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From: Cary Shultz on 10 Oct 2009 06:43 Good morning! We have a new client that ultimately has an SBS2003 environment with an additional Domain Controller (WIN2008) and an additional Exchange Server (2007). I have not been apart of this at all (except for looking at it now) and have just gained remote access so I have very few details. I remotely accessed the WIN2008 | Exchange 2007 box (*hate* putting Exchange on a DC) and noticed that the SBS2003 box is not on the network. All sorts of failures with all of the utilities that I run. Come to find out that we took that SBS2003 box to our corporate office. Now, it is still the SBS2003 box. It still holds all five FSMO Roles. It is still running MS Exchange (although it appears that all of the mailboxes have been moved over to the EXCH2007 box). One of my colleagues 'has some ideas'.....not saying that in a negative way (really not). Is it possible to: 1) remove Exchange 2003 from the SBS2003 box (I know all about having to use the Administrator account...have done this several times) over a VPN connection (just thinking what we must have been thinking when we removed the SBS2003 server from the client's office)? As long as we have CD2, right? 2) remove SBS2003 from that SBS2003 box over a VPN connection? As long as we have CD1, right? 3) backup the SharePoint installation (assuming WSS 2.0....not WSS 3.) and then ultimately use that backup to restore to WSS 3.0 that will be installed on the WIN2008 | EXCH2007 box (I can only assume that this is going to be the thought process that my colleagues have)? Any and all comments welcome. Thanks, Cary
From: Cary Shultz on 10 Oct 2009 06:45 And now this post appears a second time....sorry about that. Only posted it once.... "Cary Shultz" <cshultz.nospam(a)nospam.outsourceitcorp.com> wrote in message news:uQZhE4YSKHA.3540(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Good morning! > > We have a new client that ultimately has an SBS2003 environment with an > additional Domain Controller (WIN2008) and an additional Exchange Server > (2007). I have not been apart of this at all (except for looking at it > now) > and have just gained remote access so I have very few details. > > I remotely accessed the WIN2008 | Exchange 2007 box (*hate* putting > Exchange > on a DC) and noticed that the SBS2003 box is not on the network. All > sorts > of failures with all of the utilities that I run. Come to find out that > we > took that SBS2003 box to our corporate office. > > Now, it is still the SBS2003 box. It still holds all five FSMO Roles. It > is still running MS Exchange (although it appears that all of the > mailboxes > have been moved over to the EXCH2007 box). One of my colleagues 'has some > ideas'.....not saying that in a negative way (really not). > > Is it possible to: > > 1) remove Exchange 2003 from the SBS2003 box (I know all about having to > use > the Administrator account...have done this several times) over a VPN > connection (just thinking what we must have been thinking when we removed > the SBS2003 server from the client's office)? As long as we have CD2, > right? > 2) remove SBS2003 from that SBS2003 box over a VPN connection? As long as > we > have CD1, right? > 3) backup the SharePoint installation (assuming WSS 2.0....not WSS 3.) and > then ultimately use that backup to restore to WSS 3.0 that will be > installed > on the WIN2008 | EXCH2007 box (I can only assume that this is going to be > the thought process that my colleagues have)? > > Any and all comments welcome. > > Thanks, > > Cary >
From: Ace Fekay [MCT] on 10 Oct 2009 12:12 "Cary Shultz" <cshultz.nospam(a)nospam.outsourceitcorp.com> wrote in message news:uQZhE4YSKHA.3540(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Good morning! > > We have a new client that ultimately has an SBS2003 environment with an > additional Domain Controller (WIN2008) and an additional Exchange Server > (2007). I have not been apart of this at all (except for looking at it > now) > and have just gained remote access so I have very few details. > > I remotely accessed the WIN2008 | Exchange 2007 box (*hate* putting > Exchange > on a DC) and noticed that the SBS2003 box is not on the network. All > sorts > of failures with all of the utilities that I run. Come to find out that > we > took that SBS2003 box to our corporate office. > > Now, it is still the SBS2003 box. It still holds all five FSMO Roles. It > is still running MS Exchange (although it appears that all of the > mailboxes > have been moved over to the