Re: Upgrade SBS 4.5 to 2003 questions
- From: "msnews.microsoft.com" <anon@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 08:07:13 +0100
Thanks Marina. That's what I needed to know.
Jacques
"Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eApYkokXFHA.3760@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi,
>
> You do have some 14 days for migrating to SBS 2003. Read the MS white
paper
> for migrating from SBS 4.5 to SBS 2003. You will have to do a lot of work
on
> the workstations though. Alternative might be www.sbsmigration.com for the
> Swing It method from Jeff Middleton.
>
> After migration, you will simply have to flatten the SBS 4.5 server and
> reinstall with plain server media. You can't demote it or anything,
scratch
> reinstall.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Marina Roos
> Microsoft SBS-MVP
> One of the Magical M&M's
> www.smallbizserver.net
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>
> "msnews.microsoft.com" <anon@xxxxxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
> news:eoV9RYfXFHA.3728@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hello Peers!
> >
> > Having finally persuaded a client to upgrade from SBS 4.5 to SBS 2003,
I'm
> > planning the transition, but I've a couple of questions.
> >
> > For tape backup, we've been using a SCSI Archive Python 04106 4mm DAT
> drive
> > on the SBS server. From time to time the unit stops working for no
> > discernible reason and produces evidence of thousands of hardware errors
> in
> > the event log, and the only remedy is to restart the server, after which
> > it's fine for a few months. Because of this, my plan is to keep the old
> 4.5
> > server with its tape drive on the network, and on the new server, make
> > backups to a share on the old server, then, back on the old server, dump
> the
> > backup file to tape. This way, if the tape drive gives me grief, I can
> > restart the old server without disruption to the network users.
> >
> > First question: what do I have to do to bring the old SBS 4.5 server
with
> > minimum changes back onto the network once the new server is fully
> > installed? I'd like to have a transition period of two weeks where both
> > machines are available in case any data weren't properly transferred to
> the
> > new server. The old server will have to be persuaded that it's just an
> > ordinary NT Server, and not a domain controller or anything else
> (obviously,
> > DHCP etc will have to be turned off) - not that domain controllers mean
> > anything on Server 2003 domains. Can anybody advise?
> >
> > Second question, when the two weeks is up, I plan to rebuild the old
> server
> > as an XP Pro client. Using the XP Pro Backup program, I'll perform a
> > scheduled task of copying a single (large) file from disk to tape. Can
> > anybody tell me if XP Pro will recognise and play nicely with the DAT
> drive?
> >
> > Thanks for any nuggets of wisdom!
> >
> > Jacques
> >
> >
>
>
.
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