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Joining a Win Server 2012 std to the SBS 2011 std. domain

Hi

Is it possible and should there be any problems?

Both would be new servers and installed on Vmware ESXi 5.1. The Server 2012 will be platform for SQL ("SQL Server 2008 R2" perhaps).

Further more can the "Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard" from "SBS 2011 Prem addon" upgraded to "Win Server 2012 std"?

Thanks,

Juha
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For the CALs, unless you have a software assurance :-)
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> SBS only lets you have one domain controller
This is incorrect.  SBS only lets you have one SBS Server (or Server Essentials) in the domain.  The reason is that the SBS Server MUST be the FSMO master DC.  Other DCs are just fine, but you CANNOT move the FSMO roles off them.  Since a domain can only have one set of FSMO roles, more than one SBS server becomes impossible... but since a regular DC doesn't need to have the roles, there's no problem in adding other DCs (though you do want to know what you're doing and the potential restoration issues if you have more than one.
I apologize for wording it incorrectly.  You can have multiple domain controllers and only one SBS.  I meant to say you can not have redundant SBS.
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Thanks<br /><br />Great answers. I wasn't aware that SBS no longer exists and that the Server 2012 (+ add-ons)would be the replacement.