SBS 2008 has the potential to deliver real business value to a business, but to enable this, you need to implement it correctly while ensuring it is delivered in a secure manner. While SBS 2008 is designed for small businesses, understanding how to make it fit your business is still vital. This means you need to correctly install SBS 2008 or migrate from SBS 2003 and then configure it to meet your needs.
This book will walk you through your journey ensuring you complete all the necessary actions to successfully complete this task.
Chapter 1 sets out to ensure that you are prepared for your journey into SBS 2008, and then plot the route you will be taking and explain why.
Chapter 2 is a brief chapter covering the basics of SBS 2008. You will understand the technologies that you will be interacting with while installing and configuring SBS 2008, and have all the technology that you need to complete the task at hand.
Chapter 3 will cover the preparation required to migrate from SBS 2003 to SBS 2008. This will consist of the following steps: checking if your SBS 2003 server is healthy, backing up the server, installing the required software, changing SBS 2003 to prepare it for migration, and completing the migration tools. We will also see the answer to some questions that enable you to decide when and how to perform a migration. At the end of this chapter, we'll see the two areas that I will not be covering in the migration steps, namely ISA and the variety of anti-malware that may be installed.
Chapter 4 covers the installation of SBS 2008 on a new system, either as a first server in an organization or as a new server into an organization with SBS 2003. We will cover: installing the operating system, installing the SBS components, migrating network settings, getting updates, confirming company information, creating an administration account, naming servers, installing anti-malware tools, and resolving installation issues. The steps involved will get you to the point where you are connected to the Internet.
Chapter 5 covers the migration of the configuration settings from the SBS 2003 system to SBS 2008. This will require activity on both servers. We will cover the following areas in this chapter: starting the Migration Wizard, initially configuring the SBS 2008 network, configuring Internet Access, migrating the SBS 2003 network settings across, and cleaning up the group policy settings.
Chapter 6 covers the migration of email in Exchange 2003 on the SBS 2003 server to Exchange 2007 on SBS 2008.
Chapter 7 covers the migration of data in the CompanyWeb—http://CompanyWeb, a Windows SharePoint Site, from SBS 2003 to a site called OldCompanyWeb on SBS 2008.
Chapter 8 covers the finalizing of the migration tasks with the migration of the users and the remaining data from the SBS 2003 system to SBS 2008. We will cover the following tasks in this chapter: migrating file shares, migrating the fax data, migrating users and groups, migrating LOB applications, and finishing the migration.
Chapter 9 covers the process of finalizing the network setup—moving all the network services to be served from the SBS 2008 server. In this chapter, we will carry out the following tasks, some of which are optional: accepting the customer feedback option, configuring your Internet domain name for remote access and email, checking your Internet network settings, enabling email routing via your ISP (smart hosts) if required, installing a paid-for SSL certificate (optional), configuring Office Live for Small Business for SBS 2008 (optional), and configuring a VPN (also known as RAS) for external access (optional).
Chapter 10 covers the process of finishing the network protection and routing setup and configuring the protection of the data on the server. We will cover: configuring the firewall ports, configuring and testing backups, and configuring anti-malware.
Chapter 11 covers the tasks required to add and manage users as well as the tasks to add and manage their desktop and notebook computers.
Chapter 12 covers the following areas: email, calendar, and contacts, file management, and remote access to the server, network, and services.
Chapter 13 covers: daily maintenance checks via the built-in reports, maintenance areas, and troubleshooting common problems.
This book is designed as a hands-on manual when implementing SBS 2008; so you will need an SBS 2008 server and access to the Internet.
This book is designed for anyone who needs to install and configure SBS 2008. You don't need to be a technical consultant who wants to tweak every setting to become an SBS success. This book will help those with a basic understanding of technology and a desire to install and use SBS 2008 quickly and continue with their business.
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