Unattended in-place upgrade from Server 2012 R2 Datacenter to Server 2016 Datacenter

[Cherry2020]

I need to do unattended upgrade from Server 2012 R2 Datacenter to Server 2016 Datacenter. I have to do in this way only and I cannot do clean installs / migrations. I have a unattnend.xml file as below (although I've used variants of this). I cannot get the upgrade to commence using this however if I perform an upgrade manually all is good.

The following error is always displayed.


The following issues are preventing Windows from upgrading:
This upgrade path is not supported. Please close Setup and re-launch from the root of the media or go back and pick a different installation choice.

I'm using a mounted install DVD to run the upgrade. I successfully managed to upgrade from Server 2008 R2. It would be great if any one can help me or provide suggestions.to Server 2012 DC as the first phase of the upgrade.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
<settings pass="windowsPE">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<SetupUILanguage>
<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
</SetupUILanguage>
<InputLocale>en-US</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
<UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<UpgradeData>
<Upgrade>true</Upgrade>
<WillShowUI>Never</WillShowUI>
</UpgradeData>
<ImageInstall>
<OSImage>
<InstallFrom>
<Path>install.wim</Path>
<MetaData wcm:action="add">
<Key>/IMAGE/NAME</Key>
<Value>Windows Server 2016 SERVERDATACENTER</Value>
</MetaData>
</InstallFrom>
<InstallTo>
<DiskID>0</DiskID>
<PartitionID>2</PartitionID>
</InstallTo>
</OSImage>
</ImageInstall>
<UserData>
<AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
</UserData>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="oobeSystem">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<UserAccounts>
<AdministratorPassword>
<Value>TheCr@zyConsu1tant</Value>
<PlainText>true</PlainText>
</AdministratorPassword>
</UserAccounts>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="specialize">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<RunSynchronous>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Path>setup.exe /s /v&quot;/qn REBOOT=R&quot;</Path>
<Order>1</Order>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
</RunSynchronous>
</component>
</settings>
<cpifflineImage cpi:source="wim:c:/temp/2016/sources/install.wim#Windows Server 2016 SERVERDATACENTER" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>





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