I do the same sort of thing Roger does. When I want to roll out servers, I take one of them, load my base image on it, then I write a deployment script/sequence which does everything to the master Windows install. Most recent example, I had to roll 50 servers out as remote site domain controllers. I wrote a script, well a series of scripts, which completed all of the steps necessary after I install Windows on a machine to make it a functioning domain controller in my environment. Every wizard is automated, every option is specified somewhere in here. AD objects are spun up in the proper sequence in scripts...
Thanks, Brian Desmond [EMAIL PROTECTED] c - 312.731.3132 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 3:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] SBS migration (was SBS Server Question) I'd still like get more specifics ...what exactly ..what scripts.. what things..... what doesn't work in an SBS deployment? Once you build the box it's the real bits. And you can sign up to be a system builder and get the OEM build kit and do your own. As far as the CEICW you can dump out the xml file and just dump it in to another setup. Actually the dev team would love to know what you find that drives you crazy as the more IT pros can deploy these little guys... be more converts to SBSlnad I get :-) Roger Seielstad wrote: >The "manual" issue comes down to scale. Without going into too much detail, >my current team (5 engineers including myself) manage 1000 application >servers. Obviously, the concept of using a wizard to configure things there >wouldn't work. That's where all the scripting and command line tools come >into play. > >With regards to CALs, the license tracking functionality outside of SBS is, >well, broken. Its never worked right. I can't remember all the specifics, >but basically its nearly impossible for indvidual machines to not be counted >multiple times. Effectively if you have 100 machines, it was possible to get >a report of there being >200 CALs in use. One of the many reasons I force >disable the LicenseLogging service.. > > >-------- >Roger Seielstad >E-mail Geek >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley >Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 10:01 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] SBS migration (was SBS Server Question) > >Trust me... it's a religious thing :-) > >Those of us that have the religion of SBS don't see a problem with the >wizards .:-) > >We're looking to start a support group for former Enterprise Admins who are >now SBSers <http://msmvps.com/bradley/archive/2005/07/27/59808.aspx> >http://msmvps.com/bradley/archive/2005/07/27/59808.aspx > >I'll be honest with you ... the first time I set up 'normal' server and >'normal' exchange I was extremely surprised how much manual stuff you guys >do in big server land. Forestprep and all that. The next thing I was >absolutely flabergasted about was how they trust you on the number of cals. >'You just stick in a number there? And they trust you to be honest? Wow." >Blew me away. > >Actually it's near impossible to get WSS [sharepoint] on a same box as >Exchange anyway. There are a couple of folks that tried and finally gave >up. > >Roger Seielstad wrote: > > > >>Actually, I don't think it's a religious issue. The problem with SBS is >>that its not really the amalgam of Microsoft technologies that it's >>billed as, and as such you can't administer it as you would with all >>the same apps in a non-SBS implementation. >> >>It's a neat package overall, but the requirement to do the wizard thing >>makes it hard for people like us to deal with it.. >> >> >>-------- >>Roger Seielstad >>E-mail Geek >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael B. >>Smith >>Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 1:06 PM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] SBS migration (was SBS Server Question) >> >>And that is a real difficulty. >> >>The wizards should integrate seamlessly. Or the other tools should >>integrate seamlessly. Take your pick. >> >>I've got a couple of hundred client companies, probably 3 or 4 use SBS. >>I HATE touching the SBS clients because it's a fair bet there is a >>wizard for something that I'm not going to use a wizard for, because I >>can use one of my scripts or a native tool and do it quicker. (You can >>argue that someone that knows the wizards can do it more quickly with >>them -- and that's fine -- but I don't, and shouldn't have to.) >> >>It's a religious issue. >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, >>CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] >>Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 12:19 PM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] SBS migration (was SBS Server Question) >> >>Difficulty? >> >><cough cough> >> >>What difficulty? [please feel free to take this offline] the only >>difficult issues we have in SBSland is cleaning up the messes from >>folks that don't follow the wizards.... >> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>>Thanks! This must be SBS Week. Was at a user's group meeting last >>> >>> >>> >>> >>night and the topic came up again. (Main topic was R2) Sounds like >>Microsoft is getting the message about the difficulty of working with SBS. >> >> >> >> >>>Al Maurer >>>Service Manager, Naming and Authentication Services IT | Information >>>Technology Agilent Technologies >>>(719) 590-2639; Telnet 590-2639 >>>http://activedirectory.it.agilent.com >>>---------------------------------------------- >>>"Cry 'Havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war" - Anthony, in