, move the users, decommission the old Lync 2013 server?
Thanks!