Re: Transition Pack Help

Once you've applied the Trans Pack, your really just in a Windows AD Domain so any documents relating to adding additional DCs Demoting DCs, Moving Exchange etc will apply without any "SBS" considerations required.

Charlie Russel was good enough to post his Trans-pack Checklist the other day and that may help:

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Before you run the Transition Pack there are a few steps you should take to
ensure a smooth transition:

1.) Do a thorough, complete, VERIFIED backup. If it isn't verified and
tested, it isn't a backup, IMHO.
2.) Clean up your HD. Remove temporary files, old logs, and so forth. Run
Disk Cleanup (cleanmgr.exe)
3.) Defragment the HD. Use the built in, or use a good third party such as
PerfectDisk from Raxco.
4.) Disconnect the server from the internet completely. (Easiest way is just
unplug the network from the back of the server.)
5.) Stop any third party services that are running as a system account and
set them to disabled or uninstall them. This includes AV, disk utilities,
and any real-time monitoring programs.
6.) Remove Veritas BackupExec (see KB: 914990)
7.) Run regedit and check for the presence of the key:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Small Business. If it exists, remove it.

That's it. Just make sure you have the matching TP version to your SBS
version. (ie, SP1 for SP1 SBS, etc.)

Also, make sure you have media kits available for your individual server
software packages. You shouldn't need them, but it's good to have, just in
case.

Finally, just run the transition. Expect it to take 2+ hours, and 7 or more
reboots. Even if you give it the logon password, you may get prompted the
first reboot - I did in 4 of 7 transitions I did last spring. No discernable
pattern to it. Once that first one completes, though, you can go grab some
lunch/dinner/whatever and it should run by itself.

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Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

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Henry Craven {SBS-MVP}



"Arthur" <mynewsgroupaccount@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:OykZWlrsHHA.4600@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I want to add a member server to run an asp.net app and Sharepoint but I also want to run the transition pack on the small business server to remove the 75 user restriction.

The member server will be the newer server and of a better spec that the existing SBS server and I intend to make this the domain controller and move exchange to it also

The existing server I will demote to a member server and have it run SQL and Sharepoint.

Does this sound like a good strategy ? I would appreciate comments and links to any reference material that may help.

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Relevant Pages

  • Re: Transition from SBS 2003 Standard SP2
    ... I understand that you have a non-R2 SBS server with SP2 ... You should buy Windows Small Business Server Standard 2003 English ... w/Service Pack 1 CD Transition Pack. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: SBS2003 to standard with Transition Pack: Really that easy?
    ... These most definitely include UN-INSTALLING Veritas BackupExec. ... Disconnect the server from the internet completely. ... Just make sure you have the matching TP version to your SBS ... Finally, just run the transition. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: SBS Transition Pack Advice
    ... Ken - I ran this about a dozen times while I was writing our SBS 2003 R2 book (Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Administrator's Companion from Microsoft Press) so that we could add an appendix covering it to the book. ... Before you run the Transition Pack there are a few steps you should take to ensure a smooth transition: ... If it isn't verified and tested, it isn't a backup, IMHO. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: SBS2003 - Transition Pack
    ... If you were under your current purchased CALs, ... If it still says it's SBS, ... Once the transition is complete, ... Server 2003 Standard Edition and Exchange Server 2003 Standard. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: Join branch office SBS 2003 to heaquarters existing AD site
    ... transition pack?" ... to join the headquarters' domainX.local. ... add your server to domainX.local. ... I am pretty sure that this branch of 15 users held the only SBS 2003 box ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
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