Re: SBS - remote workplace

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OK so I need
Main office:
1x SBS
1x WS2003 R2 as file server with DFS
Remote office:
1x WS2003 R2 as secondary DC and file server with DFS

Do I need additional CALs for that?

Petr Jankovský
"Cris Hanna (SBS-MVP)" <crisnospamhanna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:OGflDd42IHA.4036@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In order to do the replication Costas is suggesting requires the implementation of DFS-R which is not included in SBS

You would have to have a File and Print server in the main office running Windows Server 2003 R2 standard as well as the Server in the remote office running Windows Server 2003 R2 standard. You could set up DFS-R between them

Another option you might consider is making the old SBS server a Terminal Server and keep it in the main office.

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"Petr Jankovský" <stuhyk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:771AB506-E0EE-4B18-9628-10BA4E36CCDC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Yes, you understand my idea correctly.
OK, I can make the branch server another domain controller, but how can I
establish the replication between them? Ideally without 3rd party software.

Thanks
Petr
"Costas" <cpstechgroup@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:195F47C4-8B5A-4861-A36A-CFA16CFD64AC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Petr,
>
> If I understand correctly you want to have a member server, in the branch
> office, which will be part of the SBS network. Unfortunately DFS
> replication which would have provided the functionality you are looking
> for, is not provided on SBS 2003 R2.
>
> Your have two options. Add another member server on the main office to
> host the files you have and establish replication between the two member
> servers or use third party software that will perform the replication.
>
> Hope that helps
>
> --
> Costas
>
>
> "Petr Jankovský" <stuhyk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:5522DF95-8D29-47B1-814F-2C0C258753C9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Hello,
>> we have one SBS in one location, and few (5) clients which are in another
>> place connected to the central via VPN (VPN is created by routers, so the
>> network behave like LAN). However, the connection is slow. We are going
>> to upgrade the current hardware on SBS, so we can use the current SBS's
>> hardware on the remote workplace. I would like to use it for Users
>> documents at least. It is possible to somehow "mirror" the users
>> documents from one server to another? I don't have any experience with
>> that, so my questions might be stupid:)
>>
>> Petr Jankovský
>

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