RE: SBS First Time Install

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From: Carl Milloshewski (Milloshewski_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/15/04 

Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 12:51:05 -0700

"Graham" wrote:

> I have upgraded my NT 4.0 domain to a Windows Server 2003 domain. Currently,
> I am in the 2003 interim mode.
>
> I am trying to add another server i.e. running 2003 SBS and I want this
> server to be an additional domain controller.
>
> Upon installing 2003 SBS it wanted to installed AD etc. so I cancelled that
> and proceeded with a manual setup. I went to promote it to a DC i.e. dcpromo
> /adv and when I get to the screen to enter password and domain it says that
> "an AD domain controller for the domain xyz.com could not be contacted".
>
> I have setup the ip address of my primary dns in the ip settings and setup
> an "A" host record in the primary DNS server pointing to this SBS server.
>
> What am I doing wrong?

Your not doing anything wrong, it's just that MS has deemed "Small Business"
as single server installations and in installations of Small Business Server
you are limited to only one domain controller. You also can only have one
SBS per domain. All other servers must be "member servers" and will take up
one license seat.

Here's a link to a webinar by microsoft that explains licensing a little be
better. It's explained within the first 15 mins or so.

http://www.placeware.com/cc/partners1/view?id=msft041904kf&pw=MKJW6W

Hope that helps.
Carl M.

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