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Bare Metal Restore To New Hardware.... Licensing
OK we have a DR server to put in place, same manufacturer newer model... just.
The new server is better so were going to bare metal restore it and use the old one as a DR... the DR solution is Virtual so we'll probably just instal 2003 and run it in Virtual box if need arises.
My question is though.. does the the current sbs2008 license transfer to the new server as I've bare metal restored it to new hardware... or will Microsoft sting us a few months down the line??
The new server is better so were going to bare metal restore it and use the old one as a DR... the DR solution is Virtual so we'll probably just instal 2003 and run it in Virtual box if need arises.
My question is though.. does the the current sbs2008 license transfer to the new server as I've bare metal restored it to new hardware... or will Microsoft sting us a few months down the line??
A bare metal restore will replicate the system you have rather than provide a DR option.
A DR requires that the systems are kept synchronized. I do not believe you can have two SBS's running at the same time.
You should consider having two servers where one is the SBS and the other is a plain windows server that is a secondary domain controller. SBS2008 and server 2003 R2 and newer can have shares that replicate using DFS replication.
Spartan posed the question dealing with the licensing.
A DR requires that the systems are kept synchronized. I do not believe you can have two SBS's running at the same time.
You should consider having two servers where one is the SBS and the other is a plain windows server that is a secondary domain controller. SBS2008 and server 2003 R2 and newer can have shares that replicate using DFS replication.
Spartan posed the question dealing with the licensing.
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I believe it is an OEM... However a we're not duplicating the license, just replacing the hardware...
If the hardware had failed.... fire / flood etc do you need a new license for your bare metal recovered SBS???
If the hardware had failed.... fire / flood etc do you need a new license for your bare metal recovered SBS???
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Thanks Spartan...
We had one but were pondering on an RMA...
We had one but were pondering on an RMA...
If so, then you be prompted to reactivate and have to purchase a new license.