Upgrading the OS on a Qlik Sense Server

[richnwide]

It looks like we might need to upgrade our Qlik servers from Win 2012 to Win 2019 within the next 12 months.

Are you aware of any issues with doing this, and any advice on steps to take?

Is it a case that we would just update the OS without touching the Qlik installation or would we need to back up the repository and all artifacts and then restore them once the OS upgrade has completed?

[Maria_Halley · Accepted solution]

@richnwide 

Short answer, no you should not need to reinstall, but you should take backups. 

Please read through the below article, as it contains more details.

https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/Impact-of-Windows-Operating-System-Upgrades-...

[richnwide]

We haven't started the upgrade yet, but your response gives us the confidence to start planning for it. Thanks very much