How it works...

There are two methods to upgrade to VMM 2016, in-place upgrade and upgrading to another server. Before starting, review the initial steps and the VMM 2016 prerequisites, and perform a full backup of the VMM database.

Check your VMM version and plan upgrade path, uninstall your current VMM (retaining the data), and restore the VMM database to another SQL server running a supported version. During the installation, point to that database in order to have it upgraded. After the upgrade is finished, upgrade the host agents.

VMM will be rolled back automatically in the event of a failure during the upgrade process, reverting to its original installation/configuration.