How to migrate from SBS 2003 R2 Premium to Windows Server 2012 R2 (Essentials) By Mariette Knap migration, fsmo, dcpromo, replica, sbs 2003 end of life, sbs 2003 migration kit How to migrate from SBS 2003 to Windows Server 2012 R2 (Essentials) is one of the least asked for procedures but I have decided to write the tutorial anyway so we have a full set of migration guides. With a screenshot of every step involved it is easy to understand. For me it was great fun doing this because I had not touched a SBS 2003 in years Every step in this tutorials has a screenshot and if any Powershell is involved we have made it easy for you to copy it to your own situtation. This tutorial will guide you from the start until everything has been migrated to the new server. And at the end of the procedure we will show you how you can safely remove the old SBS from your Active Directory. This tutorial will help most companies to migrate from SBS 2003 to a new server with a new Operating System. As a plugin we do also offer tutorials that migrate Exchange mail to either Office 365 or an on-premise Exchange Server. Those are all included in a subscription. You should read the procedure before you start and if there is anything not clear please use our special forum for subscribers to ask your questions. This forum can not be crawled by search engines and is private. Easy migration kits IT Pro Collection Easy to use migration kit Migration kit for migrating from one source (for example SBS 2003) to a new Windows Server environment built on the latest technology. This kit is ideal if you want to perform the migration of your old server yourself. The kit contains everything to ultimately run your infrastructure on more modern operating systems like Windows Server 2016/2019, Exchange Server 2016/2019 or Office 365. Success guaranteed! SBS 2003 migration kit IT pro collection for IT consultants and engineers The migration kit that you are currently viewing is part of the IT Pro Collection. The IT Pro Collections contain all migration kits that we have written. See here for an overview of all migration kits and manuals. If you perform multiple migrations for clients, you are an IT Consultant, the IT Pro Collections are the most obvious choice. Success guaranteed! Get your IT Pro Collection All our migration kits and IT Pro Collections are backed with awesome support. In our store, you can choose to purchase support as part of your initial purchase or you can get ad hoc support by creating a support ticket here. Don't want to do it yourself? Migration support is also available through consulting service, contact us.