Error Windows Server Upgrade

[hendragwen]

Dear,

I want to upgrade my VM OS form Windows Server 2012R2 to Windows Server 2022 has an error "0xC1900101 - 0x40021" The Installation failed in the SECOND_BOOT phase with an error during SYSPREP_RESPECIALIZE operation

And then i try to install Windows Server 2019 has some problem failed to upgrade

if have any configuration in my Host?

iam using ESXi 6.5

Pls Help,

Many Thanks

[alantz]

Make sure you have plenty of free disk space before you do your upgrade. If that doesn't work I would look into what is possibly corrupt with the OS.

--Alan--

[hendragwen]

Hi Alan,

my free space in local disk c: is up to 70GB, i think not issue about that, and then i was try sfc /scannow

need your help,

Many Thanks,

[Sam0054]

@hendragwen 

Before you begin the upgrade process, ensure that you met all Server 2022 system requirements. Try consider the following when doing the upgrade.

• You cannot do in-place upgrade from Windows Server 2012 to 2022
• Upgrade to 2016, then to 2019 and finally to 2022
• Ensure you have enough storage and member in place 

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Sam

[D_G_Tal]

hi

as i know you cant upgrade from 2012 to 2022 you must first upgrade to next version 2016 . . . .