How to move the default location of the server folders in the Dashboard on a new hard disk or partition It is considered best practice not to have user files and shares on your system drive. We use the wizard of the Dashboard to move those to another disk or partition. dashboard, move server folders Read More
How to deploy software from an installation share with a group policy on Windows Server Essentials Deploy software from an installation share with a Group Policy deploy software, antivirus, group policy, gpo Read More
Migrate SYSVOL replication from FRS to DFSR replication before you start your migration project We migrate FRS sysvol replication to DFRS replication on SBS 2008 and SBS 2011. The first step is to raise Forest and Domain Functional level. We do that with Active Directory Domains and Trusts. Finally, we migrate with dfsrmig. SYSVol replication migration Read More
Make a system state backup before you start your migration project With wbadmin start systemstatebackup –backuptarget:e: we make a system state backup on SBS 2008 and SBS 2011. On SBS 2003 we need to that with the native Backup solution. You need a big enough USB drive that can hold at least 1.5 times the size of all your data. system state backup, wbadmin Read More
Understanding Active Directory Health during an Active Directory migration and tools you can use like repadmin and dcdiag We check for issues like Journal Wrap condition and fix them with 0xD4 Authoritative Restore setting of BURFLAG. With repadmin and dcdiag we check the health of your domain controller. Finally, we check with Net Share if SYSVOL and Netlogon are shared repadmin, dcdiag, replication, journal wrap Read More
Cutover migration from Exchange Server 2003 on a SBS 2003 Standard to Office 365 We do a cutover migration to Office 365. We verify ownership of your domain, check if Outlook Anywhere is functional, connect Office 365 to your old server, migrate mailboxes and change DNS to Office 365. cutover migration, office 365, sbs 2003 end of life, sbs 2003 migration kit Read More
Cutover migration from Exchange Server 2010 on a SBS 2011 Standard to Office 365 We do a cutover migration to Office 365. We verify ownership of your domain, check if Outlook Anywhere is functional, connect Office 365 to your old Exchange Server 2010, migrate mailboxes and change DNS to Office 365. migration guide for SBS 2011, SBS 2011 end of life, Exchange Server 2010 end of life, sbs 2011 migration kit Read More
Cutover migration from Exchange Server 2007 on a SBS 2008 Standard to Office 365 We do a cutover migration from Exchange Server 2007 to Office 365. We verify ownership of your domain, check if Outlook Anywhere is functional, connect Office 365 to your old Exchange Server 2007, migrate mailboxes and change DNS to Office 365. migration guide for SBS 2008, SBS 2008 end of life, Office 365, sbs 2008 migration kit Read More
Migrate Exchange Server 2007 from SBS 2008 to a new Exchange Server 2013 on Windows Server 2012 R2 Migrate Exchange 2007 mailboxes and public folders from SBS 2008 to Exchange Server 2013. Configure internal and external URLs, certificates, Outlook Anywhere and Service Connection point. Set SRV autodiscover record and configure split DNS migration guide for SBS 2008, SBS 2008 end of life, Exchange Server 2007 end of life, sbs 2008 migration kit Read More
Server folders in the Essentials dashboard show missing Sometimes you loose server folders from the dashboard. They show as missing server folders missing, essentials dashboard, Windows Server 2016 Read More
Migrate Exchange Server 2010 from SBS 2011 to a new Exchange Server 2016 on Windows Server 2016 Migrate Exchange Server 2010 mailboxes and public folders to the new Exchange Server 2016. Configure external and internal URLs and certificates. Finally, we move the arbitration mailbox, configure Outlook anywhere and service connection point. We set a SRV autodiscover record that points to our new server and change firewall settings sbs 2011 end of life, migration guide for SBS 2011, migrate exchange 2010 to 2016, sbs 2011 migration kit Read More