Re: Can't find add license wizard / server management console
From: Frank McCallister (anonymous)
Date: 06/29/04
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Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 17:21:22 -0500
Hi Daniel
The "Normal" procedure for Windows servers just doesn't work with SBS!. It
is possible to muddle through without the Wizards I suppose if you install
everything but MS did a Magnificent job of integratiing many products to
work on one server and the Wizards make it work. There are hundreds of
threads in this newsgroup where people didn't follow the procedures and it
always leads to trouble. I have had some occasions to use PSS to drill in to
a clients server to solve a tricky issue and I shadow their session. They
use the CEICW Wizard from the Todo list in Server Management. They don't
wander around in DNS and DHCP and Exchange they let the Wizard do it.
If you can't do a fresh install then at least an install on top and then go
through the Server Management Todo list CEICW Wizard and Add License Wizard.
If that doesn't work and you still can't do a fresh install then I suggest
you spend the $245 and call MS for help.
Frank
"Daniel Peterson" <pythas@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:usnGa1gXEHA.2972@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>I am not in a position to start over. What I did is the normal procedure
> for non SBS windows domains & exchange, and went something like this
> (obviously, there's more to it than that, but here's the basics):
>
> 1. Install SBS 2003
> 2. Setup DNS
> 3. DC promo
> 4. Prep forest & domain for exchange
> 5. Install exchange
>
> My complaint is that I don't recall reading anywhere that if you didn't
> run
> the post install setup wizard, then you couldn't use your server properly.
> Will the integrated setup destroy my existing configuration? Isn't there
> a
> way to just install the management tools I need, without letting a wizard
> run on my server without really telling me what it's doing?
>
> "Les Connor [SBS MVP]" <les.connor@DEL.cfive.ca> wrote in message
> news:eT$BSrgXEHA.3188@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Daniel,
>>
>> The 'By Hand' method is not documented anywhere, unless you have
> documented
>> it. So it's not possible to know the present state of your server, and
> what
>> steps should be taken to correct it.
>>
>> The next steps may vary from fdisk start over, to running the integrated
>> setup. So if you can provide your installation steps in detail, perhaps
>> someone could help you decide what to do.
>>
>> If you're in a position right now to fdisk and start over, I'd seriously
>> consider that.
>>
>> --
>> Les Connor [SBS MVP]
>> -------------------------------------
>> SBS Rocks !
>>
>>
>>
>> "Daniel Peterson" <pythas@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:u0NEzfgXEHA.376@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > We recently installed SBS 2003 for a customer, and I setup a domain,
>> > exchange, etc. for them.
>> >
>> > However, when I try to add the additional CAL via the normal licensing
>> > control panel or administrative tools, I am instructed to use the Add
>> > License Wizard. Reading through posts in this group, it seems clear
> that
>> > this is part of a server management console, which seems to be
>> > installed
>> by
>> > the Microsoft SBS setup wizard. I don't have this either, as I didn't
>> setup
>> > the server using this setup wizard, but setup things up by hand.
>> >
>> > Is there a way to install this server management console, so I can run
>> this
>> > add license wizard AFTER the server is configured and deployed, without
>> > destroying my existing configuration?
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
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