Re: Looking for SBS migration tool

From: Bishop (kenw_at_dcnconsulting.com)
Date: 11/02/04 

Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 00:25:52 -0600

Yes that phrase would be more approprate. Everything is different in the
new system. I'm not sure what the old hardware is, probably white box. New
hardware is HP server. Thus there will be different Nic's, SCSI Card and
array.

I though there were non-microsoft tools for this process but I'm not finding
any.

"SuperGumby [SBS MVP]" <not@your.nellie> wrote in message
news:u2J$JgxvEHA.1300@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> a swing migration is a valid method however I think this could easily be
> rephrased as:
> 'How do I move my existing installation to new hardware?'
>
> a description of the current hardware, be as specific as you can, and
> similarly for the new hardware would be of great assistance.
>
> "Javier Gomez [SBS MVP]" <javier_gomez@REMOVE.THIS.engineer.com> wrote in
> message news:OZ0sqeevEHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > May I also suggest you take a look at the Swing Migration technique
> > developed by Jeff Middleton (a fellow SBS MVP):
> > http://www.sbsmigration.com (send him an email or fill out the form
> > provided on that site).
> >
> > This could potentially save you hours of hard work, etc and in my
opinion
> > the migration procedure is very well documented + gives you many
> > tools/scripts to acomplish everything faster and with minimal downtime.
> > Another important factor is that it works in a much broader set of
> > migration scenarios.
> >
> > If you have a specific question about this or some other method... let
us
> > know and I'm sure we can help you.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > --
> > Javier [SBS MVP]
> > www.msmvps.com/javier
> > << SBS ROCKS!!! >>
> >
> > "Frank McCallister SBS MVP" <anonymous> wrote in message
> > news:%23aLB4NevEHA.1400@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >> Hi Bishop
> >>
> >> Check the M&M site http://www.smallbizserver.net/Default.aspx?tabid=99
> >>
> >> --
> >> Frank McCallister SBS MVP
> >> COMPUMAC
> >> "Bishop" <kenw@dcnconsulting.com> wrote in message
> >> news:uZwLIudvEHA.1520@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >>> Just migrating to different hardware, not OS but sounds like a
valiable
> >>> read.
> >>> thanks
> >>>
> >>> "wilengle@sbcglobal.net" <no-spamwilengle@sbcglobal.net> wrote in
> >>> message
> >>> news:eZDM9CdvEHA.4072@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> >>>> Here is a common tool
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=fa187d1e-8218-4501-9729-222bd8ebb64c&DisplayLang=en
> >>>>
> >>>> SBS Down and dirty... it Rocks!
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Wil Engle
> >>>> Whitebox Solutions
> >>>> remove the spam
> >>>> "Bishop" <kenw@dcnconsulting.com> wrote in message
> >>>> news:uZIpGIcvEHA.2316@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> >>>> > We have a Windows 2000 SBS server utilizing Active Directory, File,
> >>> Print,
> >>>> > ISA, Exchange, Policies, and Profiles. The server is on old, slow
> >>>> > hardware
> >>>> > and is ready for an upgrade to new faster hardware. Looking for
> >>>> > recomendations on either tools or processes that can assist on
making
> >>> the
> >>>> > migration smooth.
> >>>> >
> >>>> >
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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