Re: SBS 2000 install problems (need to reinstall from scratch)

No, if you're wanting to use the drive as a fallback point you do not first
logically break the mirror, just shutdown and remove one of the drives.

I'd probably take whichever is appearing as drive 0 out, make sure you can
boot off the other. You don't mention whether it's IDE or SCSI, boot
problems differ depending on the type.

To retain your AD information (Users/Computers etc...) you would need to
follow a procedure similar to that offered at www.sbsmigration.com. The
basic process is that you install W2K Server to a temp box, dcpromo it into
a DC role, allow the AD to replicate to it, format and install the original
box. BUT there's a few more steps involved.

"Jeff Foster" <noone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OQZ8FcC9FHA.3996@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I currently have an SBS 2000 server that has numerous problems. I think
> most of these stem back to the way that SBS was originally installed. I
> don
> 't believe it was a clean installation. I think it may have been
> installed
> on top of a demo version or some sort of "upgrade" from a standalone Win2K
> server. Regardless, there are many features of SBS that are not
> available.in fact, all of the SBS features are not available. It is
> basically just functioning as a limited Win2K server. None of the SBS
> consoles are installed, Exchange is not installed, shared fax, ISA, etc.
>
>
>
> I have tried to sit down with it and go through the SBS install but I get
> errors that cause any installation of the SBS components to fail. I spent
> 8
> hours with it on Saturday when the office was closed trying to get
> everything else installed but it just caused more problems. I have come
> to
> the conclusion that I am going to have to do a clean install to overwrite
> the existing installation and get everything installed correctly and
> working.
>
>
>
> Here's my situation. Our server currently has two mirrored 40GB HD's
> divided into three partitions. Partition one is the SBS install (or
> whatever part is actually installed), partition two is all the shared
> folders, and partition three is empty.
>
>
>
> I will, of course, run a full system backup before I start any of this,
> but
> I also want to take out one of the mirrored drives and set it aside to
> serve
> as an easy restore method in case the reinstall fails for some reason.
>
>
>
> Do I need to go into disk management and break the mirror first or just
> power down the computer and take out the mirrored drive as is? If I have
> to
> reboot from the mirrored drive, the other drive will have been
> repartitioned
> so I know that I would have to go into disk management to reset the
> partitions and mirror. My concern is how to take the drive out. Will
> breaking the mirror make the drive unbootable or is that what would be
> necessary?
>
>
>
> Also, I prefer the idea of rebuilding as much of the settings as possible
> (DNS, DHCP, Active Directory group policies), but is there any way to keep
> the user accounts (Security ID's) from the existing system to ensure that
> any encrypted files that the users may not admit to having on their own
> machine are still recoverable (File encryption is a company no-no due to
> past issues with it), and also to keep the users desktop accounts intact?
>
>
>
> Thanks for any help or pointers that you can provide.
>
>
>
> Jeff Foster
>
>


.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Worst monday of my life - please help...
    ... If that's the case, restoring the SQL ... but it finally did install with a few hiccups. ... >> or just leave the mirrored drives in the server on the secondary IDE ... I decided it was time to re-add the mirror. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: Upgrade SBS Server
    ... Les Connor [SBS Community Member] ... > It is not a good install for the old config. ... > to the new drives for larger storage, and installed SBS 2003 and Exchange. ... >> upgrade. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: SBS 2000 install problems (need to reinstall from scratch)
    ... They are just simple IDE drives running as dynamic disks ... I am familiar with the Active Directory replication from one server to ... the SBS install will change the AD schema to accomodate Exchange. ... >> Do I need to go into disk management and break the mirror first or just ...
    (microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000)
  • Re: Hard drive config. suggestions welcome.
    ... However to this day I always wonder why someone wants to install SBS without ... SBS has a lot of Great Options when you use Exchange. ... > share both storage drives accross the board. ... but you can put them outside your server with a SATA ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: bare-metal restoration -- what should I know before I do it?
    ... different hard drives, that would be the second best thing. ... with a fresh install and put back the data. ... On Feb 15, 8:01 am, Jim Behning SBS MVP ... to DSR you F8 when the server is booting. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)