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1. First take a complete backup of the system. I would strongly recommend Norton Ghost 11. This would ensure that you can restore the rig incase of any failure.<br />
2. Make a list of all the installed apps on the server and see their compatibility with SBS 2003.<br />
3. Ensure that you have the latest BIOS update for your hardware as well as drivers of all the hardware for SBS2003.<br />
4. Refer to this doc from Microsoft: <a href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/d/c/6dccf9b4-d915-4c95-b5af-100b89e02add/SBS_MigratingSBS2k.doc" rel="ugc nofollow">http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/d/c/6dccf9b4-d915-4c95-b5af-100b89e02add/SBS_MigratingSBS2k.doc</a><br />
5. Refer to <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2003/sbs/techinfo/overview/licensingfaq.mspx" rel="ugc nofollow">http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2003/sbs/techinfo/overview/licensingfaq.mspx</a>&nbsp;and <a href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/d/c/6dccf9b4-d915-4c95-b5af-100b89e02add/SBS_MigratingSBS2k.doc" rel="ugc nofollow">http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/d/c/6dccf9b4-d915-4c95-b5af-100b89e02add/SBS_MigratingSBS2k.doc</a><br />
6. Check for the appropriate licenses for SBS 2003: <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2003/sbs/techinfo/overview/licensingfaq.mspx" rel="ugc nofollow">http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2003/sbs/techinfo/overview/licensingfaq.mspx</a>
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1. First take a complete backup of the system. I would strongly recommend Norton Ghost 11. This would ensure that you can restore the rig incase of any failure.
2. Make a list of all the installed apps on the server and see their compatibility with SBS 2003.
3. Ensure that you have the latest BIOS update for your hardware as well as drivers of all the hardware for SBS2003.
4. Refer to this doc from Microsoft: http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/d/c/6dccf9b4-d915-4c95-b5af-100b89e02add/SBS_MigratingSBS2k.doc [http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/d/c/6dccf9b4-d915-4c95-b5af-100b89e02add/SBS_MigratingSBS2k.doc]
5. Refer to http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2003/sbs/techinfo/overview/licensingfaq.mspx [http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2003/sbs/techinfo/overview/licensingfaq.mspx] and http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/d/c/6dccf9b4-d915-4c95-b5af-100b89e02add/SBS_MigratingSBS2k.doc [http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/d/c/6dccf9b4-d915-4c95-b5af-100b89e02add/SBS_MigratingSBS2k.doc]
6. Check for the appropriate licenses for SBS 2003: http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2003/sbs/techinfo/overview/licensingfaq.mspx [http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2003/sbs/techinfo/overview/licensingfaq.mspx]

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I have to upgrade a SBS 2000 server to SBS 2003. What is the best way of doing this, given that I have to use the same hardware.
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I have to upgrade a SBS 2000 server to SBS 2003. What is the best way of doing this, given that I have to use the same hardware.

Server Upgrade from Windows 2000 to 2003

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.