It has happened. This site is now running Community Server 2.0.
I did some initial testing locally before attempting to convert my site. This testing found some issues with the database upgrade script provided by Telligent. This was because their script was specifying a collation that wasn't compatible with my database. I edited their script (see attached file) to use the databases default collation and that sorted out the errors.
Once I had a chance to upgrade the site, it was reasonably painless. I had a few issues connecting to my database server using Enterprise Manager and to the web server over FTP. When those account issues were sorted, everything else went smoothly.
I used Ken Robertson's ExtendedUrlMapping dll to get the blog to appear at the root of the site. This was more reliable that the other methods indicated on the CS forums. The other methods didn't have correct url rewriting support for the RSS and ATOM links. I also changed SiteUrls.config to remove the Blogs link from the pages.
I think this is a really great product, but if you have an existing installation, run a test upgrade locally using a backup of your remote database with a local CS 2.0 setup. If you don't test before you attempt an upgrade, you are likely to have a painful experience.
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