Microsoft has released a new whitepaper and set of worksheets entitled:
“Migrating Windows Small Business Server 2003 to New Hardware“
Sections include:
- Migrating Windows Small Business Server 2003 to New Hardware
- Worksheet 1 Source and Destination Computer Information
- Worksheet 2 SMTP Connector Settings
- Worksheet 3 Exchange Server 2003 Global Settings
- Worksheet 4 Location of Data for Line-of-Business Applications and Location of General User Data
- Worksheet 5 Windows Small Business Server 2003 Settings
- Worksheet 6 Shared Folder Information
The whitepaper outlines the following steps for migrating from an existing computer running Windows SBS 2003 to new hardware:
- Evaluate the current status of the source server.
- Install Windows SBS 2003 and join the domain.
- Transfer Exchange Server 2003 settings and folders.
- Migrate shared folders and data folders.
- Install and configure the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
- Configure Windows SBS 2003 settings.
- Migrate Internet Information Services (IIS) Web sites.
- Install and migrate Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).
- Migrate Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server settings.
- Migrate Microsoft SQL Server databases.
- Remove the source server from the network.
This whitepaper is currently only available in HTML format, but a .DOC version will be made available.
BEST PRACTICE: For the ultimate information regarding SBS migration, including the following scenarios…
SBS 2003 Redeployment
- SBS 2000 to 2003 Upgrade
- NT4/SBS 4.5 to 2003 Upgrade
- SBS 2000 Redeployment
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Source – Eric Ligman’s Blog:
http://blogs.msdn.com/mssmallbiz/archive/2007/11/01/5822972.aspx