New server required

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My company is using small business server 2003 but I feel they are outgrowing
both the software and hardware. The server is running out of disk space on
both C drive and the data drive but has dynamic disks on a raid1 so I am not
sure how to copy the operating system onto a bigger capacity disk. They are
also up to mailbox limits on quite a few users . They have also just bought 2
other companies and would like to connect them as branch offices (or maybe
use terminal services). I am recommending they get a new server (windows
server 2003 and install exchange 2007). I would prefer to get the new server
ready and then copy any required data from the old before switching it off.
The old server has got into a bit of a mess with user accounts and
configurations so I would prefer to start again. My questions are:
Can I export any required mailboxes from the old and import to the new
server? Does windows server 2003 have remote web workplace like sbs2003?
I believe that server 2003 has terminal services and i think that would be a
good way to serve the remote branches but I also believe that it is not good
practice to have terminal services on a domain controller, is this correct?
 
Re: New server required

Hello,

many different subjects to cover here !

1/Exchange 2007 requires Windows 2003 64 Bits, take care. Exchange 2007 love
a lot of RAM.You wouldn't put exchange on a DC.

2/Isn't the mailbox limit a quota ?

3/You shouldn't use soft raid on production server (keep in mind for the new
one):
-it's easy to break by admin
-performance are really poor

At least, use motherboard built in raid, even if no cache (need a driver to
work correctly). So changing a hard drive doesn't mean playing with windows
disk management.
DC doesn't need much performance, but need stability. For this case (SBS),
as exchange 2003 is installed and used on it; disk subsystem would be a huge
bottleneck.

4/ RWW is not available on anything else than sbs

5/you would have to migrate out of SBS version buying an upgrade pack
How to upgrade Small Business Server Domain Environment to regular Windows
2003 Domain
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555073/en-us
or
http://www.sbsmigration.com/

For the others branches, you would first deeply analyse their environnement
and how they works

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Cordialement,
Mathieu CHATEAU
http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com


"Craig" <Craig @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> My company is using small business server 2003 but I feel they are
> outgrowing
> both the software and hardware. The server is running out of disk space on
> both C drive and the data drive but has dynamic disks on a raid1 so I am
> not
> sure how to copy the operating system onto a bigger capacity disk. They
> are
> also up to mailbox limits on quite a few users . They have also just
> bought 2
> other companies and would like to connect them as branch offices (or maybe
> use terminal services). I am recommending they get a new server (windows
> server 2003 and install exchange 2007). I would prefer to get the new
> server
> ready and then copy any required data from the old before switching it
> off.
> The old server has got into a bit of a mess with user accounts and
> configurations so I would prefer to start again. My questions are:
> Can I export any required mailboxes from the old and import to the new
> server? Does windows server 2003 have remote web workplace like sbs2003?
> I believe that server 2003 has terminal services and i think that would be
> a
> good way to serve the remote branches but I also believe that it is not
> good
> practice to have terminal services on a domain controller, is this
> correct?
 
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