ITidiots open forum > Nick's Small Business Server Migration?
Yer, I would like to see a 3rd one, but It ain't gonna happen. Unless Nick buys a new server again and they both find a couple of weekends to do some work. They could do one where Nick's server gets upgraded to 2008.
Jamie
The problem with this migration guide is they went about it ALL the wrong way, I know because I had to endure this a few years ago going from a homebrew machine to a higher-end Dell but in that case the small business had hundreds of GB of data, 25 user accounts all with specialized file and e-mail permissions, and about 15 GB of Exchange e-mail.
The solution is to set up a 3rd temporary intermediate computer on the network and perform a "swing" migration. Basically you do only part of the SBS 2003 install on the 3rd computer, interrupt it, DC Promo it, then set up the target machine, transfer the data across, and then transfer the AD across as well. It takes hours but when you have too much stuff to be able to just sneakernet the data, it's the only real option.
I ended up buying a full instruction manual on how to do it as well as scripts from SBSmigration.com which cost like $195 at the time (I see it's more now) but it really was a lifesaver.
I know that Microsoft is pushing the migration upgrade path pretty heavily for people going 2003 -> 2008 and they have a document (for free!) here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=52b7ea63-78af-4a96-811e-284f5c1de13b&displaylang=en with step by step (81 pages) of how to do the move.
I'm getting ready to do the move in the next year or so and would LOVE to see you guys fumble your way through it first before I start fumbling with my own production machine :)
Sam Miorelli
My take on that is just use the full blown Windows Server products, not the small business ones as then (as that business sounded) you have room to grow without fear that you'll run out of users, licenses or whatever the restrictions are on SBS.
Then again, SBS to the full product would probably require some thought...
And the full products are more expensive (considering what you get for your money).
Jamie
What happened to this guide? There were 2 episodes then you said you'd do a 3rd with the migration which is what I wanted to see. How you migrate exchange mail etc. But it never appeared, you went to the EEE vid?