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2003 migration to sbs 2008
I have an existing client with 2003 Std Server SP2 and Exchange 2003 SP2 on xxx.com domain. They want to migrate to SBS 2008. Is there a way to migrate users/mailboxes from this setup?
Yes there is and I have written an article here on exactly how to complete the process: https://www.experts-exchange.com/articles/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Server/SBS_Small_Business_Server/Migrate-Windows-2003-with-Exchange-to-Small-Business-Server-2008.html
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Thanks for the quick response. Can you setup SBS2008 in another domain than .local? I have done one installation of this before and did not see that it will allow you around this? The main concern i have is currently they have domain.com and if SBS only allows .local then will your document work?
you can use the following article to upgrade windows 2003 AD to 2008
AD 2003 to AD 2008 MIG
http://www.petri.co.il/windows-server-2008-adprep.htm
AD 2003 to AD 2008 MIG
http://www.petri.co.il/windows-server-2008-adprep.htm
SBS can use .com or whateveryou want it to. As long as you are joining your existing domain then my document will work.
If you want a different domain name then you cannot do a migration to SBS with a different domain name to what you already have you would need to do it manually.
If you want a different domain name then you cannot do a migration to SBS with a different domain name to what you already have you would need to do it manually.
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Nice article and very helpful. Just completed the migration and all was surprisingly smooth. One thing to add is that you should install Exchange 2007 Rollup 9 before migrating mailboxes. This rollup will resolve an issue with the auto-discovery function of Outlook 2007 along with a few other bugs, but this was the biggest hurdle I had to overcome. On one pc which was in cached mode I had to manually edit the Exchange server field. Thanks again!! EE rocks!
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=55320be2-c65c-48bb-bab8-6335aa7d008c&displaylang=en
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee221166%28EXCHG.80%29.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=55320be2-c65c-48bb-bab8-6335aa7d008c&displaylang=en
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee221166%28EXCHG.80%29.aspx