Re: Upgrading from NT4 to SBS2003 Premium

Dear TV:
You are welcome! :)

It's very nice to work with you in this case. Please feel free to post back
if you have further concerns.

Have a nice day!

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| Subject: Re: Upgrading from NT4 to SBS2003 Premium
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| Thanks Edward,
|
| Thanks for the clarification. I did manage to get my hands on a w2k3
| Standard retail copy. I will be testing both methods to see how they pan
out.
|
| Thank you Sir, for your time and patience with me.
|
| TV
|
|
| "Edward Tian" wrote:
|
| > Dear TV:
| > Thanks for your reply.
| >
| > Based on my further research, we cannot upgrade to SBS Server 2003 from
the
| > eval of Windows Server 2000 or Windows Server 2003. Your understanding
is
| > right that we can use a retail copy of Windows Server 2000 to perform
the
| > upgrade. However, in my point of view, this solution is complicated and
| > time-consuming. Here, I still suggest you refer to the white paper to
do a
| > migration and this is the most widely used solution to upgrade to the
SBS
| > Server 2003 from NT4.0.
| >
| > Thanks for your time and patience.
| >
| > Have a nice day!
| >
| > Best Regards
| > Edward Tian(MSFT)
| > Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
| >
| > Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
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| > | Subject: Re: Upgrading from NT4 to SBS2003 Premium
| > | Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 10:24:08 -0800
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| > | Hi Edward,
| > | This page contradicts that.
| > |
| >
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/whyupgrade/supportedpa
| > ths.mspx
| > | Are you sure they had the correct service pack installed on the NT4
| > server?
| > | I did an In-Place from NT4 Server to w2k3 Enterprise, and it was
fine.
| > But that is not a supported path to SBS 2k3.
| > | W2k Standard, w2k3 Standard, SBS 2k, and SBS 2k3 are listed as
supported
| > upgrade paths to SBS 2k3.
| > | Can I use an eval of w2k server or w2k3 standard for the brief
interim
| > upgrade step, ultimately to be upgraded with a full retail SBS 2k3
Premium,
| > or would I have to use a retail copy?
| > | Anybody?
| > | Thanks, TV
| > | "Edward Tian" <v-edtian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > news:53xKEAM9FHA.1236@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | > Dear TV:
| > | > Thanks for your update.
| > | >
| > | > I have checked with our Product team. It appears that we are unable
to
| > > perform an in-place upgrade to w2k3 Standard Server from the NT4. I
am so
| > | > sorry to tell you the bad news and hope that I can count on your
| > | > understanding on it.
| > | >
| > | > Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions or
concerns.
| > | >
| > | > Have a good day.
| > | >
| > | > Best Regards
| > | > Edward Tian(MSFT)
| > | > Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
| > | >
| > | > Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
| > | > ======================================================
| > | > This newsgroup only focuses on SBS technical issues. If you have
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| > | > regarding other Microsoft products, you'd better post in the
| > corresponding
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| > manner.
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| > doing
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| > | >
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| > Please
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| > | > | Subject: Re: Upgrading from NT4 to SBS2003 Premium
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| > | > | Thanks Edward,
| > | > | That probably is the best way. But for the sake of argument,
isn't it
| > | > possible to do an In-Place upgrade to w2k3 Standard and then an
| > In-Place
| > | > upgrade to SBS 2k3? And if so, could an eval copy of w2k3 Standard
be
| > used
| > | > for the brief interim step?
| > | > | Thanks, TV
| > | > | "Edward Tian" <v-edtian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > | > news:DwJpkG%238FHA.1236@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | > | > Hi TV:
| > | > | > Thanks for posting here!
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Based on my research, the In-Place upgrade path from NT4 to
SBS2003
| > is
| > | > not
| > | > | > possible; the migration to a different box is suggested method,
we
| > can
| > | >> install SBS 2003 on a new hardware; refer to the following white
paper
| > to
| > | > | > do a migration of the user and computer accounts.
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Please check the white paper in the following link for the
detailed
| > | > | > migration steps: Migrating from Small Business Server 4.5 or
| > Windows NT
| > | > | > Server 4.0 to Windows Small Business Server 2003
| > | > | >
| > | >
| >
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1c39e0a0-ac03-43a6-
| > | > | > a457-81e1695e5bb6&displaylang=en
| > | > | >
| > | > | > The file name SBS_MigratingSBS45.doc and contains the detailed
| > steps
| > | > for
| > | > | > migrating NT 4 to SBS 2K3. Basically, to upgrade to SBS 2K3
from
| > NT4
| > | > | > domain, you should perform a server migration (which involves
| > | > installing
| > | > | > SBS 2003 on a new computer and then migrating data and
settings)
| > | > instead of
| > | > | > an In-Place upgrade.
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Before beginning the migration, you must connect the local
network
| > > adapter
| > | > | > for the destination server to the local network used by the
source
| > > server,
| > | > | > install SBS 2K3 on the destination server with the different
| > computer
| > | > name
| > | > | > and domain name, use ADMT to migrate the user, group and
computer
| > | > accounts
| > | > | > from the source NT server to the SBS 2K3 server, configure the
| > | > destination
| > | > | > server, and then finally configure the client computers. The
client
| > | > boxes
| > | > | > will have no problem connecting to the new domain with the old
| > profiles
| > | > and
| > | > | > user accounts; however, please Note that SBS2003 won't accept
NT4
| > BDC,
| > | > you
| > | > | > need to remove it prior to the upgrade.
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | > | > In addition, the following is a list about useful resource for
SBS
| > 2K3:
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Resource Kit:
| > | > | >
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sbs/2003/default.asp.
| > | > | >
| > | > | > This page is the migration guide:
| > | > | >
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/upgrade/default.mspx.
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Feature guide:
| > | > | >
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/feature_guide.mspx
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Hands-On lab:
| > | > | >
| > | >
| >
http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2003/sbs/techinfo/training/default.msp
| > | > | > x
| > | > | >
| > | > | > You had mentioned that you had multiple websites hosted by IIS.
We
| > can
| > | > use
| > | > | > the Internet Information Services 6.0 Migration Tool tool to
| > migrate
| > | > these
| > | > | > web sites to the SBS 2003 server. You can download the tool
here:
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | >
| >
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2aefc3e4-ce97-4f25-
| > | > | > ace6-127f933a6cd2&DisplayLang=en
| > | > | >
| > | > | > For detailed information on migrating web sites to IIS 6.0,
please
| > > refer to:
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | >
| >
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/all/deploy
| > | > | > guide/en-us/iisdg_mei_kdya.asp?frame=true
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Hope the above info helps.
| > | > | > If there's still anything unclear or you have concerns with,
please
| > do
| > | > not
| > | > | > hesitate to let us know.
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Best Regards
| > | > | > Edward Tian(MSFT)
| > | > | > Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
| > | > | > ======================================================
| > | > | > This newsgroup only focuses on SBS technical issues. If you
have
| > issues
| > | > | > regarding other Microsoft products, you'd better post in the
| > | > corresponding
| > | > | > newsgroups so that they can be resolved in an efficient and
timely
| > > manner.
| > | > | > You can locate the newsgroup here:
| > | > | >
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| > | > | >
| > | > | > When opening a new thread via the web interface, we recommend
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| > check
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| > | >> issue.
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| > | > | > Microsoft engineers can only focus on one issue per thread.
| > Although we
| > | > | > provide other information for your reference, we recommend you
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