EXCH2007 box). One of my colleagues 'has some > ideas'.....not saying that in a negative way (really not). > > Is it possible to: > > 1) remove Exchange 2003 from the SBS2003 box (I know all about having to > use > the Administrator account...have done this several times) over a VPN > connection (just thinking what we must have been thinking when we removed > the SBS2003 server from the client's office)? As long as we have CD2, > right? > 2) remove SBS2003 from that SBS2003 box over a VPN connection? As long as > we > have CD1, right? > 3) backup the SharePoint installation (assuming WSS 2.0....not WSS 3.) and > then ultimately use that backup to restore to WSS 3.0 that will be > installed > on the WIN2008 | EXCH2007 box (I can only assume that this is going to be > the thought process that my colleagues have)? > > Any and all comments welcome. > > Thanks, > > Cary > I'm not the best at SBS, and the gurus in this group will better help with the removing Exchange off the SBS part and expecting Ex2007 to work as well as the Sharepoint installation, but my question is, does the customer expect to continue to use SBS2003 along with the non-SBS 2008 DC that has Exchange 2007 on it in the same infrastructure, or do they want to just move the SBS 2003 to a different location and sever ties? -- Ace This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights. Please reply back to the newsgroup or forum for collaboration benefit among responding engineers, and to help others benefit from your resolution. Ace Fekay, MCT, MCTS 2008, MCTS Exchange, MCSE, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSA Messaging Microsoft Certified Trainer For urgent issues, please contact Microsoft PSS directly. Please check http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers.
From: Cary Shultz on 11 Oct 2009 08:28 Good morning, Ace! No idea....was not part of any discussion with this client. All of that is handled by our Sales team. Will find out, though. Cary "Ace Fekay [MCT]" <aceman(a)mvps.RemoveThisPart.org> wrote in message news:%23IFkBScSKHA.1908(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > "Cary Shultz" <cshultz.nospam(a)nospam.outsourceitcorp.com> wrote in message > news:uQZhE4YSKHA.3540(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Good morning! >> >> We have a new client that ultimately has an SBS2003 environment with an >> additional Domain Controller (WIN2008) and an additional Exchange Server >> (2007). I have not been apart of this at all (except for looking at it >> now) >> and have just gained remote access so I have very few details. >> >> I remotely accessed the WIN2008 | Exchange 2007 box (*hate* putting >> Exchange >> on a DC) and noticed that the SBS2003 box is not on the network. All >> sorts >> of failures with all of the utilities that I run. Come to find out that >> we >> took that SBS2003 box to our corporate office. >> >> Now, it is still the SBS2003 box. It still holds all five FSMO Roles. >> It >> is still running MS Exchange (although it appears that all of the >> mailboxes >> have been moved over to the EXCH2007 box). One of my colleagues 'has >> some >> ideas'.....not saying that in a negative way (really not). >> >> Is it possible to: >> >> 1) remove Exchange 2003 from the SBS2003 box (I know all about having to >> use >> the Administrator account...have done this several times) over a VPN >> connection (just thinking what we must have been thinking when we removed >> the SBS2003 server from the client's office)? As long as we have CD2, >> right? >> 2) remove SBS2003 from that SBS2003 box over a VPN connection? As long as >> we >> have CD1, right? >> 3) backup the SharePoint installation (assuming WSS 2.0....not WSS 3.) >> and >> then ultimately use that backup to restore to WSS 3.0 that will be >> installed >> on the WIN2008 | EXCH2007 box (I can only assume that this is going to be >> the thought process that my colleagues have)? >> >> Any and all comments welcome. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Cary >> > > > I'm not the best at SBS, and the gurus in this group will better help with > the removing Exchange off the SBS part and expecting Ex2007 to work as > well as the Sharepoint installation, but my question is, does the customer > expect to continue to use SBS2003 along with the non-SBS 2008 DC that has > Exchange 2007 on it in the same infrastructure, or do they want to just > move the SBS 2003 to a different location and sever ties? > > -- > Ace > > This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and > confers no rights. > > Please reply back to the newsgroup or forum for collaboration benefit > among responding engineers, and to help others benefit from your > resolution. > > Ace Fekay, MCT, MCTS 2008, MCTS Exchange, MCSE, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSA > Messaging > Microsoft Certified Trainer > > For urgent issues, please contact Microsoft PSS directly. Please check > http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers. >
