You can do almost the complete install on your own site - Just run/re-run the configuration wizards once you are back on the client site.
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Installing Server 2008 SBS off-site
Hi,
I'm about to set up my first 2008 SBS server (my experience is all 2003 SBS) and I want to set it up back in my office rather than spend hours waiting for things to install at the customers site. My office network is a simple 2003 SBS network, server has a single NIC and I have a Belkin N1 router providing internet access.
I have bought a new router for the new server install and can have that in place in my office during the server install.
My question is, how much (if any) of the install can I do in the office bearing in mind that the customers Internet provider, Static IP and DNS addresses will be different to those in my office? Are there parts where I can simply manually type in gateway addresses, external IP, ISP DNS settings e.t.c. or will the server need these to be live and connected at the point of install?
I appreciate that I will have to keep the 2008 server away from the network that my 2003 SBS is on and therefore will not have internet access during the installation.
Hope the question makes sense, would appreciate any guidance (even if it's a case of don't go there!)
Many thanks
Adam
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As demazter and kcts has already pointed out the wizards ;
Just don't assign a static ip at present, let it get a dynamic ip from your existing router and default gateway
create exchange mailboxes, distribution groups (if required)
synchronize the wsus (so it downloads all updates according to your clients at your site)
set up backup and test if you have any confusion on it ;
create users etc
hope it helps
WSUS : select the products which are on your client's site (like windows xp, vista, windows7, which ever) so it does all the sync here at your site , leave it on for a night - schedule to sync out of office hours
once you are on site, assign a static ip, and run the wizards ; get a public ssl certificate it will save you alot of hassle setting up outlook anywhere and autodiscover ;
keep us posted
Thanks everyone for your comments, I think what I'm most wary of is the bad old days of 2003 where you entered ip address and dns info during the installation and if you then changed something later on it could screw up DNS. Does the 2008 SBS installation not ask for IP details during the initial stages? Also would it be clear at exactly what point I can switch the thing off, transport it to the customers site and resume?
Many thanks again
Adam
if you are at your office, you can leave it as dynamic to finish installation, create mailboxes, wsus etc
"Just don't run any wizard"
Once you have created your users via sbs console, setup folder redirection, any other requirements from your client, like a public folder, distribution group etc - configure all this at your site
remote into there existing server (if any) and make a plan of how you going to transfer there existing data
once you have setup your ad users, dist groups, public folders, mailboxes, accepted domain etc
""""then swtich it off - or you can even take a backup at this stage on a ext hard disk so if something goes wrong on site you can restore it to a raw config state."""""""""
If you can access there client pcs at the moment remotely, do a files and settings transfer wizard and save those on a central location or a location you would remember when you get there
Anything that would save your time on-site should be done when you are in office,
at the site you would have to :
run the wizard, check connectivity and you will be good
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by: demazterPosted on 2009-10-27 at 02:40:21ID: 25670500
You can go through all of the installation, just once the installation has finished do not run through the wizards until you are on-site.
Obviously make sure you configure it with the IP Address etc that it will have when you move it.
I do this all the time.