This would be recommended if you want to keep the existing SBS server in the environment.
If you want to transition to alternate machines (e.g. separate Exchange servers, DCs, WSS boxes, because the existing hardware is due to be retired), then this isn't really necessary. Cheers Ken From: Graeme Carstairs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 9 May 2008 5:53 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Removing SBS2003. Microsoft do an SBS 2003 to windows Transition pack. You run it on your SBS 2003 server and it converts it to a full blown Windows 2003 DC running full Exchange 2003 standard. It also converts your SBS cals to Windows 2003 and Exchange 2003 cals. It is the recommended way to carry out this change. It works successfully we have done upwards of 10 transitions, but there were 2 which were problematic but a free call to PSS resovled the issues. This leaves you with a full 2003 functional domain without any of the SBS restrictions. Graeme On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 7:20 AM, Ken Schaefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: Actually, you can just transfer the roles. SBS 2003 will complain, but you get a couple of hours before it starts its shutdown sequence. Just run dcpromo on the SBS 2003 box, and that will remove AD from the SBS2003 box and references to that server in AD (no need for metadata cleanup). Cheers Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] > Sent: Friday, 9 May 2008 5:41 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Removing SBS2003. > > It goes something like that... except that the SBS2003 server won't let > any other machine hold the FSMO roles. You need to "violently" rip > SBS2003 out and tell the 2003 DC to seize the roles. > > The procedure would go something like this: > > 1) Bring up 2003 machine > 2) Add 2003 machine to SBS2003 domain as an additional domain > controller > 3) Let the DCs sync > 4) Pull the plug on the SBS2003 server > 5) Tell the 2003 DC to seize the roles > > Joe Fox wrote: > > I guess the subject says it all. I have a SBS2003 server on my > network, > > and want to replace it with a 2003 Server. Is it as simple as > bringing > > the new 2003 box online, promoting it to domain controller, and then > > transferring the FSMO roles to it from SBS? > > > -- > > Phil Brutsche > [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ -- Carbon credits are a bit like beating someone up on this side of the world and sponsoring one of those poor starving kids on the other side of the world to make up for the fact that you're a complete shit at home. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
