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Hi,<br />
I am planning the migration of our SBS 2003 Premium server to SBS 2008 Premium server.<br />
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SBS2008 requires that SQL be running on a second box. Does it matter when I install and setup this machine?<br />
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Are there any special migration setup options or do I setup the SQL machine by itself then join it to the new domain?<br />
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Any help on the process is greatly appreciated. The Microsoft documents dont cover the installation of the 2nd server.<br />
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Cheers<br />
Mitch
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Hi,
I am planning the migration of our SBS 2003 Premium server to SBS 2008 Premium server.

SBS2008 requires that SQL be running on a second box. Does it matter when I install and setup this machine?

Are there any special migration setup options or do I setup the SQL machine by itself then join it to the new domain?

Any help on the process is greatly appreciated. The Microsoft documents dont cover the installation of the 2nd server.

Cheers
Mitch

SBS2003 to SBS2008 Migration: When do I setup second SQL server box?

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).

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning. Major improvements include the  Always On technologies and support for unstructured data types.