Upgrade from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013

In this article, I shows the available SharePoint upgrade methods to upgrade from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013 and How to apply it ?

Generally, there are two method for upgrade :

• an in-place upgrade.

Installation a new SharePoint 2013 version over the earlier SharePoint 2010 version on the same farm is not supported.

• database-attach method.

is the only upgrade method supported to upgrade from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013.

To upgrade from SharePoint 2010 Products to SharePoint 2013 using the database-attach method, you should apply the following sequence stages :

• Create the SharePoint 2013 farm.

• Copy the SharePoint 2010 Products databases.

• Upgrade SharePoint 2010 Products databases and service applications.
  • Note : The database-attach method is only available for some Application service like :
    • Business Data Connectivity.
    • Managed Metadata.
    • PerformancePoint.
    • Secure Store.
    • User Profile (Profile, Social, and Sync databases)
    • Search administration

Other application services requires to reconfigure again in the new farm.

• Create web applications.

• Install Customization.

• Upgrade Content Database.

• Upgrade SharePoint 2010 Products site collections.

Enjoy 🙂

• For more details check the MSDN complete reference from Here
• See also Upgrading to SharePoint 2013 in MVA.