For 10 users, I am in this camp also. Even more so if I didn't set up the original environment and inherited it from someone else.
On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 8:35 PM, James Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > I like the clean install method for small sites like this. With a larger > site the migration makes more sense imo.**** > > ** ** > > James.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Jesse Rink [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, 5 July 2012 2:19 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* SBS 2003 to 2011**** > > ** ** > > Customer purchased a brand new server to replacing aging SBS 2003 box. I > have been going through the Microsoft SBS 2003 -> SBS 2011 migration > document and it’s very lengthy and seems time consuming. I have also read > a LOT of horror stories for this migration process and have a colleague who > went through it a few months back and said it was awful. **** > > ** ** > > It seems like, based on the problems people face when attempting the > migration process, it’d be easier, and take FAR fewer hours, to just set > the new SBS 2011 box up as a new domain by itself. This way I don’t even > have to touch the old SBS 2003 server at all (even upgrading it with all > the required service packs and patches for the MS migration process might > take hours, geez). So I’m thinking…**** > > ** ** > > **1. **Build new SBS 2011 physical server and setup new domain.**** > > **2. **Setup new Sonic Wall firewall for internet access (replaces > ISA 2004)**** > > **3. **Login to each of the 9-10 user machines/laptops as the user > and….**** > > **a. **Backup their Exchange email to a PST file**** > > **b. **Document mapped drives and locations**** > > **c. **Backup their internet Favorites**** > > **d. **…what else might I be missing here?**** > > **4. **Begin copying over files/data from various network > shares/folders from SBS 2003 server to SBS 2011 server and re-create folder > shares, setup NTFS permissions, etc.**** > > **5. **Re-create each of the 9-10 user accounts in the new SBS 2011 > domain**** > > **6. **Un-join each of the 9-10 user machines/laptops from old SBS > 2003 domain**** > > **7. **Join each of the 9-10 user machines/laptops to the new SBS > 2011 domain**** > > **8. **Login to each of the 9-10 user machines/laptops as the user > and….**** > > **a. **Import their PST file into the SBS 2011 server**** > > **b. **Re-create mapped drives**** > > **c. **Restore Internet Favorites**** > > **d. **…what else might I be missing here?**** > > **9. **Re-install GFI anti-spam software on SBS 2011 server (was > previously installed on SBS 2003)**** > > **10. **They have 3 member-servers running 2008. I would also need to > un-join those from the SBS 2003 domain and join them to the new SBS 2011 > domain. **** > > **11. **Missing anything else?**** > > ** ** > > Seems like a workable plan which I can do over a Friday/Saturday… I’ve > heard so many horror stories about the Microsoft method that I’m very leary > about doing it (this is just one example of MANY issues like this I’ve read > about: http://www.jephens.com/2011/07/29/upgrading-sbs-2003-to-sbs-2011/) > **** > > ** ** > > In my scenario of just building a new domain, am I missing anything in my > steps 1-12?**** > > ** ** > > Thanks**** > > J**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ~ 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
