Re: Advice on setup...please help

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Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 21:13:03 -0700

Depending on how fast you expect to reach the 75 User
limit, you have a couple of options at that point...

- There is an "unbundling" migration tool (check the cost)
to migrate from SBS licenses to regular Windows licenses.
- SBServer does not support inter-Domain trusts, but it's
possible to configure a Site to Site VPN between networks.
If your company can be served with two separate SBServer
Domains (or SBServer plus something else), management and
security of the two Domains can't be integrated but to a
degree it's possible to support mutual access to shared
resources. Only you can look at what your company does to
consider whether this an option.

Tony Su

>-----Original Message-----
>The only problem is the 75 user deal. We're going to
outgrow that in a few
>years. And SBS 2k3 Prem. is too expensive for that soon
to be reached brick
>wall of user accounts. I feel like we're stuck in the
middle class, forced
>to take on a more enterprise cost because of our #s but
just a little too
>big to take advantage of what SBS has to offer.
>"Tony Su" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:100bd01c43f0a$ca22fd10$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> Consider SBS2K3 Premium.
>>
>> Everything will be pre-configured on a single box...
Win2K3
>> (DC), ISA2K, Exch2K3, SQL2K. You'll also get goodies
like
>> an Intranet site and a number of network monitoring
tools.
>>
>> You'll get everything set up with a default
configuration
>> using easy to follow wizards.
>>
>> SBS2K3 supports a maximum of 75 CALs which can be
>> configured as device or User.
>>
>> MS recommends placing a firewall appliance in front of
>> your SBServer box, but it can be an inexpensive box
>> relying on ISA to do most of the work.
>>
>> Tony Su
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Scenario:
>> >The mortgage company I just started working for doesn't
>> have any servers.
>> >It's a large micro-managed p2p setup. There are 50
>> employees amongst 3
>> >sites. They have broadband cable internet with firewall
>> routers at each
>> >site. Email is handled by another company we do biz
with.
>> They host our
>> >domain and provide spam and virus scanning. Growth is
>> estimated at maybe 10
>> >employees/year.
>> >
>> >Issues to solve:
>> >Want to centrally control internet access and filter
>> content
>> >Disable downloading for most employees.
>> >Desperately need centralized backup and security.
>> >
>> >My plan:
>> >Purchase and deploy a 2003 standard server as a DC,
>> install ISA 2000 on it
>> >too. Setup NAS appliances for backups and hardware VPNs
>> at the other 2 sites
>> >to connect all sites and be able to filter internet for
>> all.
>> >
>> >Questions:
>> >1. Am I setting myself up for disaster by doing the
taboo
>> install of ISA on
>> >a DC? (SBS 2003 Premium does the same thing, more or
less
>> but is limited to
>> >75 users and freakin' expensive for cals!!)
>> >2. OR... am I better off with an appliance solution to
>> control internet like
>> >iPrism?
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

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