Migrate SharePoint 2010 To 2013 Easily With This Step-By-Step Guide
Migration from an earlier version to the latest one becomes a necessity because new features are being included with the latest versions. The latest version from Microsoft for SharePoint 2013 is loaded with many great features. SharePoint 2010 is also very popular with many organizations because of the radical features it has along with capabilities of being combined easily.
SharePoint’s market share and its positioning have reached new levels with the launch of SharePoint 2013. However many organizations are still using SharePoint 2010 and are presently looking forward to upgrading to the extremely successful latest version of SharePoint. If you are considering to migrate SharePoint 2010 to 2013 we suggest you follow this guide for easy migration.
Initially, you need to install and configure the latest farm of SharePoint 2013. You also need to create a web application which will be similar to the existing SharePoint 2010 farm in the latest version you are installing. As you are using the existing database from SharePoint 2010 you can delete the database of default content which would be linked with the fresh web application. You can confront issues if you fail to delete the root database. This is a common problem because the collection in the root site is present in both the databases resulting in a conflict.
The next step for you would be to create a backup of the databases in SharePoint 2010 and thereafter restore them into the SQL server of SharePoint 2013. You can either use central administration to complete this task or even the PowerShell CMDlet. The backup of databases from the SQL server of SharePoint 2010 can be created by logging in the server box of the farm of SharePoint 2010. Thereafter you just need to open the management studio of the SQL server for expanding the databases node.
After you have completed the tasks mentioned you need to restore the database from SharePoint 2010 to the SQL server of SharePoint 2013. You need to copy all the essential databases backups to the target SQL server of SharePoint 2013. After you have completed the copying of the database files you need to move a step further and open the management studio of the SQL server and click restore database.
Simply migrating SharePoint 2010 to 2013 without verifying contented databases to address any issues will leave the job half completed. You will, therefore, need to scan content databases of web applications which are provided in order to look for any issues. You can use syntax to accomplish this objective.
After you have addressed any issues which may be reported you can begin attaching the content databases to the SharePoint 2013 web application. Make an attempt to mount the database of the root site collection initially and if you are considering the migration of ‘my sites’ it would be beneficial for you to initially migrate its host.
The final step in the process of migration is to upgrade the site collections. After completing the migration from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013 the entire site collections will remain on SharePoint 2010 by default with its earlier appearance and other functionalities. Therefore you need to explicitly migrate the site collections to SharePoint 2013.
Service providers are presently delivering tools which can also help you to migrate SharePoint 2007 to 2013. This may not be a feature with all service providers but if you are prepared to conduct some research you will definitely come across reputed organizations which are offering tools that support all versions of SharePoint including 2007. Therefore you can remove any concerns from your mind of how you are going to migrate from an earlier version of SharePoint to the latest because the capabilities of doing so are certainly available for you.