Guidance with SBS SP1
- From: Mobile PC Magic <MobilePCMagic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 07:27:20 -0700
Hello
I have SBS 2003 Premium, however, I do not have all of the Premium
Technologies installed - I do have Outlook and Frontpage 2003 installed. I
don't really have a need for SQL Server 2000 and I had a lot of problems
trying to implement ISA Server 2000 18 months ago when I set up my server.
This past Friday night, I attempted to install SBS SP1 (including the
prerequisites - some of which were already installed). Everything "appeared"
to install correctly until the last step - the SBS SP1 install.
Unfortunately, I only read the instructions from Microsoft and I did not
consult with the Newsgroups and more importantly the installation notes on
www.smallbizserver.net (note: thanks for the info!!).
Here's what happened:
When I ran the SBS SP1 installation on Friday night, I made sure I stopped
the Symantec Antivirus and the Microsoft (beta) Spyware software. I should
mention, I forgot to stop the Symantec for Microsoft Exchange component of
the antivirus software. Nor did I know to check to make sure certain services
were running under the proper "user/system" account. I was signed on with my
"renamed" administrator account, so I know I had the correct privileges.
Anyhow, the SBS SP1 installer's progress indicator kept going all the way
across and then started over. It did this at least 4 times over a period of a
little more than 2 hours. I finally opened Task Manager to see if setup.exe
was actually doing anything and the process was using "00" CPU time. So.... I
checked back a little while later, same thing. I finally decided to end the
process and restart my server.
When it came back up, I attempted the install again. Same thing. I waited
several hours and nothing seemed to be happening. After ending the process,
both times, the installer displayed the error log and everything in the list
(which I'm sorry to say I don't have and I can't remember the last item in
the list) and they all said "success".
After restarting a 2nd time I checked to see what was working. The
"companyweb" and Sharepoint features stopped working, as well as some of the
SBS 2003 wizards (like monitoring and reporting - I couldn't even go in to
turn off the email warnings I was receiving). Very frustrating! Needless to
say, my SP1 experience was very poor - again, if I had the information from
www.smallbizserver.net, perhaps things would have gone differently.
Anyhow, I decided to restore my server from backup (which I had NEVER done
before). I figured if I could at least get the server back to where it was
before I started I'd be satisfied for the time being. This is where the REAL
nightmare began, but I won't go into all that. After spending nearly 7 hours
on Saturday I finally had everything restored and working properly again (pre
SBS SP1, post Windows Server 2003 SP1).
So.... if you've made it this far, thanks for reading and putting up with
me. Here's my goal/question.... My goal is to use ISA Server 2004 to
implement stronger security as my business partner travels and regularly uses
either VPN or Remote Web Workplace for email access. I don't currently have
ISA Server 2004 as my software came with ISA Server 2000, I ordered the SBS
Premium Technologies/SBS SP1 upgrade CD - hopefully it includes Windows
Server 2003 SP1 and/or SBS SP1 slipstreamed.
At this point, because of the failed SBS SP1 installs and my tinkering, I'm
planning a clean install once I receive the CD's. Can I install the OS, all
upgrades and/or service packs AND ISA Server 2004 before running all of the
wizards and setting up my SBS 2003 domain? OR do I have to set up the domain
first and then install ISA Server 2004?
Once I have the upgrade CD's in hand (as a backup plan!), I may feel
courageous enough to attempt the SBS SP1 install again, then ISA Server 2004
- following the great advice here in the newsgroups.
Thanks in advance for your assistance!
--
Regards,
Robert
Mobile PC Magic, Inc.
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