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Hi,<br />
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We have recently upgraded from our OEM version of SBS 2003 to a retail boxed copy of SBS 2003 R2 using the guide found at the below link:<br />
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<a href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/5/c/15cfb9dd-a875-4f1a-9d6d-d17b6df92853/r2setup.htm" rel="ugc nofollow">http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/5/c/15cfb9dd-a875-4f1a-9d6d-d17b6df92853/r2setup.htm</a><br />
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The upgrade went as expected and we are now running the SP2 versions of exchange and sharepoint and have installed the R2 components.<br />
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Before beginning this process i expected to be able to add the 5 new cals that come with the boxed R2 O/S to the existing 5 CALS we have, giving us a total of 10 CALS. However i am now not sure if we assumed correctly, when we go to licensing and attempt to add a new license i input the Product Key that came with CD's in the R2 box and get a message that it is not valid.<br />
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Am i doing something wrong here when it comes to instaling these new CALS or is something else the problem, i.e i haven't got 5 new cals but merely upgraded my exisitng ones to R2 CALS and therefore need to buy more?<br />
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Thanks in advance for any help,<br />
<br />
Guy<br />
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Hi,

We have recently upgraded from our OEM version of SBS 2003 to a retail boxed copy of SBS 2003 R2 using the guide found at the below link:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/5/c/15cfb9dd-a875-4f1a-9d6d-d17b6df92853/r2setup.htm

The upgrade went as expected and we are now running the SP2 versions of exchange and sharepoint and have installed the R2 components.

Before beginning this process i expected to be able to add the 5 new cals that come with the boxed R2 O/S to the existing 5 CALS we have, giving us a total of 10 CALS. However i am now not sure if we assumed correctly, when we go to licensing and attempt to add a new license i input the Product Key that came with CD's in the R2 box and get a message that it is not valid.

Am i doing something wrong here when it comes to instaling these new CALS or is something else the problem, i.e i haven't got 5 new cals but merely upgraded my exisitng ones to R2 CALS and therefore need to buy more?

Thanks in advance for any help,

Guy



Install new CALS after upgrade to SBS 2003 R2

Small Business Server (SBS) is a line of server operating systems targeted at small businesses by bundling the operating system with a number of other Microsoft products that would normally need to be purchased or licensed separately. The most notable inclusions are Exchange, SQL Server, SharePoint and ISA/TMG (Microsoft's firewall and proxy server).