Re: Sp1 and Eval SBS 2003 Unable to Install

This is really a annoying thing! Our costumers should evaluate a version
which is up2date.

"Crina Li (MSFT)" wrote:

> Hi Edmund,
>
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> I have seen the log you have provided for me. Currently, it does not
> indicate more clear direction than rerun the retail upgrade. So you may
> need to do it.
>
> However, I still provide some information regarding SBS 2003 disaster
> recovery for your reference:
>
> Since the complete reinstall may cause wide impact, we usually treat it as
> our last resort. After analyzing the case log, there is still something we
> could do before the total reinstall. Here, I suggest you try to reinstall
> the IIS components. Please go through the steps in the following KB article
> to see if the problem can be resolved:
>
> 887305 How to reinstall Internet Information Services 6.0 in Windows Small
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=887305
>
> If you do want to perform a system reinstall, please refer to the following
> disaster recovery steps:
>
> * Use ldifde utility to export the user list and mail address list
>
> * Use Exmerge to export the messages from mailboxes
>
> * Use Outlook to export the contents in the public folders to .pst files
>
> * Use Outlook to export the Outlook rules
>
> * Back up the SharePoint database
>
> * Copy other data such as the files in shared folders to other location
> (removable media, other partition on the server or shared folders on client
> workstations)
>
> * Boot the computer with SBS installation CD. Format the original system
> partition and clean install SBS 2003 server. When you reinstall the server,
> you can duplicate the original domain and server name. Also you may use new
> domain name or server name for this new installation.
>
> * After installing all SBS components, configure the SBS server networking
> configurations by using CEICW
>
> * Use SBS add users wizard to create user accounts according to the ldifde
> list
>
> * Use Exmerge to import the messages to mailboxes
>
> * Use Outlook to import the messages of public folders
>
> * Use Outlook to restore the rules
>
> * Restore the SharePoint database
>
> * Copy other data back to the server
>
> For ldifde:
>
> ========
>
> Install Windows server 2003 support tools on the server. You may install
> the tools from SBS installation CD#2.
>
> Open a command prompt, input the following command: (for example, the
> server internal FQDN is ds9.starfleet.federation)
>
> ldifde -f c:\userlist.txt -s ds9.starfleet.federation -d "dc= starfleet,
> dc= federation" -p subtree -r
> "(&(objectcategory=person)(objectClass=User)(givenname=*))" -l
> "givename,samaccountname,mail,proxyaddresses"
>
> You will get the user names and e-mail addresses from userlist.txt file
>
> More info:
>
> 237677 Using LDIFDE to Import and Export Directory Objects to Active
> Directory
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=237677
>
> For Exmerge:
>
> ========
>
> You may download the latest Exmerge utility from the link:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=429163EC-DCDF-47DC-
> 96DA-1C12D67327D5&displaylang=en
>
> Also, you can find the instruction after decompressing the file
>
> It's recommended to create a dedicated user account (normal user account)
> to run the Exmerge. You can right-click Exmerge program file and choose
> 'Run as'. Run the utility as the specific user account. For how to
> configure this user account, please refer to:
>
> 292509 How to configure an account to use the ExMerge utility in Exchange
> 2000
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=292509
>
> 322312 When the Mailbox Merge Program Tries to Open the Message Store, the
> Operation Is Unsuccessful
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=322312
>
> 823143 How to configure the administrator account to use Exmerge 2003 in
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=823143
>
> For public folder migrating:
>
> ======
>
> 1. Use an account on Outlook client computer that has administrative rights
> to log on to a mailbox on the server that is running Windows 2000.
>
> 2. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Outlook Data File.
>
> 3. Click Personal Folders File (.pst), and then click OK.
>
> 4. Name the file Public.pst, save the file to a path that has a lot of free
> disk space, and then write down the location where the file is saved.
>
> NOTE: The .pst files have storage limits of 2 gigabytes (GB) each.
>
