Windows 2003 sbs server r2

In addition to Larry's comments please confirm that you are running Exchange on SBS as that was not a supported configuration. Hi there. My company has tasked me with the following, and I am quite lost. Any migration is a daunting process. It takes time, experience, and knowledge. I strongly recommend that you seek out someone who has done this before to help you out.

SBSMigration, Third Tier, or if you want to post your location, we can make recommendations for a local consultant that can help you and advise you on what to do, and help you complete the migration successfully. Firstly I'd like to thank everyone for their input, you guys have steered me into the right direction and I've done quite a bit of research since I've last posted this.

James I'm sorry for the delay in my reply, I've been away and was busy setting up a new branch so been very busy. I have given it much thought, and I've decided I would like to try and use Windows Small Business Server standard with the premium add-on.

Since they want to run both Active Directory and Exchange on the same machine, its the only way I can think of to make it happen. They're also already on sbs so it might make the migration easier.

I don't fully understand, if someone can perhaps elaborate on those two points I would Highly appreciate it. I understand your concerns; Be that as it may I have very little to no choice, so I'm working with what I've got, and at the moment I only have this forum so I ask as much as I can. Phillip and Larry thanks for the response I understand it fully now. I've decided not to go with sbs and I'm going with R2 std instead and then just buy the server products I need additionally.

I will probably start commencing the upgrades and migrations in the next two weeks. I'm still doing research and getting my checklists in place. The Microsoft documentation is very informative, so hopefully I won't run into too many problems.

Thanks to everyone helping me, I will keep you guys updated if I have further questions or need assistance. Office Office Exchange Server. Not an IT pro? Resources for IT Professionals. Sign in. United States English. Based on partner interviews conducted worldwide, these guides provide best practices and insights on ways to build a services-based business, create ongoing, predictable revenue streams, and illustrate to customers the benefits of working with SBS.

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