Javier
Mon Nov 03 17:11:32 CST 2003
This is a probably a little more complicated than that. I'm assuming you
have SBS2000 as your server software? What OS the client have?
You can use Exmerge for exporting/importing the e-mail (from the server).
GB's suggestion of using an additional HD sounds ok to me. However, if your
clients are XP/2000 you will have problems with SIDs when you replace the
old server with the new one (even if they have the same domain and/or
machine name) and you will also need to enter all the users again (and that
sort of stuff). The SID thing means that you will need to disjoin/rejoin
each computer from the domain and new user profiles will be created... so
old settings will be lost.
Are you interested on preserving SIDs or you can live with it (new profiles,
entering the users... and so on)? If so, do you have a copy of Win2kSrv (not
the SBS version) with you?
--
-Javier
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"GB" <gianni@compulogics.com.au> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Are you talking about user data? Then, I would install a new (or old)
hard
> disk in the old server and transfer all the data. As far as emails are
> concerned, I would save them on the user's PCs in .pst format. If you
have
> public folders you could do the same. When you have finished with the
data
> transfer, remove the hard disk from the old server, install it in the new,
> and there you go.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> regards
>
> GB
> "Zak" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:030401c3a249$36cad280$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> > We will be replacing the server on a small network (8
> > users). I would like to prepare the old server to be able
> > to transfer the information to the new box. The old
> > server will be removed from service, and the license
> > transferred to the new box.
> >
> > Any suggestions on how to best accomplish this??
> >
> > Thanks for any help.
>
>