In this situation, I’d recommend the following:
- Dump your production database into your test database
- Install WP 3 and point it at your test DB
- Run the database upgrade
- Turn users loose on the test instance
We used a similar process on a much larger installation, and it worked fairly well. Having the second instance made it possible to use our testing resources to verify functionality without depending on the users, too.
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