We are beginning out upgrade from RE 7.71 to RE 7.85. We bought a new Dell Server (1950) which has Duo Quad core processors and 32 Gb of memory. We are moving from a much older server...with only 4 Gb memory and a single processor. We have upgraded out 32 bit Windows 2000 OS to 64 bit Windows 2008 Server and the SQL from SQL 2000 Server to SQL 2005 Server. We have the SQL instance on the server, and have the DB stored on the SAN. Our users connect remotely via a terminal server, which we are upgrading as well.

 I have installed RE 7.85 on the new server, and have passed the upgrading process on a copy of the DB, and it appeared to do well. We do have some customizations, and are working on that area now.

 With the info above, how does this compare to what you experienced with your upgrade, and do you have any recommendations that may help me in the upgrade process.

In our current prod, we restart the server 1 to 2 times per week, and the terminal server, over the last 2 weeks, 1 time per week, usually mid week, due to issues. We are ready to get into the new server asap. I know the customizations will have to be reworked, but if there are any other recommendations...please let me know. :-)

 Thanks...

Franklin King / Applications Administrator / Wycliffe Bible Translators (email- franklin_king@wycliffe.org)