Moving SBS2000 to another machine

I will be installing my SBS2000 again on a newer, faster machine, and would
appreciate some advice on the specifics below or in general.

1. My original domain was set up as domain.co.uk for both internal and
external use (e-mail etc). If I set up the new server with domain.local,
would there be any issues regarding the existing e-mails (which I intend to
EXMERGE export/import)? I will keep my Internet address as domain.co.uk.
2. I will be calling my new server a different name; again, would that pose
any issues regarding the Exchange and/or SQL databases?

TIA

Richard

Jeff
Fri Aug 01 16:12:20 CDT 2003

If you perform an Exmerge to do this, you will not have any of those issues.
The SQL databases are probably not going to be an issue, but this actually
depends upon the application design that was used. It's not in the nature of
an SQL database that this must be a problem, but it could be if the designer
didn't make the database host independent.


"Richard Cass" <richardcass@micronav.co.uk> wrote in message
news:efa6VvEWDHA.2104@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> I will be installing my SBS2000 again on a newer, faster machine, and
would
> appreciate some advice on the specifics below or in general.
>
> 1. My original domain was set up as domain.co.uk for both internal and
> external use (e-mail etc). If I set up the new server with domain.local,
> would there be any issues regarding the existing e-mails (which I intend
to
> EXMERGE export/import)? I will keep my Internet address as domain.co.uk.
> 2. I will be calling my new server a different name; again, would that
pose
> any issues regarding the Exchange and/or SQL databases?
>
> TIA
>
> Richard
>
>

Richard
Fri Aug 15 09:55:30 CDT 2003

Further to my original post -
I am working through this upgrade slowly, but have encountered a few more
questions:

- both machines have 2 NICs and I am replicating the IP addresses on each
machine (only the domain name has changed to a .local). Is there a way to
transfer data from the original machine to the new machine using a LAN
connection?

- can I just use the last licence floppy to add all my licences to the new
machine?

TIA
Richard

"Richard Cass" <richardcass@micronav.co.uk> wrote in message
news:efa6VvEWDHA.2104@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> I will be installing my SBS2000 again on a newer, faster machine, and
would
> appreciate some advice on the specifics below or in general.
>
> 1. My original domain was set up as domain.co.uk for both internal and
> external use (e-mail etc). If I set up the new server with domain.local,
> would there be any issues regarding the existing e-mails (which I intend
to
> EXMERGE export/import)? I will keep my Internet address as domain.co.uk.
> 2. I will be calling my new server a different name; again, would that
pose
> any issues regarding the Exchange and/or SQL databases?
>
> TIA
>
> Richard
>
>