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Should I clean and reconfigure SBS Server or Build a new machine?
My company was just bought by another company including email domain names. My boss decided to start a new business. So now I am wondering, should I clean the SBS Server and reconfigure to rename domain, accept the new email domain name and remove and add the machines. Or should I build the SBS on another machine and move all the client machines to the new SBS installation. If I build a new SBS machine can I run both machines at the same time while I move the clients?
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I'll correct that further. With server 2003 you can change the domain name but with SBS it is not possible. Changing either the server name or the domain name requires a complete server rebuild from scratch. You have no choice. It is one of the few limitations of SBS.
To confirm; "After you install Windows Small Business Server 2003, you cannot change the settings specified in Full DNS name for internal domain or NetBIOS domain name. These settings are used to configure server applications during Setup. If you want to change these names, you must reinstall Windows Small Business Server 2003."
from: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc708159(WS.10).aspx
from: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc708159(WS.10).aspx
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Then, create a trust between two domains, and move users and computers from the old to the new domain.