Help Stuck at work until Server 2008R2 In Place Upgrade Finishes !!

[Hayabusa1989]

I need help, a server i am upgrading (server 2008 - 2008r2) with an inplace upgrade has been stuck on 72% for about 2 Hours :'( 

[RollinLower]

what are you complaining about. you get paid for this right? you can just browse the web obviously, as you already posted this.

just go watch youtube or netflix or something. 

[Hayabusa1989]

8 minutes ago, RollinLower said:

what are you complaining about. you get paid for this right? you can just browse the web obviously, as you already posted this.

just go watch youtube or netflix or something. 

I do not get paid to stay past working hours firstly, secondly i posted here because its a tech forum ? 

 

Third

ITS FUCKING FRIDAY  

 

 

[RollinLower]

3 minutes ago, Hayabusa1989 said:

I do not get paid to stay past working hours firstly, secondly i posted here because its a tech forum ? 

 

Third

ITS FUCKING FRIDAY  

not questioning why you posted.

but you're not giving as a lot to go on. 'a' server you're upgrading has been stuck on 72%. no specifics, nothing. 

we're not wizards over here you know.  

 

now i know inplace updates are prone to cause a mess. so first question: do you HAVE to do an inplace update?

[Hayabusa1989]

Just now, RollinLower said:

not questioning why you posted.

but you're not giving as a lot to go on. 'a' server you're upgrading has been stuck on 72%. no specifics, nothing. 

we're not wizards over here you know.  

 

now i know inplace updates are prone to cause a mess. so first question: do you HAVE to do an inplace update?

My Apologies Okay so essentially : 

 

Needed to raise the minimum level in our AD to 2008 R2, This was so we could upgrade to Exchange 2016 Update 7 because update 6 killed our OWA Access. 
We have an old TS Server that we use for people in our warehouse 
This machine has taken bloody ages to upgrade but now we are stuck on 72% at the end which i think is upgrading our files folders and programs. 

 

Specs below 

Intel Xeon E5507 2.27GHz 8 GB Ram  330 GB C Drive, Can't find the rest of the details.

 

 

[unijab]

You mean to tell me you didnt practice upgrading on a clone from a backup?

[Hayabusa1989]

Just now, unijab said:

You mean to tell me you didnt practice upgrading on a clone from a backup?

Actually we did, and it went fine. 

[unijab]

If its not going to finish successfully. restore from backup and start it over?

[Hayabusa1989]

Rollback failed, reinstalling now and will be backing up with tape :'( 

[dalekphalm]

Is it even legal for them to force you to work past your normal shift without paying you?

 

Eg: If you're supposed to work until 5pm but it takes until 8pm, you should be getting paid for those extra 3 hours.

 

And that's assuming you haven't hit the weekly hours needed to also be paid overtime pay.

[Hayabusa1989]

9 hours ago, dalekphalm said:

Is it even legal for them to force you to work past your normal shift without paying you?

 

Eg: If you're supposed to work until 5pm but it takes until 8pm, you should be getting paid for those extra 3 hours.

 

And that's assuming you haven't hit the weekly hours needed to also be paid overtime pay.

its a grey area tbh, we don't have weekly hours we need to hit. 

[KuJoe]

In place upgrades suck. Microsoft doesn't recommend them and even when they work, we end up building a new server to replace it in a few months because even a "successful" upgrade never works as good as a fresh install.

[Hayabusa1989]

Being sent home 5 hours early today. Cannot complain.