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18 changes: 15 additions & 3 deletions intune/configmgr/core/servers/manage/upgrade-on-premises-infrastructure.md
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title: Upgrade on-premises infrastructure
titleSuffix: Configuration Manager
description: Learn how to upgrade infrastructure, such as SQL Server and the OS of site systems.
ms.date: 12/19/2024
ms.date: 12/08/2025
ms.subservice: core-infra
ms.service: configuration-manager
ms.topic: upgrade-and-migration-article
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- Make sure the following Configuration Manager services are running:

- SMS_EXECUTIVE

- SMS_SITE_COMPONENT_MANAGER

- Make sure the **Windows Process Activation** and **WWW/W3svc** services are enabled and set for automatic start. The upgrade process disables these services, so make sure they're running for the following site system roles:

- Site server

- Management point

- Make sure each server that hosts a site system role continues to meet all [prerequisites](../../plan-design/configs/site-and-site-system-prerequisites.md). For example, you might need to reinstall BITS, WSUS, or configure specific settings for IIS.
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- If you're upgrading the primary site server, then [run a site reset](modify-your-infrastructure.md#bkmk_reset).

- If the WSUS server is remote from the Site Server, the **Windows Server Update Services Tools** must be removed and reinstalled.

- Remove the Windows Server Update Services Tools

```cmd
Uninstall-WindowsFeature -Name UpdateServices-RSAT
```

- Install the Windows Server Update Services Tools

```cmd
Install-WindowsFeature -Name UpdateServices-RSAT
```

#### Known issue for remote Configuration Manager consoles

After you upgrade the site server, or an instance of the SMS Provider, you can't connect with the Configuration Manager console. To work around this problem, manually restore permissions for the **SMS Admins** group in WMI. Permissions must be set on the site server, and on each remote server that hosts an instance of the SMS Provider:
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