Julius >>> >>> >>> >>> >>Caesar III i. >> >> >> >> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan >>>Bradley, >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >>>CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] >>>Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 1:57 PM >>>To: [email protected] >>>Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] SBS migration (was SBS Server Question) >>> >>>Transition pack or www.sbsmigration.com >>> >>>Transition pack is the best way however lets you keep the Remote web >>>workplace and monitoring email even after you break away from SBSland. >>> >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>OK, since the topic came up: I'm trying to figure out how to migrate >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>off SBS2003. >> >> >> >> >>>>Scenario is a recent acquisition where we want to migrate from >>>>company >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>SBS to corporate AD (standard 2003 domain). Trusts are out. Hack is >>both dangerous and illegal. >> >> >> >> >>>>MS offers a Transition Pack (for a cost) to upgrade the SBS2003 to >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>normal AD. Is there any other way? LDIF export? >> >> >> >> >>>>Thanks, >>>>AL >>>> >>>>Al Maurer >>>>Service Manager, Naming and Authentication Services IT | Information >>>>Technology Agilent Technologies >>>>(719) 590-2639; Telnet 590-2639 >>>>http://activedirectory.it.agilent.com >>>>---------------------------------------------- >>>>"Cry 'Havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war" - Anthony, in Julius >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>Caesar III i. >> >> >> >> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan >>>>Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] >>>>Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 12:06 PM >>>>To: [email protected] >>>>Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] SBS Server Question >>>> >>>>Nope. No trusts, no forests. We're the spoiled only PDC that must >>>>hold all the FSMO roles. We can do some funky stuff with pass >>>>through >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> >> >> >>>>authentication, but no trusts. >>>> >>>>US versus THEM: >>>>http://www.sbslinks.com/Us_v_them.htm >>>> >>>>In SBS 2000/2003 the 'correct' terminology is Yes, an 'additional >>>>domain controller' is supported and not calling it a BDC. >>>> >>>>Member servers are covered by the SBS cals but last I read in the PUR >>>>the additional DC would need server cals. [that's my interpretation >>>>anyway but I get a headache reading that doc in the first place] >>>> >>>>Honestly ...keep in mind that with XPs, they will used cached >>>>credentials and you can log into that profile even if the network is >>>>down. Now comes the fun... who's doing the DHCP? The recommended way >>>>is to have the SBS box to do that...so you still have fun. If the >>>>SBS >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> >> >> >>>>box goes down, I normally have ways around the temporarily failure >>>>[and even then I can count on one hand the time my network has been >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>affected.... >> >> >> >> >>>>power mostly, then NICs, then switches, and one harddrive falling off >>>>a RAID. Get good equipment [and honestly either reinstall those OEMs >>>>and stay away from those preinstalled versions] and we do just fine. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Medeiros, Jose wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Hi Susan, >>>>> >>>>>Since we have an SBS MVP on the Active Dir list, let me ask a >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>question. >> >> >> >> >>>>>Can I now make an SBS 2003 server a child domain in an AD 2003 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>forest? >> >> >> >> >>>>>Before you ask why, some one asked me this recently at a Linux users >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>group meeting, as his company has several remote offices using SBS 2003. >> >> >> >> >>>>>Also on SBS 4.5, one could have a BDC as a backup, can this also be >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>done with a DC or are you " Sh.T out of luck " when a box fails? >> >> >> >> >>>>>Jose >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx >>>>>List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx >>>>>List archive: >>>>>http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>-- >>Letting your vendors set your risk analysis these days? >>http://www.threatcode.com >> >>List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx >>List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx >>List archive: >>http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ >>List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx >>List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx >>List archive: >>http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ >> >>List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx >>List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx >>List archive: >>http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ >> >> >> >> >> >List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx >List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx >List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > >List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx >List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx >List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
