\nBefore initiating any upgrade process, it is essential to create a clone of your server. This serves as a backup, allowing you to revert to the previous state in case of any unforeseen issues during the upgrade.<\/p>\n
Step 2: Update the Server and Check for Updates<\/strong> Step 3: Create a Disk Based on Installation Media<\/strong> gcloud config set project PROJECT_ID<\/p><\/blockquote>\n b) Create a disk based on the installation media: – gcloud compute disks create win-installers c) Attach the disk to your VM in read-only mode:- gcloud compute instances attach-disk VM_NAME –disk=win-installers –mode=ro –zone=ZONE<\/p>\n gcloud compute instances attach-disk VM_NAME –disk=win-installers –mode=ro –zone=ZONE-Name<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Step 4: Attach Custom Installation Media as Additional Disk <\/strong> Step 5: Prepare the ISO File (Run All this command using gcloud cli +)<\/strong> ISO_URL=https:\/\/example.com\/big.iso<\/p><\/blockquote>\n b) Create a disk containing the contents of the ISO file DISK_NAME=iso<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Create a new disk to which to copy the contents of the ISO files:<\/p>\n gcloud compute disks create $DISK_NAME \\ Note:- Use a larger disk size if your ISO file exceeds 9 GB.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n c) Create a startup script for the temporary VM. The startup script performs the following actions: d) Create a Windows Server 2019 VM using the startup script and the created disk: gcloud compute instances create iso-copier \\ The VM takes about 2 minutes to start. Depending on the size of the ISO file, it can take another 5-15 minutes for the file copy operation to complete. You can observe the progress by running the following command:<\/p>\n e) Monitor the progress of the VM and file copy operation: gcloud compute instances tail-serial-port-output iso-copier \\ f) Wait for the VM to finish running the startup script:<\/p>\n g) Shut down and delete the temporary VM: gcloud compute instances delete iso-copier \\ h) Create an image from the disk: gcloud compute images create $DISK_NAME \\
\nBefore proceeding with the upgrade, make sure to update the server and check for any pending updates. This ensures that your system is in the best possible state before the upgrade process.
\n(Run all below command gcloud cli)<\/p>\n
\na) Set the GCP project :-
\nCommand:-<\/p>\n
\nCommand:-<\/p>\n
\n–image-family=windows-install-media
\n–image-project=compute-image-tools –zone=ZONE-Name<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nCommand:-<\/p>\n
\nFollow the steps in Creating an image from an ISO file to create a disk from the ISO image for custom installation media.<\/p>\n
\na) Set the ISO file URL:
\nCommand:-<\/p>\n
\nCommand:-<\/p>\n
\n–size=10GB \\
\n–zone=$(gcloud config get-value compute\/zone)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n1) Format the secondary disk with the NTFS file system.
\n2) Download the ISO file from the HTTP or Cloud Storage URL you specified.
\n3) Mount the ISO file and copy its contents to the secondary disk.
\nNote: Execute the script as-is on the command-line interface (CLI) by obtaining the script from the URL mentioned above.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Upgrade](\"https:\/\/www.shivaami.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pasted-image-0.png\")
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\nCommand:-<\/p>\n
\n–machine-type=n1-standard-2 \\
\n–image-family=windows-2019-core \\
\n–image-project=windows-cloud \\
\n–disk=name=$DISK_NAME,auto-delete=no \\
\n–metadata=enable-guest-attributes=true,iso=$ISO_URL \\
\n–metadata-from-file=windows-startup-script-ps1=startup.ps1 \\
\n–scopes=https:\/\/www.googleapis.com\/auth\/devstorage.read_only<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nCommand:-<\/p>\n
\n–zone=$(gcloud config get-value compute\/zone)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"Upgrade](\"https:\/\/www.shivaami.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pasted-image-0-1.png\")
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\nCommand:-<\/p>\n
\n–zone=$(gcloud config get-value compute\/zone) \\
\n–quiet<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nCommand:-<\/p>\n
\n–source-disk=$DISK_NAME \\
\n–source-disk-zone=$(gcloud config get-value compute\/zone)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n