Well, I did try to make the 2k3 a DC, but I keep having issues with doing a Replication (RPC server unavailable) to the SBS2k3 server. I demoted it back down again (forced). The SBS2k3 server was not setup well (as with everything else here). I need to bring some stability to this whole thing and moving away from SBS I believe would help - especially finding out how the rest of the network is setup. There are some other major issues, but again, I think moving away from SBS would solve a whole lot of issues (i.e. when I ping the domain name, the IP resolves to the Win2k DC and not the SBS2k3 - Yes, I believe the DNS is screwed up too).
We don't use any of the features of SBS (Exchange, FAX, SQL), so I can't fathom why this server was done this way. Thanks for the website, but being non-profit, and with this group, I shouldn't have to spend a lot (if anything). ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org on Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 3:09 PM -0500 wrote: >Blasphemy.. :-) Rid of the SBS 2k3 box? Horrors. And bring the 2k >back in as a GC? I'd make the 2k3 the DC.. more secure. > >Why not the SBS transition pack? This breaks the technical limitations >of SBS so you are 'normal 'server, but keeps the RWW and monitoring >email stuff.. but lets you do trusts and stuff. > >www.sbsmigration.com is our guru of FMSO role seizing. I can ping you >up with Jeff who will be giving a talk about disaster recovery of SBS at >TechEd 2006 in Boston if you like? > >Steven Comeau wrote: > >>I have a small network with a SBS2003 server, a Win2k Server that is a >DC, >>and a 2k3 server that is a member server in our network. I want to get >>rid of the SBS2k3 server. I hear that all that I have to do is take the >>win2k server off the network, seize the FSMO roles, then take the SBS >>server down and bring the 2k server back online as the GC. Anyone done >>this with success and have a little better road map to do this? >>Thank you! >> >>Steven Comeau >>Sr. Director of IT >>Community Options >>16 Farber Road >>Princeton, NJ 08540 >>EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Phone: 609-951-9900 x114 >>FAX: (609) 919-3889 >>www.comop.org >> >>Give the gift of flowers http://www.Vaseful.com. >> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which >>it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, >>confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the >>reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or >>agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, >>you are hereby notified that any distribution or copying of the >>communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this >>communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and return >>the original message to us at this e-mail address. Thank you for your >>cooperation in supporting confidentiality. >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >>List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx >>List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx >>List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ >> >> >> > >-- >Letting your vendors set your risk analysis these days? >http://www.threatcode.com > >List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx >List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx >List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ Steven Comeau Sr. Director of IT Community Options 16 Farber Road Princeton, NJ 08540 EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 609-951-9900 x114 FAX: (609) 919-3889 www.comop.org Give the gift of flowers http://www.Vaseful.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any distribution or copying of the communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and return the original message to us at this e-mail address. Thank you for your cooperation in supporting confidentiality. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
