Re: Upgrading from sbs2k to 2003 Premium R2 - questions

Thanks to all who replied. This will be a migration not an in place
upgrade. New hardware, I want to set up a new AD because apart from
exchange public folders and some SQL apps all else is going to change;
shares, printers, id's, email addresses, user accounts.

So the CDO versions are not full licences ? thought it was too good to
be true! even though the vendor insists the licence is a full valid
version..



"Justin Brown - SYNACS" <jcbrown@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:1162869133.641257.94330@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

Jerry, I got sidetracked with my own questions. In any event, you can
be certain that R2 is your best choice.

Where you buy should be decided based on the type of upgrade you plan
to do. Will this be an in-place upgrade (same hardware) or a migration
(new hardware for the new server)?

For an in-place upgrade, use the FPP column in the below link to
determine the appropriate part number, and shop around for the best
price. Don't forget to buy extra CALs as you need them:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/howtobuy/pricing.mspx

For a migration, you won't save much (if any) money building the new
server yourself. Dell ships with SBS R2 Premium Edition for only $500
over the price of hardware. WOW. Also, it's nice to know that someone
is guaranteeing the hardware besides yourself.

Regardless of whether you choose an in-place upgrade or a migration,
take a look at Jeff Middleton's SBS migration page, and consider
purchasing his kit. It has saved lots of headaches, and for such the
small price, you get the guidance of a seasoned SBS professional.

http://www.sbsmigration.com/migration-projects.php#traditional-
migratio
n-and-upgrade-frustrations


Hope that helps!!


Jerry wrote:
Hi all, as per subject line have sbs2k thinking about the upgrade to
2003 premium R2. We have 15 usrs soon, to be in two physical
locations, the seperate office idea doesn't work well with SBS 2k?
limited sql use, IIS required.

Q's

Is R2 a better choice or should I consider SBS2003 SP1. We're
attacted to R2 for the apparent support for remote locations. Anthing
else I need to consider?

R2 had some problems and recalled? are the versions for sale now
'fixed' or are there questions I should ask when buying R2

Licencing. It seems SBS2k3 Pre. R2 is around $1299. Ive been pointed
to resellers with CDO versions, ie T75-01255-cdo for ~$399. I
understand there's no manuals, support, upgrade rights - but is this
still a licenced legal copy for commercial use?

thanks for any insight

Jerry



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