Re: Advice on Installing SBS Server in Existing Server 2003 Domain

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From: CRIS HANNA \(SBS-MVP\) (crishannanospam_at_computingpossibilities.net)
Date: 09/07/04 

Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 10:24:35 -0500

You can certainly setup your SBS as a test server, but don't expect it to function in your domain without changing the config on your existing DC
If you like the way it works you can certainly migrate it to new hardware then

If you set up the SBS server separately to test without affecting your existing domain, then when you are ready to introduce the new server, you would have to re-do it all over again and in very specific steps

http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2003/sbs/upgrade/default.mspx 

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Cris Hanna (SBS-MVP)
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  "J Guerry" <jguerry@HotMail.com> wrote in message news:e3LQiPdkEHA.3724@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
  I am currently running a single Win2003 Server. I eventually plan to have a
  second SBS 2003 Server in the same domain. I understand that SBS will need
  to be the PDC in the domain. At this point, I want to install SBS 2003 on an
  older server for testing purposes. Given this fact, I hesitate to establish
  this install as the PDC for my domain.
  I need a recommendation on the best approach to accomplish the following:
  1) I would like the SBS server to be fully functional with connections to my
  LAN/WAN. Primary areas for testing will be Exchange, Sharepoint and possibly
  CRM.
  2) I would like to avoid any reconfiguration of my existing Win2003 server,
  unless the changes can be easily and quickly "undone".
  3) If the testing on SBS goes well, I would like to be able to migrate the
  installation to new hardware, and establish it as the PDC in my domain.
  Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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