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If a backup recovery is not in order, the production server is still online, you can use Jeff Middleton's SwingIT method:<br />
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<a href="http://www.sbsmigration.com" rel="ugc">www.sbsmigration.com</a><br />
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Or, you can use the Microsoft method to migrate to another box, then use that method again to migrate back onto the existing hardware. Either way, OEM licensing does not allow for either method. Either Open License + Software Assurance or Software Assurance on the original OEM license allows for it.<br />
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Philip
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If a backup recovery is not in order, the production server is still online, you can use Jeff Middleton's SwingIT method:

www.sbsmigration.com [http://www.sbsmigration.com]

Or, you can use the Microsoft method to migrate to another box, then use that method again to migrate back onto the existing hardware. Either way, OEM licensing does not allow for either method. Either Open License + Software Assurance or Software Assurance on the original OEM license allows for it.

Philip

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Yes definately recommend swing migration (or variation of). Any other solution (other than restore from backup) you will lose Active Directory and thus all your users, groups etc. And exchange will not mount databases from old domain, so there goes your email.
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Yes definately recommend swing migration (or variation of). Any other solution (other than restore from backup) you will lose Active Directory and thus all your users, groups etc. And exchange will not mount databases from old domain, so there goes your email.

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Hit the solution right on the head... &nbsp;Thank you
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Hit the solution right on the head...  Thank you

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I have reason to rebuild my SBS 2008 Server from scratch. &nbsp;How do I do that and keep the same groups, users, &amp;&nbsp;email data files?
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I have reason to rebuild my SBS 2008 Server from scratch.  How do I do that and keep the same groups, users, & email data files?

Rebuild SBS 2008 Server from Scratch...

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).

Exchange is the server side of a collaborative application product that is part of the Microsoft Server infrastructure. Exchange's major features include email, calendaring, contacts and tasks, support for mobile and web-based access to information, and support for data storage.