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Error message when you try to upgrade an iSCSI-booted server from Windows 2008 to Windows 2008 R2: "There is not enough free space on partition (C:)"

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Symptoms

When you try to upgrade an iSCSI-booted server from Windows 2008 to Windows 2008 R2, the upgrade fails. Additionally, you receive an error message that resembles the following:
There is not enough free space on partition (C:)
This issue occurs even when partition C has sufficient free space for the upgrade.

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Cause

This issue occurs because iSCSI-booted operating system upgrades are not supported.

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Status

This behavior is by design.

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Keywords: KB975694, kbsurveynew, kbtshoot, kbarchive, kbnosurvey

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Article Info
Article ID : 975694
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/15/2015
Published on : 1/15/2015
Exists online : False
Views : 227