Making an SBS2000 a Backup Server

I was just wondering if it is possible, and allowed, to
make my old SBS2000 server a backup for a new server I am
putting together right now.
If so what procedures would I follow?
Many Thanks
Paul B

Javier
Wed Oct 22 21:06:14 CDT 2003

No... you can't.

What are you setting up as your new server?

--
-Javier

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"PaulB" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:067f01c39908$c0d02380$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> I was just wondering if it is possible, and allowed, to
> make my old SBS2000 server a backup for a new server I am
> putting together right now.
> If so what procedures would I follow?
> Many Thanks
> Paul B

PaulB
Wed Oct 22 21:14:39 CDT 2003

SBS2000 again. I was just looking at the possibility of
utilizing my old machine as some sort of redundant beast.

>-----Original Message-----
>No... you can't.
>
>What are you setting up as your new server?
>
>--
>-Javier
>
><< SBS ROCKS !!! >>
>
>"PaulB" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:067f01c39908$c0d02380$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> I was just wondering if it is possible, and allowed, to
>> make my old SBS2000 server a backup for a new server I
am
>> putting together right now.
>> If so what procedures would I follow?
>> Many Thanks
>> Paul B
>
>
>.
>

Tim
Thu Oct 23 07:23:20 CDT 2003

I dont see a problem with that!. As long as the old server
isnt being used there wont be a licensing problem..

Go for it.. if it works...

TIM
>-----Original Message-----
>SBS2000 again. I was just looking at the possibility of
>utilizing my old machine as some sort of redundant beast.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>No... you can't.
>>
>>What are you setting up as your new server?
>>
>>--
>>-Javier
>>
>><< SBS ROCKS !!! >>
>>
>>"PaulB" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>message
>>news:067f01c39908$c0d02380$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>> I was just wondering if it is possible, and allowed, to
>>> make my old SBS2000 server a backup for a new server I
>am
>>> putting together right now.
>>> If so what procedures would I follow?
>>> Many Thanks
>>> Paul B
>>
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

Javier
Thu Oct 23 08:09:28 CDT 2003

I'm not going to comment on the licensing issue here... because I frankly
don't know.

If Paul wants the 2 servers working side-by-side, so that he has real-time
redundacy... this is not possible with SBS2000.

If he wants to have a spare server ready to go in case the first one
fails... then he might pull it off. But, probably since there's a "new" and
"old" server... you cannot simply swap the drives and hope it works (and
then switch back? Mmmm... I think not). If the two servers were fairly (or
exactly) similar then it would be ok.

IMHO-> Get plain-vanilla Win2kSrv... put it on the old server and make it a
DC (use it as a file/printer server or something else). You won't have email
and internet if the SBS goes down... but you still have the company files
(and the ability to login).

--
-Javier

<< SBS ROCKS !!! >>

"Tim Pilcher" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0c0101c39960$71cbaef0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> I dont see a problem with that!. As long as the old server
> isnt being used there wont be a licensing problem..
>
> Go for it.. if it works...
>
> TIM
> >-----Original Message-----
> >SBS2000 again. I was just looking at the possibility of
> >utilizing my old machine as some sort of redundant beast.
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>No... you can't.
> >>
> >>What are you setting up as your new server?
> >>
> >>--
> >>-Javier
> >>
> >><< SBS ROCKS !!! >>
> >>
> >>"PaulB" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >message
> >>news:067f01c39908$c0d02380$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >>> I was just wondering if it is possible, and allowed, to
> >>> make my old SBS2000 server a backup for a new server I
> >am
> >>> putting together right now.
> >>> If so what procedures would I follow?
> >>> Many Thanks
> >>> Paul B
> >>
> >>
> >>.
> >>
> >.
> >

PaulB
Wed Oct 29 15:03:01 CST 2003

Thank you for all input - My question is answered; Not
exactly as I had hoped, but so be it. I will probably
make it another workstation.
Thanks again
Paul Bockmann
>-----Original Message-----
>I'm not going to comment on the licensing issue here...
because I frankly
>don't know.
>
>If Paul wants the 2 servers working side-by-side, so that
he has real-time
>redundacy... this is not possible with SBS2000.
>
>If he wants to have a spare server ready to go in case
the first one
>fails... then he might pull it off. But, probably since
there's a "new" and
>"old" server... you cannot simply swap the drives and
hope it works (and
>then switch back? Mmmm... I think not). If the two
servers were fairly (or
>exactly) similar then it would be ok.
>
>IMHO-> Get plain-vanilla Win2kSrv... put it on the old
server and make it a
>DC (use it as a file/printer server or something else).
You won't have email
>and internet if the SBS goes down... but you still have
the company files
>(and the ability to login).
>
>--
>-Javier
>
><< SBS ROCKS !!! >>
>
>"Tim Pilcher" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in message
>news:0c0101c39960$71cbaef0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>> I dont see a problem with that!. As long as the old
server
>> isnt being used there wont be a licensing problem..
>>
>> Go for it.. if it works...
>>
>> TIM
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >SBS2000 again. I was just looking at the possibility
of
>> >utilizing my old machine as some sort of redundant
beast.
>> >
>> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >>No... you can't.
>> >>
>> >>What are you setting up as your new server?
>> >>
>> >>--
>> >>-Javier
>> >>
>> >><< SBS ROCKS !!! >>
>> >>
>> >>"PaulB" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >message
>> >>news:067f01c39908$c0d02380$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> >>> I was just wondering if it is possible, and
allowed, to
>> >>> make my old SBS2000 server a backup for a new
server I
>> >am
>> >>> putting together right now.
>> >>> If so what procedures would I follow?
>> >>> Many Thanks
>> >>> Paul B
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>.
>> >>
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>