Dvord
Thu Sep 29 10:13:20 CDT 2005
Thank you so much John.. You've confirmed my suspicions.
I'm having one of the Microsoft Gold partners price out the different
options for me and we'll see what works best.
From what I understand, going with SBS2003 and buying the Transition packs
is generally cheaper than buying it all outright, but there is the issue of
client licensing, which could tilt the scales in the other direction.
Thanks again!
"John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]" <jcoliverjr@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> This was discussed in a previous post and the consensus was as follows:
>
> Thanks for the replies - if two MVPs disagree then it goes to prove
> that this is less than clear!
>
> However, having tried MS Licensing in the UK again I found someone who
> seemed to know their stuff, and he advised that my two options are the two
> you guys have described:
>
> 1) migrate through an upgrade to SBS 2003 (with the relevant VUP CALs)
> and then use the Transition Pack to break SBS into it's components
> (with the relevant UIpgrade CALs)
>
> 2) simply buy all new licensing and install afresh
>
> Having costed this out for a 50 user network, it's actually cheaper to
> do the first option in my case (MS had advised the second option would
> be cheaper), although I'm not buying 50 CALs for SQL, as they're not
> needed.
>
> So, I'm off to buy the Transition pack and get stuck into Jeff's Swing
> Migration documentation at www.sbsmigration.com
>
>
> --
> John Oliver, Jr.
> MCSE, MCT, CCNA, Exchange MVP
> Microsoft Certified Partner
> "Dvord Direwood" <dvord@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OenFeWExFHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> I'm in the process of determining what it will take for us to get out of
>> SBS2000 and into a regular Windows 2003 server. I know that my licensing
>> for SBS2000 is not valid on the W2K3 server platform. I expected that I
>> could just buy the individual components (we'll do W2K3 Server, and
>> Exchange 2003 only and rely on another solution for ISA), and now I'm
>> trying to find some good tips on migration.
>>
>> I read the following from:
>>
>>
http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2003/sbs/techinfo/overview/licensingfaq.mspx
>>
>> Q. Running Small Business Server 2000, how can I grow beyond 50
>> users now that the Small Business Server 2000 Migration Pack has been
>> discontinued?
>>
>> A. You will need to upgrade to Windows Small Business Server 2003.
>> If you grow beyond 75 users, you also will need to purchase the Windows
>> Small Business Server 2003 Transition Pack. The Small Business Server
>> 2000 Migration Pack is no longer available.
>>
>>
>>
>> If I understand this correctly, in order to smoothly transition from
>> SBS2000 to W2K3 Server, I need to buy SBS2003 as well as the Transition
>> Packs?
>>
>
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