Cris
Tue Feb 05 17:38:50 CST 2008
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crap...I can't read either...lol
makes even less sense to install SBS 2000
All kind of headaches there
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Cris Hanna [SBS - MVP]
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MVPs Do Not Work for Microsoft
Please do not contact me directly regarding issues
"Larry Struckmeyer" <lstruckmeyer(at)mis-wizards(dot)com> wrote in =
message news:%23yVhLzEaIHA.3828@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
I saw/see that Cris... just wanted him to get more feedback. Not many =
come here any more.
Besides, you must mean an existing 2003 Domain... :-)
Tom, imho, you should back this out and start over with SBS 2003 as =
Cris suggests.
--
Larry
"Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]" <crisnospamhanna@cpunospamservices.net> wrote =
in message news:uOKisWEaIHA.2268@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
Larry he's installing SBS 2000
Tom. Why are you installing a version of SBS that is so old when =
you have an existing 2000 domain
At a minimum you should be installing SBS 2003. there is a white =
paper on the SBS 2003 into an existing AD domain
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Cris Hanna [SBS - MVP]
-----------------------------------------------------------
MVPs Do Not Work for Microsoft
Please do not contact me directly regarding issues
"Larry Struckmeyer" <lstruckmeyer(at)mis-wizards(dot)com> wrote in =
message news:%23dw$VEEaIHA.2000@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
Because more eyes are watching, you may get more response in the =
SBS 2003=20
Newsgroup.
SBS public Newsgroups:
SBS 4.x: microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz
SBS 2000: microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000
SBS 2003: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs
if your current news server does not carry the mentioned groups =
you should
be able to connect directly to news.microsoft.com
--
Larry
"Tom D." <TomD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message=20
news:53A9226C-5B6E-434E-8DB1-736FE0A27713@microsoft.com...
> Hello all
> Here is my scenario...I have installed SBS 2000 into an existing =
2003 AD
> domain. The Active Directory is in 2000 native mode. I made the =
dumb=20
> mistake
> in assuming I could install the SBS as a member server and =
install=20
> Exchange
> from the installation binaries on Disk 3. (without the entire =
SBS package)
> All was fine until I got licensing errors as I connected more =
than 10=20
> people
> to their new mailboxes.
>
> Does anyone have an intimate knowledge of SBS's licensing =
architecture? I
> figured it would be OK because there is less than 25 users and I =
should=20
> have
> 50 and used the proper installation keys that came with the =
software. It
> smells like it's the fact that it (SBS) is not the DC and the =
other DC
> contains all of the roles (licensing in particular)
>
> My initial thoughts on fixing this issue -
> -Make a backup of the MS Exchange Information Store.
> -Promote the Win2k member server (SBS 2000) to a DC.
> -Transfer all Operations roles from the other 2003 DC (2000 =
native mode)=20
> to
> the SBS.
> -Reinstall the (entire) SBS suite.
> -Restore the Exchange information store
>
> Would this reset the license database?
> Does anyone have any suggestions other than my plan..? MVP's?
> Thanks in advance.
> --
>
> Regards
> Tom
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>crap...I can't read =
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2000</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>All kind of headaches =
there</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR>-- <BR>Cris Hanna [SBS -=20
MVP]<BR>-----------------------------------------------------------<BR>MV=
Ps Do=20
Not Work for Microsoft<BR>Please do not contact me directly regarding=20
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<DIV>"Larry Struckmeyer" <lstruckmeyer(at)mis-wizards(dot)com> =
wrote in=20
message <A=20
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href=3D"news:%23yVhLzEaIHA.3828@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl">news:%23yVhLzEaIHA.=
3828@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl</A>...</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I saw/see that Cris... just wanted =
him to get=20
more feedback. Not many come here any more.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Besides, you must mean an existing =
2003=20
Domain... :-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tom, imho, you should back this out =
and start=20
over with SBS 2003 as Cris suggests.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>--</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Larry</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>"Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]" <<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:crisnospamhanna@cpunospamservices.net">crisnospamhanna@cpu=
nospamservices.net</A>>=20
wrote in message <A=20
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href=3D"news:uOKisWEaIHA.2268@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl">news:uOKisWEaIHA.2268=
@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl</A>...</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Larry he's installing SBS =
2000</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tom. Why are you =
installing a=20
version of SBS that is so old when you have an existing 2000=20
domain</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>At a minimum you should be =
installing SBS=20
2003. there is a white paper on the SBS 2003 into an existing =
AD=20
domain</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR>-- <BR>Cris Hanna [SBS -=20
=
MVP]<BR>-----------------------------------------------------------<BR>MV=
Ps=20
Do Not Work for Microsoft<BR>Please do not contact me directly =
regarding=20
issues</DIV>
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<DIV>"Larry Struckmeyer" =
<lstruckmeyer(at)mis-wizards(dot)com> wrote=20
in message <A=20
=
href=3D"news:%23dw$VEEaIHA.2000@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl">news:%23dw$VEEaIHA.=
2000@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl</A>...</DIV>Because=20
more eyes are watching, you may get more response in the SBS 2003=20
<BR>Newsgroup.<BR><BR>SBS public Newsgroups:<BR><BR>SBS 4.x:=20
microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz<BR>SBS 2000:=20
microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000<BR>SBS 2003:=20
microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs<BR><BR>if your current news =
server=20
does not carry the mentioned groups you should<BR>be able to =
connect=20
directly to =
news.microsoft.com<BR><BR>--<BR>Larry<BR><BR><BR><BR>"Tom D."=20
<<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:TomD@discussions.microsoft.com">TomD@discussions.microsoft=
.com</A>>=20
wrote in message <BR><A=20
=
href=3D"news:53A9226C-5B6E-434E-8DB1-736FE0A27713@microsoft.com">news:53A=
9226C-5B6E-434E-8DB1-736FE0A27713@microsoft.com</A>...<BR>>=20
Hello all<BR>> Here is my scenario...I have installed SBS 2000 =
into an=20
existing 2003 AD<BR>> domain. The Active Directory is in 2000 =
native=20
mode. I made the dumb <BR>> mistake<BR>> in assuming I could =
install=20
the SBS as a member server and install <BR>> Exchange<BR>> =
from the=20
installation binaries on Disk 3. (without the entire SBS =
package)<BR>>=20
All was fine until I got licensing errors as I connected more than =
10=20
<BR>> people<BR>> to their new mailboxes.<BR>><BR>> =
Does=20
anyone have an intimate knowledge of SBS's licensing architecture? =
I<BR>> figured it would be OK because there is less than 25 =
users and I=20
should <BR>> have<BR>> 50 and used the proper installation =
keys that=20
came with the software. It<BR>> smells like it's the fact that =
it (SBS)=20
is not the DC and the other DC<BR>> contains all of the roles=20
(licensing in particular)<BR>><BR>> My initial thoughts on =
fixing=20
this issue -<BR>> -Make a backup of the MS Exchange Information =
Store.<BR>> -Promote the Win2k member server (SBS 2000) to a=20
DC.<BR>> -Transfer all Operations roles from the other 2003 DC =
(2000=20
native mode) <BR>> to<BR>> the SBS.<BR>> =
-Reinstall=20
the (entire) SBS suite.<BR>> -Restore the Exchange information=20
store<BR>><BR>> Would this reset the license =
database?<BR>> Does=20
anyone have any suggestions other than my plan..? MVP's?<BR>> =
Thanks in=20
advance.<BR>> --<BR>><BR>> Regards<BR>> Tom<BR>>=20
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