Is there an upgrade path from Windows Small Business Server?

Deherb3185 — Thu, 03 Feb 2005 06:47:00 GMT

I get this question quite often: "Is there an upgrade path from Windows Small Business Server 2003?" The question actually comes in many different forms, but essentially, what SBS customers want to know is: What will happen when their business out grows the limitinations built into SBS. For example, what if my Exchange 2003 Server mailbox store grows beyond the 16 gigabyte limit and I want to upgrade to the enterprise edition of Exchange. The same question applies to SQL Server.

The short answer is "YES". There is a way to grow from SBS. To do this, you would purchase the Transition Pack. I did a quick search and found some information on the SBS site on Microsoft.com. Here is a link to that info: http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2003/sbs/techinfo/overview/licensingfaq.mspx#EABAA

The Transition Pack also can be used if you want to move your server apps (SQL, ISA or Exchange) from your SBS Server to a dedicated Windows server.

Hope this helps.

-Deon

Small Business Server 2003 Backup

Deherb3185 — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:26:00 GMT

Hello,

I have worked on the SBS 2003 backup feature and will be posting some tricks and tips to common problems that users have run into. These tips and tricks are intended to assist others if they run into similar problems.

-Deon

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Is there an upgrade path from Windows Small Business Server?

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