Re: SBS2K3 Upgrade problem with ISA

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From: Tony Su (TonySu_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/28/05 

Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 22:17:04 -0800

If you choose to ininstall ISA SP1, see my post today to "SBS03 Install
asking fro ISA2000-SP1" by Rob 1/27/2005 11:17AM PST

Tony

"SuperGumby [SBS MVP]" wrote:

> there is only one previous version upgrade SKU, SBS(4.0, 4.5 or 2000) to
> SBS2003 Premium. (I almost said there is only one upgrade SKU, but then
> Standard to Premium is also an 'upgrade')
>
> I suppose it's possible someone could waste their money and accidently buy
> FPP SBS2003 Standard.
>
> As for the ISAsp2 question, I don't know that it will break anything but as
> I'd probably be reapplying ISAsp2 on the new box anyway and sp2 is more
> recent than SBS2003 upgrade wizard I might be tempted to remove it.
> Completely removing ISA sounds OK if you have a simple setup, I can even see
> some logical reasons for doing it, along the lines of changes to networking.
> Might be considered overkill by some.
>
> "Eriq Neale" <eon@eonconsulting.idonotwantspam.net> wrote in message
> news:2005012706153816807%eon@eonconsultingidonotwantspamnet...
> > On 2005-01-26 23:45:48 -0600, "Torrey Lauer"
> > <torrey@nospam.moderntravel.net> said:
> >
> >> Okay, I've found the updates that are required for upgrading to SBS2K3,
> >> but I've still got SP2 installed. The upgrade process isn't requiring me
> >> to unintall ISA SP2 and then install ISA SP1 first is it?
> >
> > Hey Torrey.
> >
> > The first question I've got is which version of SBS 2003 are you upgrading
> > to? If you're upgrading to SBS 2003 Standard, which doesn't include ISA,
> > I'm pretty sure you'll have to remove ISA altogether as I don't believe
> > the upgrade from SBS 2000 to SBS 2003 includes the "rights" to continue
> > running ISA from SBS 2003 on the 2003 OS.
> >
> > On the servers where I've done upgrades from SBS 2000 to SBS 2003, I've
> > found the best way to complete the upgrade is just to remove ISA from the
> > server prior to the upgrade, then reinstall it from the Premium
> > Technologies CD once you've got the basic OS/SBS installation complete.
> >
> > HTH...
> >
> > -Eriq
> > --
> > Eriq Neale - MCSE, MCSA Messaging, MCP Small/Medium Business, Mac Guru
> > EON Consulting
> > Need additional IT insight? E-mail "support at eonconsulting dot net"
> >
>
>
>

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