particularly important in SQL Server 2012 because the editions have
been changed from the previous releases. For example, SQL Server 2012
dropped the Datacenter edition and added the new Business Intelligence
edition. Table 2 shows the supported upgrade paths to SQL Server 2012
from the previous editions of SQL Server. For more detailed information, you can check out “Supported Version and Edition Upgrades.”
Table 2: Supported Upgrade Paths to SQL Server 2012
Migrate From Edition Migrate To Edition
SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Datacenter SQL Server 2012 Enterprise
SQL Server 2012 Business Intelligence
SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Enterprise SQL Server 2012 Enterprise
SQL Server 2012 Business Intelligence
SQL Server 2012 Developer
SQL Server 2012 Enterprise
SQL Server 2012 Business Intelligence
SQL Server 2012 Standard
SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Web SQL Server 2012 Enterprise
SQL Server 2012 Business Intelligence
SQL Server 2012 Standard
SQL Server 2012 Web
SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Workgroup SQL Server 2012 Enterprise
SQL Server 2012 Business Intelligence
SQL Server 2012 Standard
SQL Server 2012 Web
SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Express
SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Express with Tools
SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Express with Advanced Services
SQL Server 2012 Enterprise
SQL Server 2012 Business Intelligence
SQL Server 2012 Standard
SQL Server 2012 Web
SQL Server 2012 Express
SQL Server 2008 SP2 Enterprise SQL Server 2012 Enterprise
SQL Server 2012 Business Intelligence
SQL Server 2012 Developer
SQL Server 2012 Enterprise
SQL Server 2012 Business Intelligence
SQL Server 2012 Standard
SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Developer
SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Standard
SQL Server 2008 SP2 Developer
SQL Server 2008 SP2 Standard
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