> 5. Accept the default settings that are listed in the "Create Microsoft
> Personal Folders" dialog box, and then click OK. A new folder group that is
> named Personal Folders is created in Outlook.
>
> 6. In the Outlook folder list, expand Public Folders, and then expand All
> Public Folders.
>
> 7. Drag each top-level public folder that you want to export to the
> Personal Folders folder that you created in step 4. All top-level public
> folders and their subfolders are copied.
>
> 8. Log off the Outlook client.
>
> 9. From the Outlook client, use an account that has administrative rights
> to log on to a mailbox that is homed on the SBS 2003 server.
>
> 10. Create new public folders.
>
> 11. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Outlook Data File.
>
> 12. Click Personal Folders File (.pst), locate and click the .pst file that
> you created in step 4, and then click OK two times.
>
> 13. Drag the folders from the Personal Folders folder to All Public Folders
> in the Outlook folder list.
>
> For CEICW:
>
> ========
>
> There is a wizard in SBS 2003 server which can help us easily configure the
> Internet connections and e-mail settings. Open Server Management console,
> navigate to 'To Do List'. In the right panel, click 'Connect to the
> Internet'. For more information:
>
> 825763 How to configure Internet access in Windows Small Business Server
> 2003
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=825763
>
> For Outlook rules:
>
> ========
>
> You can use Outlook to export the current rules. Go to the client
> workstations, open Outlook application. Click 'Tools'->'Rules and alerts'.
> Click 'Options' and then 'Export rules' button. You can export the rules to
> a file.
>
> For User profiles:
>
> ========
>
> The above steps will help you install the SBS 2003 server. To preserve
> client user profiles and settings that were on the original domain to the
> new SBS 2003 installation, a manual way is documented in the KB article:
>
> 314045 HOW TO: Restore a User Profile in Windows 2000
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314045
>
> Another way is to create a local profile, copy the original domain profile
> to the local profile, and then let the "Setup Computer" wizard do the task
> "map local profile to new domain profile" for you.
>
> As long as you create your computer accounts using the server manager''s
> "to do list" you will be prompted to migrate profile information. When you
> join the workstations to the domain by using the web site (ie
> http://servername/connectcomputer) part of the process of joining the
> domain will allow you to migrate user settings. However, to use this
> method, you need to make sure that the profile you want to migrate from is
> a local user profile (Not a previous domain profile):
>
> 1. Before joining the client to SBS 2K3 domain, create a local profile, and
> then copy the old domain profile to a local profile.
>
> 2. Add the SBS Server into the network
>
> 3. Use the Setup Computer Wizard in SBS 2003 to join the (now) XP Pro
> machines to the SBS domain: Server Management, Standard Management, Client
> Computers, Set Up Client Computers.
>
> 4. On the client, access http//<Server name>/connectcomputer to bring up
> the Setup Computer Wizard, it will then allow you to map domain user
> accounts to local profiles on the machine thus preserving your profiles:
> "Assign Users to this Computes and Migrate their Profiles".
>
> 5. You will Add a domain account to "Users assigned to this computer!/, and
> then choose the existing local user profile in the "Current User Settings".
> By Default, the value for "Current User Settings" is "None".
>
> For SharePoint database:
>
> ======
>
> 829112 How to back up and restore http://companyweb data in Windows Small
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=829112
>
> 827701 How to perform a disaster recovery operation of SharePoint Services
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=827701
>
> If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to let us
> know.
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Crina Li (MSFT)
>
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> | From: "olt" <edmund.davis@xxxxxxxxx>
> | Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs
> | Subject: Re: Sp1 and Eval SBS 2003 Unable to Install
> | Date: 9 Jun 2005 06:40:55 -0700
> | Organization: http://groups.google.com
> | |
> | Hi Crina,
> |
> | Shall I email you the log files directly?
> |
> | Regards,
> | Edmund
> |
> |
>
>
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