Given the full version of BES will support 500 users on 2gb of RAM and a single processor, putting it with SBS shouldn't be a problem, if the SBS is well specified. I have two out in the field already, one on SBS 2003 and one on SBS 2008, and it is running fine. My home system is Exchange 2010, Windows 2008 R2 in a VM, with 8gb of RAM and it also running fine while I complete the migration.
If you are installing it on an SBS, do take heed of the installation instructions. DO NOT make it a domain admin, add it to Administrators instead (which is the equivalent of Local Admin). Login as besadmin, and do the install through that. The important bit which has caught some people out is the reboot midway through. After the reboot, you must login as besadmin immediately. If you are installing on SBS 2008, then you don't have to install another SQL instance, use the built in one. It is fine. Alas on SBS 2003 my usual trick of using the monitoring instance doesn't work for some reason (it did with 4.1). Once installed, all the admin is web based, so can be done through a browser. That includes activation of the devices - which doesn't require the desktop software to be installed. It is all free, if the Blackberry is on BIS, unless you are on Verizon, which are apparently telling their customers that they need to upgrade to Enterprise plan. Whether this is just a misunderstanding is hard to say, as with BES Express all Enterprise gives you is unlimited data and OTA activation. If you can connect the device to a PC, then that isn't an issue. Simon. -- Simon Butler MVP: Exchange, MCSE Sembee Ltd. e: si...@sembee.co.uk w: http://www.sembee.co.uk/ w: http://www.amset.info/ w: http://blog.sembee.co.uk/ Need cheap certificates for Exchange, compatible with Windows Mobile 5.0? http://CertificatesForExchange.com/<http://certificatesforexchange.com/> for certificates from just $23.99. Need a domain for your certificate? http://DomainsForExchange.net/<http://domainsforexchange.net/> Exchange Resources: http://exbpa.com/ From: Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com] Sent: 15 March 2010 17:04 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: Outlook 2003 and hosted exchange 2010 I'm thinking of installing it on a SBS, but don't think that there is enough resources on the server. Anyone try this yet? What kind of horsepower does one need to run it? On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 11:04 AM, <jgarciaitl...@gmail.com<mailto:jgarciaitl...@gmail.com>> wrote: Bess express Free Contacts Cals Emails Is this true Thanks ------Original Message------ From: Michael B. Smith To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues ReplyTo: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Outlook 2003 and hosted exchange 2010 Sent: Mar 15, 2010 11:47 AM You can install outlook 2007 over top of office 2003. You miss feature content when you go "backwards". But as far as I know, all the old features still work. BES/X is for business of any size that don't need the full capabilities of the full BES. It is supported on Exchange servers itself, up to 75 users. More than that require a separate server. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -----Original Message----- From: jgarciaitl...@gmail.com<mailto:jgarciaitl...@gmail.com> [mailto:jgarciaitl...@gmail.com<mailto:jgarciaitl...@gmail.com>] Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 11:45 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Outlook 2003 and hosted exchange 2010 Any issue with outlook 2003 and hosted exchange 2010 Also bes express Is bes express for small bussiness? Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
