Sorry, I don't think I made myself clear The KEY was R2, the MEDIA was W2K3 SP1 EE (ie NOT R2)
______________________________________________________ Mike Guest | Capgemini | Sale Server Support | Outsourcing UK Office: + 44 (0)870 366 1814 | 700 1814 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 77-79 Cross Street, Sale, Cheshire. M33 7HG Join the Collaborative Business Experience ______________________________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] Sent: 28 July 2006 14:41 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] R2 vs w2k3 SP1 Uh... afaik R2 always has 2 disks (or thinks it should) On MSDN there's two disks for both Standard and Enterprise in the ISO downloads. Exactly what does this media look like? Guest, Mike wrote: > > As an interesting aside, > > We noticed recently that using an R2 corporate license key on a 2K3 > enterprise (integrated sp1) CD causes the media to request the 2^nd > disk - even though there is no second disk in the media kit.. (blame > the reseller, who supplied us with the incorrect key) > > I've not had the opportunity (or enthusiasm) to test whether this is > also the case with the standard edition > > ______________________________________________________ > Mike Guest | *Capgemini* | Sale > Server Support | Outsourcing UK > Office: + 44 (0)870 366 1814 | 700 1814 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>_ > 77-79 Cross Street, Sale, Cheshire. M33 7HG > > *Join the Collaborative Business Experience* > ______________________________________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Almeida > Pinto, Jorge de > *Sent:* 27 July 2006 16:50 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [ActiveDir] R2 vs w2k3 SP1 > > (1) I remember seing it somewhere (while writing this, I remembered > the location which can be found in the link below! ;-)) ). INTEGRATING > R2 onto a server does impact that server. It just adds options to the > Add/Remove Programs list. Installing one of the new options should not > impact the server or other components within the infrastructure. Just > like before you would be adding a new option to the server (e.g. > adding the DHCP server role to it). However, SOME of the R2 options > REQUIRE a schema change (DFS-R, UnixIDm, distributing printer > connections through GPOs....) and SOME of the R2 options REQUIRE the > new .NET Framwork v2. For those two I say: test, test and test. As > always implementing new technology requires testing, but just > introducing an option, that option should not have that great of an > impact. > > (2) ok, done > > (3) now I understand... > > If you just want to R2 servers from a network source by using the > current source a change is needed. > > Remember... > > CD1 from the R2 distribution set is W2K3 with SP1 slipstreamed, BUT > that media will also trigger the INTEGRATION of CD2 from the R2 > distribution set. The NORMAL W2K3 with SP1 slipstreamed will not > trigger that integration and that must therfore be triggered manually. > > From the R2 documentation placing the I386 dir (CD1) and the CMPNENTS > dir (CD2) on the same network share should give you the possibility to > install servers with the R2 binaries integrated (don't forget to use > the R2 product key during the setup, otherwise during the integration > you will need to enter the R2 key as well!!!). After that you still > need to install the options manually or during install you need to > specify what to install by using an answer file. > > For additional info also see: > > http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/e/d/4eda5dc2-2842-468e-834e-3756e42 21cdb/Windows%20Server%202003%20R2%20Overview%20Guide.doc > > jorge > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Thursday, July 27, 2006 17:12 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [ActiveDir] R2 vs w2k3 SP1 > > > when the R2 binaries are installed on the server the only thing > that happens is that the R2 options are INTEGRATED (not > installed). The options still need to be installed additionally. > So yes, the only difference is the list in Add/Remove Programs. > > **[Neil Ruston] is that documented as being the only change? I can > see new login bitmaps etc which indicate (IMO) that certain files > on CD1 differ from the original w2k3 files.** > > There is a small bug.... > > There will be a difference in tombstone lifetime depending on > which server is used to create the forest. This is a bug within R2 > that introduces an incorrect (nothing dangerous) SCHEMA.INI > > If you use a SP1 server to create the forest the tombstone > lifetime will be 180 days > > If you use a R2 server to create the forest the tombstone lifetime > will be 60 days (<not set>), while 180 days is expected. > > **[Neil Ruston] yep, discussed this internally already :)** > > don't understand your 2nd Q > > **[Neil Ruston] let's say I have a build source share which houses > the server build and has sp1 slipstreamed into w2k3. I now wish to > build r2 servers only and so I'm asked to slipstream r2 into that > build repository. Is this even a meaningful statement? I ask > because of the above and the fact that I believe an r2 server may > appear differently to a w2k3 sp1 server even if CD2 is *not* > applied.** > > jorge > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Thursday, July 27, 2006 15:56 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [ActiveDir] R2 vs w2k3 SP1 > > Question 1: > Server 1 is built with R2 CD1. CD2 is not used at all. > > Server 2 is built with R2 CD1 and r2setup is executed from R2 > CD2 as well. > > Will these 2 servers be configured differently in any way, > other than the additional hooks in 'add/remove programs'? > > Question 2: > If I have a build created with sp1 slipstreamed, does the > statement 'slipstream R2 into the build' make any sense? 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