[SBS 2011] Extend with (external) Exchange Server
At this moment we have a SBS 2011 server with a second server (premium add on).
We have almost 70 users in use (we grew suddenly very hard last year and that was unexpected).
I think more then 25 users are only e-mail users (we host several domains on our Exchange Server). Now I get 20 new users next month and they have to use only email.
The policy of our company is to host everything by ourself.
Now we want to do the following thing:
We want to buy a new server with Windows Standard 2012. This get 2 VM's (one DC and one Exchange). We want to set up a new windows domain on the DC.
We move one of our big (email) domains to this domain server (more then 30 users) and we connect our e-mail clients to this server.
In the future (I think in 1,5 year) we want to move all our current software to new servers (so we have to buy more licenses for Win 2012 and SQL Server). We can use the Exchange 2012 at this moment for all the domains.
Is this a good idea or is here someone with a better idea? Thank you in advance.
We have almost 70 users in use (we grew suddenly very hard last year and that was unexpected).
I think more then 25 users are only e-mail users (we host several domains on our Exchange Server). Now I get 20 new users next month and they have to use only email.
The policy of our company is to host everything by ourself.
Now we want to do the following thing:
We want to buy a new server with Windows Standard 2012. This get 2 VM's (one DC and one Exchange). We want to set up a new windows domain on the DC.
We move one of our big (email) domains to this domain server (more then 30 users) and we connect our e-mail clients to this server.
In the future (I think in 1,5 year) we want to move all our current software to new servers (so we have to buy more licenses for Win 2012 and SQL Server). We can use the Exchange 2012 at this moment for all the domains.
Is this a good idea or is here someone with a better idea? Thank you in advance.
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Maintaining 2 environments costs money. If you are fine with this, your solution is good enought.
Jarda
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I realize that it is not an optimal solution. We can handle this I think.
I appreciate your comments, thank you!
I appreciate your comments, thank you!
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Thank your for your answer, but I think that is the same what I mean?
I want to use the SBS 2011 and move some (email) accounts to the new server(s) (DC and Exchange 2013). In the feature (when we buy more licenses) I want to move the other users to the new servers. I want to create this users and import the pst files and others.
I want to use the SBS 2011 and move some (email) accounts to the new server(s) (DC and Exchange 2013). In the feature (when we buy more licenses) I want to move the other users to the new servers. I want to create this users and import the pst files and others.
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Ok, I understand. But it is not possible to add more then 2 servers two a SBS 2011 domain. We have 2 servers at this moment (DC and Premium Add On).
Or am I wrong?
Or am I wrong?
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I think our solution is not bad, so we can spread the costs. We can integrate later the other accounts, maybe we have to create the users in this domain (no migrating) and we import the files and emails.