That's encouraging. I'm going to lobby for a new machine with SBS 2011 and a swing migration, but I don't think it's likely to fly.
I'm pretty sure I can get him to go for a new machine and a P2V, though. The interesting part will be the SCSI to IDE conversion that's likely to be required. Right now there's a 1.5tb USB disk hanging off the machine for a large number of really large drawings and floor plans - I'd like to move those to a RAID array like the OS is running on. Kurt On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 7:23 AM, N Parr <[email protected]> wrote: > It will ask you to re-activate, but if you have the original OEM code on > the sticker on the side of the machine you will be ok. I've done this many > times with XP and 2003, XP usually takes on it's own but you have to call > Microsoft and ask nicely with servers. Usually you don't even have to > plead your case. Ahh my hardware is dying and I need to get this server > running temporarily as a VM. Problem I'm having now is an old 2003 SBS > server that I don't have the original OEM sticker for because the local POS > vendor that built the machine didn't stick it on there. So now I'm stuck > buying an old copy off eBay or something. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 5:31 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: OEM version of SBS 2003 R2 > > I think a P2V will work just fine. Try it. If it doesn't work - you aren't > out anything. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 5:34 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: OEM version of SBS 2003 R2 > > On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 2:20 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Jonathan Link <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> OEM is tied to a specific machine. So moving to different hardware is > out. > > > > So I can't even migrate from a Dell PE 850 to the current gen of that > > class of hardware from Dell? If true, that's incredibly unfortunate. > > Is the install serialized in some fashion (MAC address, BIOS serial > > number, CPU serial number, System Tag, something else)? > > Make that a PE 840... > > Kurt > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ < > http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ < > http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
