RE: NEW SBS2003 INSTALLATION ON EXISTING NETWORK

A great many thanks Tony for your prompt reply.

Regarding point 5 using RPC to Exchange. As I haven't yet read about this.
Does this allow users on the LAN to send and receive emails over the Internet
using their ISP email accounts as well as locally? How are the email settings
configured in Outlook for this?

I don't wish that you go into all the configurations for me, just a general
overview.

Many thanks again,
Jeff


"Tony Su" wrote:

> 1. You won't have a smooth transition, it'll be more like "Flip the Switch"
> which will likely take an entire weekend. This is because you'll be migrating
> to a different network security model.
>
> 2. Probably configuring network shares and transferring across the network.
> A good alternative is to use an external HD (USB2 or SATA) or to actually
> pull the old HD out of the old machine and temporarily mount in the new
> machine. Another method I've used is a disk imaging backup if you can define
> specific files and folders.
>
> 3. No. You'll be moving from a decentralized philosophy to a centralized.
> You'll want only minimal files stored on the XP workstations and most
> important assets including your mail stored in your Exchange mailserver ---
> One place, one app, one location for everyone's mail. Be sure to backup
> religiously because although it'll make backup and maintenance easy it also
> means that a single catastrophe can take down everyone's mail completely!
>
> 4. You'll be installing regular Outlook which should be the preferred
> Exchange client on each XP workstation. You'll also want to Exmerge each
> individual PST sitting on each Win98 into the Exchange mail store (database).
>
> 5. You won't. Instead of POP3 which requires so much work to configure, each
> User will be using Outlook to connect using RPC to Exchange. This should be
> very easy to do. Everything works very automatically even in a non-SBS
> setting, but using the SBS wizards makes it easier still.
>
> The best thing you should do is <not> rush to deploy your new SBS2003 --
> Plan on doing it a month or two from now. Between now and then, setup SBS on
> its own isolated network with a single workstation, religiously following
> every wizard and every prompt. Then, tear it down and rebuild again trying to
> avoid any mistakes you made the first time. If you feel you need to rebuild a
> third time, do so. By then, you should have a fair chance of building the
> Production SBS for real.
>
> And, have an SBS specialist or expert on call for problems (maybe even
> onsite).
>
> Good Luck and Have Fun,
> --
> Tony Su
> www.su-networking.com
> ISA
> SBS
> Enterprise Mobile Solutions Architect
>
>
> "jeffuk123" wrote:
>
> > Hello
> >
> > My question(s) relate to setting up a new installation of SBS2003 in place
> > of an existing workgroup network.
> >
> > Basically, a customer has a workgroup setup, with Windows XP as the main
> > server, and 8 client PCs with Windows 98. They have a netgear router for
> > internet access providing DHCP to the clients. Each user has an email account
> > via the company’s ISP i.e username@xxxxxxxxx and the company do not have a
> > registered domain name.
> >
> > Now the company I work for have taken over the IT support. The customer now
> > requires SBS2003 with Windows XP clients.
> >
> > My questions really are:-
> >
> > 1. How would I go about setting up everything whilst still keeping the
> > existing network going (if possible)?
> >
> > 2. What is the quickest way to retrieve existing data from the Windows XP
> > server to the SBS2003. They do not use a tape backup?
> >
> > 3. As for emails. Would I have to individually backup emails from each
> > Windows 98 client and then setup again on the Windows XP clients? They use
> > Outlook Express (although Outlook would be better).
> >
> > 4. Are there any precautions I need to be aware of regarding emails when
> > transferring over?
> >
> > 5. Finally, How would I create or setup the pop3 connector on SBS2003 to be
> > routed to each individual user, as I believe that this is what needs doing
> > for pop3 accounts that they have with their ISP on SBS2003?
> >
> > Basically my main concerns are:-
> >
> > • Keeping the existing network going
> > • Backing up data
> > • Configuring emails on SBS2003 for pop3
> >
> > Although the above are the main points I need to know, is there anything
> > else anyone could add?
> >
> > I apologise for these extensive questions, but some expert advice would be
> > really appreciated here in the uk.
> >
> > Thanks guys
> >
> >
> >
> >
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