Re: Small Business Server extra "junk" group policies, etc.?
Point taken about "turds" and "junk" remarks. I was just getting
frustrated with not knowing the SBS environment.
Much obliged for your explanation and reading suggestions. Hopefully I
won't get flamed over in the SBS newsgroup.
On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:16:36 -0400, Mark Storm wrote:
> Joe,
>
> I strongly suggest you spending some time over on another newsgroup, to wit:
> microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs. There resides a great group of folks
> and we spend a lot of time working with the SBS flavor of Windows. Though a
> bit of warning, if over there you refer to SBS with terms like "turds" and
> "junk" you will most likely be corrected very quickly. :>)
>
> SBS sits on, and is built on Windows Server 2003, and comes with a number of
> Wizards and other hand-holding props that might be a little off-setting to
> IT folks at first. Once you learn it's peculiarities you might be surprised
> at just how powerful it is. I have worked with it for three years now and
> love it. I find myself many times, when working on a regular Server 2003
> box, wishing I had some of the SBS feature set to deal with. Also, realize
> that those re the real apps there (like Exchange) not some watered-down
> version.
>
> Limitations: all SBS services and apps must run on one box (Exchange,
> SharePoint, etc...) and it is maxxed at 75 devices and/or users. If you
> need to exceed that, or wish to break apart the apps and join the "real"
> Server 2003 world, then they offer a Transition Pack to do just that. My
> advice right now is to be very careful discarding what you might call SBS
> "junk" until you have a better idea of how it all ties together.
>
> Microsoft even has a special document on it's SBS Web site that speaks to
> "10 Things An IT Admin Need to Know About SBS", would be well worth your
> time. Please join us on the SBS newsgroup site mentioned above, we would
> luv to have ya...
>
> Take care,
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> "Joe Murphy" <spam@spamthis.com> wrote in message
> news:ONfUr8u%23HHA.980@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> What was the purpose behind Small Business Server 2003?
>>
>> I just started at a new IT group and SBS was installed on the DC well
>> before I got here. I'm finding all manner of extra "turds" all over the
>> place, including group policies like "Small Business Server Lockout
>> Policy" and "Small Business Server Windows Firewall"
>>
>> It looks like these were pre-baked policies that came with the OS for,
>> well, "small" businesses so they wouldn't have to do much heavy lifting.
>> Makes sense, in a way, but I'm ready to ditch some of this stuff and
>> create my own policies. Any reason why I should keep them?
>>
>> Also I see OUs like "MyBusiness" which contain redundant OUs within called
>> "Computers", "Distribution Groups" etc.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> JM
>>