Top Support Solutions for Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard
Here are the top Microsoft Support solutions for the most common issues experienced when using Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard. To view more solutions related to this product, visit The Windows Server Essentials and Small Business Server Blog.
1. Solutions related to inability send or receive email:
- How Do I Change Message Size Limits in SBS 2008/2011 Standard
- How to Configure Trusted SMTP Relay in Exchange on SBS 2008
- What to Check When Exchange Cannot Send Email to Certain Domain
- How to Send E-mails with Exchange Using a Different “From” Address
- How to Configure SBS 2011 Standard to Accept E-mail for Multiple Authoritative Domain
2. Solutions related to Outlook connectivity issues, authentication, or certificate dialogs:
- Slow Connectivity for Outlook Anywhere and Sites that use the SBS Web Applications App Pool
- You receive a "The name of the security certificate is invalid or does not match the name of the site" warning when you try to connect Outlook 2007 to Small Business Server 2008
- Troubleshooting Certificate Mismatch Warnings in Outlook 2007 Clients on Small Business Server 2008
- Certain Remote Client Access Can Break If You Change the Default Accepted Domain on SBS 2011 Standard
3. Solutions related to migrating SBS to a new server or to new servers:
- SBS 2011 Standard Migrations – Keys to Success
- SBS 2011 Standard Migrations – Keys to Success – Part 2: The Setup Phase
- SBS 2011 Standard Migration – Keys to Success – Part 3: Post Setup and Common Failures
- Install Windows SBS 2011 Standard in migration mode
- Introducing the SBS 2011 Migration Preparation Tool
- Providing an Answer File in SBS 2011
- How to Determine the Number of Days Left for SBS 2011 Standard Migration
- The SBS 2008 or 2011 Standard Migration Wizard may fail to launch due to an incomplete setup
- Completing the SBS 2011 Standard setup after a failure during the promotion to a domain controller
4. Solutions related to the server is slow or unresponsive:
- Your network is slow in Windows SBS 2011 Standard
- Small Business Server 2011 starts slowly and many services do not start
- You experience a long logon time when you try to log on to a Windows 7-based or a Windows Server 2008 R2-based client computer that uses roaming profiles
- Slow data transfer speed in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
- Computer intermittently performs poorly or stops responding when the Storport driver is used in Windows Server 2008 R2
- Troubleshooting “An unexpected error occurred” message when using Remote Web Access to connect to computers
5. Solutions related to backup:
- Windows Server Backup May Fail Because of the SQL VSS Writer
- Windows Server Backup May fail the Exchange Consistency Check
- How to back up Small Business Server 2011
- System State Backups and SBS 2008 - The Windows Server Essentials and Small Business Server Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
- Repair Windows Server Backup
6. Solutions related to database fails to mount:
7. Solutions related to Remote Web Workplace or Remote Web Access:
- You get HTTP Error 401.2 - Unauthorized when you browse RWA on Windows Small Business Server
- SBS 2011: Login to RWA fails with error 'The domain is null or empty'
- SBS 2011: Home Page of RWA display an error "There is a problem with this Web page"
- SBS2011: Unable to login to RWA - An error (87) occurred while enumerating the groups. The group's SID could not be resolved
- Clipboard redirection does not work from within Remote Web Access in SBS 2011
- Users fail to log into RWW with Password error.
- How to Manage the Remote Desktop Gateway Service in SBS 2011 Standard , SBS 2011 Essentials, Windows Server 2012 Essentials and Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials.
8. Solutions related to server stops responding (hangs):
- Your network is slow in Windows SBS 2011 Standard
- Small Business Server 2011 starts slowly and many services do not start
- You experience a long logon time when you try to log on to a Windows 7-based or a Windows Server 2008 R2-based client computer that uses roaming profiles
- Slow data transfer speed in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
- Computer intermittently performs poorly or stops responding when the Storport driver is used in Windows Server 2008 R2
- Troubleshooting “An unexpected error occurred” message when using Remote Web Access to connect to computers
9. Solutions related to Exchange mailbox store:
- Exchange Services May Not Start Automatically After a Reboot
- How to Import and Export Mailboxes using PST Files in SBS 2011 Standard
- Move Exchange Server mailboxes and settings for Windows