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Users, Computers, or Servers Do Not Display in the SBS 2008 Console

JBrokaw — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:01:27 +0000

The SBS 2008 installation creates it’s own OUs. The Users, Computers, or Servers must be listed under these OUs in order for them to appear in the SBS 2008 Console.

SBS 2003 to SBS 2008 Migration

JBrokaw — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:02:17 +0000

Verify SBS 2003 is running the most recent service packs.

1. To verify that your server is running Service Pack 1 for Windows Small Business Server 2003.

Start the Registry Editor, and then locate the following registry entry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SmallBusinesServer\ServicePackNumber
If the value is 0×00000001, Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows SBS 2003 is installed. Close the Registry Editor.

2. Verify that your server is running Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2003.

3. Verify that your server is running Service Pack 2 for Exchange Server 2003.

4. Verify that your server is running Service Pack 3 for Windows SharePoint Services 2.0

Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs.
Click Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 2.0, and then click Click here for support information. If the version number is 11.0.8173.0, SP3 for Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 is installed.

5. Verify that Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0 is installed

On the Source Server, verify that MSXML6.dll is version 6.10.1129.0 or higher. MSXML6.dll is in the %SystemDrive%:\Windows\System32 folder.

6. Verify that .NET Framework 2.0 is installed.

7. Raise the functional level of the source domain and the forest to Windows Server 2003.

8. Prep SBS 2003 Server for migration.

Insert the SBS 2008 DVD into the SBS 2003 Server.
Browse to the Tools Folder and run SourceTool.exe.
Click – I have a backup – Click Next.
The existing domain will be updated with the SBS 2008 requirements.
Click Finish
Reboot the SBS 2003 Server.

9. Account used to do the migration must be a member of “Enterprise Admins, Schema Admins, and Domain Admins”.

10. Create SBS 2008 Answer file.

Insert Windows SBS 2008 DVD into the SBS 2003 Server.
Navigate to the Tools folder, and then double-click SBSAfg.exe.
Select Migration from Existing Server.
(Optional) Set the correct time zone.
Uncheck “Trial Security Services”.
Enter the remaining information and Click Save As.
Save the answer file to the root of a removable device, like a USB drive.

11. Start the SBS 2008 install.

Insert the SBS 2008 DVD.
Insert the removable device with the .xml answer file.
Power on the server.

Click Next.

Click Install Now.

Enter the Product Key and Click Next.

Accept the terms and Click Next.

Select Custom.

Load storage drivers if required.

Configure HD Partitions.

Click Next.

Install process begins. Wait. . .

Server will reboot and continue setup.

Installation finishes.

12. Starting the Migration Wizard.

Note: Migration must be finished within 21 Days or the SBS 2003 will shut itself down. ng>

Log into the SBS 2008 server as an administrator other than the Built-in Administrator account. The migration wizard will not run if logged in as the Built-in Administrator.

Click Start the Migration Wizard.

Click Next.

Click Next.

First task in the Migration Wizard is the option to change where the User Data, Exchange Data, and SharePoint Data will be stored.

Change the Data location based on your server setup.

Select Configure the Network.

Click Next.

Click Start Connect to Internet Wizard.

Click Next.

Disable DHCP on SBS 2003 Server. Click Continue.

Note: You will need to manually transfer any DHCP reservations.

Enter Default Gateway IP and Enter SBS 2008 IP.

Click Next.

Click Next.

Click Next.

Click Next. Configure the Network is finished.

Click Finish

Select Configure Internet address.

Click Next.

Click Start Internet Address Management Wizard.

Click Next.

Select if you need to purchase a domain name or if you already own one.

Click Next.

Select how you want to manage your domain name.

Click Next.

Enter your external DNS domain name.

(Optional) Click Advanced settings to change the domain prefix to something besides “remote”.

Click Configure.

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Click Finish.

Select Task Complete

Click Next.

Select Migrate network settings.

Click Next.

Click Migrate DNS Forwards and Mobile User Group.

Select Task Complete.

Click Next.

Follow the steps in the provided links for:

Migrate Exchange Mailboxes and Settings. Optional: (Follow this blog entry starting at Public Folder Replication)

Remove Legacy Group Policies and Logon Settings.

Migrate Users’ Shared Data.

Migrate SharePoint Web site.

