Adding Windows Server 2008 into an SBS 2003 network.

New content from the SBS docs team that will prove handy for partners with customers that are looking to go down the Windows Server 2008 route.

Would be interested to hear from any local partners who are starting to look into this or have customers interested.

Robbie

 

Windows SBS 2003 allows you to add computers running Windows Server 2008 to your network; however, you cannot use the wizards in Windows SBS or the https://ServerName/connectcomputer Web site to do so.

Before you tackle this (not very scary) task, find out what you need to know in “Adding a Server Running Windows Server 2008 to a Windows Small Business Server 2003 Network” in the Windows SBS Technical Library. This document describes system requirements and deployment scenarios, and provides step-by-step instructions to get you through the process.

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Comments

• Anonymous
  October 27, 2010
  SBS 2003 migrations will require adding Windows Server 2008 to SBS 2003, reviewing best practices of SBS 2003, reviewing documentation to address any pre-requisites before migrating to SBS 2008 (and quickly since 2011 version is coming). Too many references across all Microsoft sites including Technet have links that say SBS 2003 but instead go to the default SBS 2008 page.  This is time consuming and wasteful -- surely the SBS product management team can search Microsoft web sites and be sure that SBS 2003 links point to the last version.   Imagine your efforts actually slowing down the migration to SBS 2008 and beyond.   Think twice, change stale links and be sure they don't just move BLINDLY to the newest product instead of delivering what the link says.