Re: New SBS2003 Server - Old sbs2000 Server
- From: "SBS Rocker" <noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:21:36 -0700
11 user accounts you don't have much to migrate. You can simply recreate
those user accounts, security groups and exmerge the exchange mailboxes.
Copy any data you want to restore to the new SBS 2003 server. Backup and
export any SQL databases as well as Sharepoint databases.
Build your new SBS 2003 server and bring it online. Recreate and restore the
above mentioned as well as install any applications. You don't have to worry
about any W2K3 server licenses as SBS will be doing the authentication. Just
make sure you have ample SBS CALS. Reformat the old SBS 2000 server, install
W2K3 server and use the SBS server wizard to join it to the new SBS 2003
domain.
This way you have a clean, updated fresh install.
"Jeff G" <dabassguy1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:O6OC5560HHA.4184@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
One of my clients just bought a new server and SBS2003. They are
presently
running sbs2000 on a server that is fast running out of space on the
system
partition. The system partition is only 4 gigs. The system has 11 users.
The client is transitioning to new accounting software on the new server,
but they would like to run the accounting systems side by side for a few
months.
I have a plan for migration of all the applications used except for the
present accounting system running on the SBS2000 machine. They do not
have
the install discs for the database engine for the old accounting system so
I
cannot install it on the new server.
The options as I came up with them, other than buying a $900 database
engine
for three months of use:
1) Transfer all data files except for the accounting system to the new
SBS2003 server. Shut down the DNS, DHCP, Exchange, SQL and other services
provided by the new SBS Server. DCPromo the old SBS2000 server to a
memeber
server. Join the old server to the new domain as a member server while
both
accounting systems are run. When totally on the new accounting system, I
was going to wipe the old server clean and install a copy of Win2003
Server
and bring this machine on line as a member server. --- But reading the
posts on here, it became obvious I do not have license for this method,
even
if I could get it work
2) Upgrade the SBS2000 Server to Windows Server 2003. I assume that this
would leave the Win2003 Server as the FSMO,GC and DC for the old
SBSDomain.
Then I could do my DCPromo to demote the server, and join it to the new
domain as a member server. Is this scenario possible? The 4 gig C
partition on the old SBS server only has 200 Megs Free. Will
Win2003Server
install in that much space? The size of that partition was the impetus
for
the re-Format.
Any help would be appreciated.
Jeff Goodman
Goodman Enterprises
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