Re: Poweredge server powering down by itself using SBS 2003

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Hi Manny,

Please pin down the installer on exactly why they preferred that the server
not be installed as a Domain Controller. Also ask them how many SBS
installs they have done and how many they currently support. From this
information, you can then decide if you should allow them to complete the
SBS install.

The problem is that if they haven't installed SBS a few times and don't
routinely support it, they may botch the installation which might leave you
with an SBS server with a number of issues.

--
Merv Porter [SBS MVP]
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"Manny Chopra" <MannyChopra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:CD0D12BA-B16A-479F-BA5E-8718E378B065@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Thanks so much for all of the assistance. I understand that if I do not
> set
> up the server as a domain controller I will keep having the server power
> down
> every 100 hours. I have asked my local computer installer to come by and
> finalize the installation. They preferred that I did not setup the server
> with a domain controller, I do not understand why, but, hopefully this
> will
> solve the powering down issue.
>
> Thanks
>
> Manny
>
> "NJS" wrote:
>
>> Sounds like the SBS2003 setup hasn't been finished - there should be an
>> icon
>> on the desktop to run the setup, or else use the SBS CD 1.
>>
>> "Manny Chopra" <Manny Chopra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:97C71C8A-19A1-4EF4-B968-747D7F478983@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I am new to the server world of computing, and recently purchased a new
>> > Dell
>> > server, Poweredge 1800 with Small business server 2003. The computer
>> > is
>> > supposed to be on at all times, however, when we come into work in the
>> > morning, it is usually powered down. After numerous conversations with
>> > Dell
>> > support, and some diagnostic testing, they concluded that it was a
>> > software
>> > issue. Here are the error messages - please help, or advise. we are
>> > trying
>> > to not run the computer as a domain controller.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > In reviewing the DSET log, I found the following references for which
>> > there
>> > are repeats for multiple days. The errors are being reported by the
>> > operating
>> > system to the event log:
>> >
>> > 5/9/2005 10:14:01 AM
>> > SBCore 1001 DELLSERVER
>> > The server was shut down because it did not comply with the EULA. For
>> > more
>> > information, contact Microsoft.
>> >
>> > 5/9/2005 10:14:03 AM
>> > USER32 1074 NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM DELLSERVER The process sbscrexe.exe
>> > has
>> > initiated the shutdown of computer DELLSERVER on behalf of user NT
>> > AUTHORITY\SYSTEM for the following
>> > reason: No title for this reason could be found Reason Code: 0x0
>> > Shutdown
>> > Type: shutdown Comment:
>> >
>> > 5/10/2005 4:10:43 PM SBCore 1013 N/A DELLSERVER This computer must be
>> > configured as a domain controller. To prevent this computer from
>> > shutting
>> > down in the future, run Setup on the disk that you used to install the
>> > operating system to configure the computer as a domain controller.
>> >
>> >
>> > Manny
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>


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