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Small Business Server 2008 - Installation, Migration, and Configuration

By : David Overton
Book Image

Small Business Server 2008 - Installation, Migration, and Configuration

By: David Overton

Overview of this book

Small Businesses need to capitalize on the investments they make in IT to drive the business forward. SBS 2008 is uniquely positioned to deliver, but a poor implementation becomes a hindrance rather than a benefit to your business. Well implemented solutions enable your business to appear larger, yet more dynamic than many enterprises. It's easy to get Small Business Server 2008 up and running when you've got this book to hand. It helps you in a clear and friendly manner to understand how to implement SBS 2008 inside your business in a way that matches your business needs. The author's experience enables him to share a tried and tested path to deliver the business benefits without becoming bogged down in unnecessary details that are not relevant to small businesses. SBS 2008 is a fantastic investment for Small Businesses to make towards a well managed and highly functional IT solution in their business. This book is the culmination of many years advising small business owners and consultants on the recommend, tried and tested path to implement small business technology from Microsoft. Through this book you will gain an understanding of the features you can choose to use and then how to securely implement the server to deliver them. It will guide you through the installation and configuration process with the help of step-by-step instructions and plentiful screenshots. It will also explain how you can benefit from the collaboration tools based on SharePoint and how you can protect all your business data with a back-up process that covers anything from deleted files to a fire in the office. Imagine how great you'll feel when your Small Business Server 2008 is ready and working, and you can get back to surfing the Internet!
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Small Business Server 2008 Installation, Migration, and Configuration
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Preface
Index

Running the migration tool on SBS 2003


We are now on the final stage of the migration preparation on the SBS 2003 server. Depending on how much work was required, it may have taken some time to get to here. This last step will further update Active Directory and Exchange 2003 as well as install an update to the server enabling SBS 2003 and SBS 2008 to co-exist for 21 days.

To run the tool, insert the SBS 2008 DVD and navigate to the Tools folder. Here, you will find the file SourceTool.exe that you need to run.

Tip

The SBS 2008 DVD may not work on your SBS 2003 server if it only has a CD-ROM drive. If this is the case, put the DVD into a PC with a DVD drive and copy the Tools folder across the network onto the SBS 2003 server. Now, you will be able to run from the hard disk.

The tool starts off by re-emphasizing the importance of a backup. Assuming you have made a reliable backup, check the box and click on Next.

Once the tool has finished, it will confirm completion.

You will now need to restart...