We have a SharePoint server that is version something like 12.0.4 and we are trying to import a site collection that was exported from another SharePoint server. The version there is somthing like 12.0.0. We have the export but we no longer have access to the server. How do we import the site from a lower version into a higher version?
We have tryed the stsadm import function but that is where we get the problem with the version mismatch.
has anyone experenced something like this?
Best Answer
Maybe there's a better way, but here's what I would just do because it can be done in the background, simultaneously to doing other stuff...
OK, both are version 12, so that would probably be just a diff in Service Pack levels / hotfixes etc. Set up your clean SP environment anew, without any service packs, updates, patches etc. Check the version number. If lower than your export, gradually perform updates until the version number is just identical. Import, and only after testing your imported content optionally apply other updates as you see fit.