asked on Adding SBS 2011 to existing 2003 Domain
Looking to purchase SBS 2011 and would like to know the feasibility of adding it to our current domain which is running one 2003 server with 2003 Exchange (STANDARD SERVER EDITION). Can I add without any problems and then decommission the old server after transferring the FSMO roles?
Thanks,
Bill
Thanks,
Bill
SBSExchangeWindows Server 2003
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SBS 2011 can certainly be added to an existing domain using the migrate, versus clean, install option
Is that not what I said? "You cannot add it to an existing domain (as you would server 2008 R2)......You must perform a migration install". Server standard you would install, join the domain, then move the FSO roles. That will not work with SBS it has to be done within the migration installation mode. Also it is not a simple task. Many steps to be carried out.
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Perfect - hopefully.
You will need to prepare the existing domain to allow the SBS server to join it and raise the domain functional level to Native 2003 mode, then run adprep /forestprep on the existing DC and then adprep /domainprep to ready the existing domain and then install / configure the SBS server.