Select Migrate Fax Data

Click Next.

Select Click to start migration your fax data.

Select Task Complete.

Click Next.

Select Migrate Users and Groups.

Click Next.

Follow the Display the security group migration instructions to display the groups in the SBS console.

Click Next.

Click Run the Change User Role Wizard.

Assign User Roles to fit your users.

Click Cancel when finished.

Select Task Complete.

Click Next.

Select Finish Migration.

Click Next.

Select Finish the migration.

Click Next.

Follow the instructions to demote the SBS 2003 server.

Select the Source Server is no longer a DC.

Click Next.

Migration to SBS 2008 is Finished.

Click Finish.

Printer Deployment With Group Policy

JBrokaw — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:06:27 +0000

Create a new GPO under Group Policy Management

Assign the Printer based on Computer or User Configuration.

Expand Preferences – Control Panel Settings – Printers – Assign New Printers

For Windows XP Clients follow the steps below:

Install update on XP Clients to support 2008 Preferences. (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943729)

To use the PushPrinterConnections.exe file
1. Using Group Policy Management console (gpmc.msc), right-click the GPO with your printer connections settings, and then click Edit.
2. In the Group Policy Object Editor tree, navigate to one following locations:
"If the printer connections are deployed per-machine, go to Computer Configuration, Windows Settings, Scripts (Startup/Shutdown).
"If the printer connections are deployed per-user, go to User Configuration, Windows Settings, Scripts (Logon/Logoff).
3. Right-click Startup or Logon, and then click Properties.
4. In the Logon Properties or Startup Properties dialog box, click Show Files.
5. Copy the PushPrinterConnections.exe file to this location and then close the window.
6. In the Logon Properties or Startup Properties dialog box, click Add.
7. Type PushPrinterConnections.exe in the Script Name box.
8. If you want to enable logging, type log in the Script Parameters box. Log files are written to %windir%\temp\ppcMachine.log (for per-computer connections) and %temp%\ppcUser.log (for per-user connections) on the computer on which the policy is applied.
9. Click OK.

Network Requirements for SBS 2008 Migration

JBrokaw — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:04:56 +0000

The SBS 2008 getting started wizards assume that the server will be in a Class C subnet (i.e., subnet with a mask of 255.255.255.0). Furthermore, when you run the Connect to the Internet wizard, the wizard specifically looks for your Internet gateway at specific addresses in the 192.168.x.x class C subnet. So what if you’re migrating from an existing SBS 2003 server that doesn’t match one of these assumptions?

In the case of your existing server being in a subnet other than 192.168.x.x, no problem. When you create the answer file, you’ll plug in the IP addresses for the existing server, the IP gateway, and the new server into the Answer File Creator so that the migration setup can do its job. In the case of a new installation, the Connect to the Internet wizard will fail to automatically detect the router and you’ll be able to enter the information manually.

But if your network is on anything other than a Class C subnet, migration is not going to work. You will have to temporarily configure the network into a Class C setup to get the initial migration working. After that, you can modify the network settings to go back to your other network configuration, but the migration setup requires a Class C configuration in order to work.

Default Quotas Applied To Standard User

JBrokaw — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:03:59 +0000

I found something else out that is enabled by default in SBS 2008. There is a folder storage limit setup on the SBS 2008 server by default. The Limit is 2GB. You can disable it by going into the properties of existing users under folders and disable the folder quota.

The “Standard User Template” has the Exchange 2gb quota and the 2gb Folder Quota enabled. You can disable it by Right Clicking on the “Standard User” Role then disable the two under E-Mail and Folders.

Profile Missing In SBS 2008 Connect Computer Tool

JBrokaw — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:00:47 +0000

When you go to the new http://connect site, run the tool, and get to the section where you select the local profile to use for the specified domain account, you may find that the profile you want to choose is not listed in the drop-down list. This doesn’t mean that there’s a problem with the profile, just that the profile has probably been marked private.

The simple fix is to open Windows Explorer, browse to C:\Documents and Settings, right-click on the user’s folder, and clear the “Make Folder Private” checkbox. Apply the changes, close the window, and run the Connect Computer tool again. The profile should show in the list now. If it still does not, go back into the folder settings, enable the “Make Folder Private” checkbox, apply the changes, then disable the “Make Folder Private” checkbox and apply the changes again.