From: Ace Fekay [MCT] on 11 Oct 2009 11:48
> Good morning, Ace! > > No idea....was not part of any discussion with this client. All of that is > handled by our Sales team. Will find out, though. > > Cary Hi Cary, And a beautiful morning it is! From your description with one of them at a different location, it will make a difference. Although kind of odd that they would want to keep the Ex2003 instance on SBS2003 with Ex2007 on another server in the same org, nor am I sure that will work in an SBS environment in such a fashion unless migrating away from it. Ace > > "Ace Fekay [MCT]" <aceman(a)mvps.RemoveThisPart.org> wrote in message > news:%23IFkBScSKHA.1908(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> "Cary Shultz" <cshultz.nospam(a)nospam.outsourceitcorp.com> wrote in message >> news:uQZhE4YSKHA.3540(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>> Good morning! >>> >>> We have a new client that ultimately has an SBS2003 environment with an >>> additional Domain Controller (WIN2008) and an additional Exchange Server >>> (2007). I have not been apart of this at all (except for looking at it >>> now) >>> and have just gained remote access so I have very few details. >>> >>> I remotely accessed the WIN2008 | Exchange 2007 box (*hate* putting >>> Exchange >>> on a DC) and noticed that the SBS2003 box is not on the network. All >>> sorts >>> of failures with all of the utilities that I run. Come to find out that >>> we >>> took that SBS2003 box to our corporate office. >>> >>> Now, it is still the SBS2003 box. It still holds all five FSMO Roles. It >>> is still running MS Exchange (although it appears that all of the >>> mailboxes >>> have been moved over to the EXCH2007 box). One of my colleagues 'has some >>> ideas'.....not saying that in a negative way (really not). >>> >>> Is it possible to: >>> >>> 1) remove Exchange 2003 from the SBS2003 box (I know all about having to >>> use >>> the Administrator account...have done this several times) over a VPN >>> connection (just thinking what we must have been thinking when we removed >>> the SBS2003 server from the client's office)? As long as we have CD2, >>> right? >>> 2) remove SBS2003 from that SBS2003 box over a VPN connection? As long as >>> we >>> have CD1, right? >>> 3) backup the SharePoint installation (assuming WSS 2.0....not WSS 3.) and >>> then ultimately use that backup to restore to WSS 3.0 that will be >>> installed >>> on the WIN2008 | EXCH2007 box (I can only assume that this is going to be >>> the thought process that my colleagues have)? >>> >>> Any and all comments welcome. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Cary >>> >> >> >> I'm not the best at SBS, and the gurus in this group will better help with >> the removing Exchange off the SBS part and expecting Ex2007 to work as well >> as the Sharepoint installation, but my question is, does the customer >> expect to continue to use SBS2003 along with the non-SBS 2008 DC that has >> Exchange 2007 on it in the same infrastructure, or do they want to just >> move the SBS 2003 to a different location and sever ties? >> >> -- Ace >> >> This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and >> confers no rights. >> >> Please reply back to the newsgroup or forum for collaboration benefit among >> responding engineers, and to help others benefit from your resolution. >> >> Ace Fekay, MCT, MCTS 2008, MCTS Exchange, MCSE, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSA >> Messaging >> Microsoft Certified Trainer >> >> For urgent issues, please contact Microsoft PSS directly. Please check >> http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers. >> -- Ace This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights. Please reply back to the newsgroup or forum for collaboration benefit among responding engineers, and to help others benefit from your resolution. Ace Fekay, MCT, MCTS Windows 2008, MCTS Exchange, MCSE, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSA Messaging Microsoft Certified Trainer For urgent issues, please contact Microsoft PSS directly. Please check http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers. |