Migrate SBS 2003 with AD and Exchange to Windows Server 2012 Standard

We are using SBS 2003 and we have configured Exchange server and AD with DNS and DHCP. Now we are planning to move SBS 2003 to Separate servers like windows server 2012 standard AD with DNS and DHCP and Windows server 2012 Standard with Exchange
2010.
Is it Possible?? we need step by step guide.
Thanks in advance.

Hi,
You probably would not find any step by step guide for this kind of migrations. If you are not comfortable with doing such migrations I would recommend to if you need to do it your self do some test migrations. Or otherwise get help by a local IT company
that is familiar with migrations.
But to give you some information, first thing before starting a migration is check the health of your SBS 2003 server / domain. Use tools like dcdiag, netdiag and best practice analyzer. I wrote a blog post about steps to think about before you start this
might help: http://blog.ronnypot.nl/?p=914
When every thing is clean you can start adding the new windows server 2012 machines as member servers to your domain.
Next you can promote one of the servers to additional domain controller on your domain (Keep in mind SBS needs to hold all FSMO roles so moving these is the last step your should do.) Also promoting a windows server 2012 to domain controller has slightly
changed, you need to install the ADDS role and follow the wizard to promote the server to a DC.
With installation of the new DC install DNS allongsite it will automatic replicate settings during confiugration.
DHCP must be installed manual, depending on your scope and settings it might be as easy to create a new scope and disable the old dhcp server.
On the server Exchange needs to be installed, make sure you install and do all pre-requirements. Than install Exchange it will automaticly detect you already have an Exchange organization and is installed as additional server. You can configure all settings
and when everything is configured right you start moving mailboxes.
When everything is moved away from the SBS 2003 server, uninstall exchange, move the FSMO roles to the new DC and after that demote the sbs 2003 server so it is not listed anymore as an additional DC in the domain. Last would be shutdown the server and remove
all records left in AD and DNS.
There is this guide for migrating SBS 2003 to windows server 2008 R2 and Exchange 2010, this might give you some usefull information, not everything will be the same but it is a good start:
http://demazter.wordpress.com/2010/04/29/migrate-small-business-server-2003-to-exchange-2010-and-windows-2008-r2/
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telnet timeout 5
ssh scopy enable
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ssh key-exchange group dh-group1-sha1
console timeout 0
management-access NAZCO
dhcp-client update dns server both
dhcpd dns
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dhcpd address 172.16.200.20-172.16.200.89 NAZCO
dhcpd dns 172.16.20.1 172.16.4.1 interface NAZCO
dhcpd lease 1048575 interface NAZCO
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dhcpd enable NAZCO
threat-detection basic-threat
threat-detection statistics
threat-detection statistics tcp-intercept rate-interval 30 burst-rate 400 average-rate 200
ssl encryption rc4-sha1 aes128-sha1 aes256-sha1 3des-sha1
username admin password bZmVDHuxUzzxS3yz encrypted privilege 15
class-map inspection_default
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policy-map type inspect dns preset_dns_map
parameters
message-length maximum client auto
message-length maximum 512
policy-map global_policy
class inspection_default
inspect dns preset_dns_map
inspect ftp
inspect h323 h225
inspect h323 ras
inspect rsh
inspect rtsp
inspect esmtp
inspect sqlnet
inspect skinny
inspect sunrpc
inspect xdmcp
inspect sip
inspect netbios
inspect tftp
inspect ip-options
inspect icmp
inspect icmp error
class class-default
user-statistics accounting
service-policy global_policy global
prompt hostname context
service call-home
no call-home reporting anonymous
call-home
profile CiscoTAC-1
no active
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destination address email [email protected]
destination transport-method http
subscribe-to-alert-group diagnostic
subscribe-to-alert-group environment
subscribe-to-alert-group inventory periodic monthly
subscribe-to-alert-group configuration periodic monthly
subscribe-to-alert-group telemetry periodic daily
hpm topN enable
Cryptochecksum:357b7c6f861e8aa9bb3a3674a789b39b
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asdm image disk0:/asdm-721.bin
no asdm history enable

Hi
Looks like the AAA configuration is set for local
aaa authentication enable console LOCAL
aaa authentication http console LOCAL
aaa authentication serial console LOCAL
aaa authentication ssh console LOCAL
aaa authentication telnet console LOCAL
Change it to Radius
aaa-server Keefa-Raduis protocol radius
aaa-server Keefa-Raduis (NAZCO) host 172.16.200.10
key *****
radius-common-pw *****
for example :
aaa authentication telnet console Keefa-Raduis LOCAL
Now when you will do telnet to using Radius credentials, Its Should work, If radius goes down you can use LOCAL username and password as fallback method.
Cheers!
Minakshi(Do rate the helpful post)

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   bei Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.OPEIntegration.OPEProviderCore.Activate()
   bei Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.ProviderBase`1.<>c__DisplayClass4.<InvokeOperation>b__3()
   bei Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.ProviderBase`1.InvokeOperation[TResult](String operationName, Func`1 func)
I know that the OPEIntegration works via LDAP. If I search the Exchange-Server via the following script I find it without any problems.
Function Get-ExchangeServerInSite {
    $ADSite = [System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.ActiveDirectorySite]
    $siteDN = $ADSite::GetComputerSite().GetDirectoryEntry().distinguishedName
    $configNC=([ADSI]"LDAP://RootDse").configurationNamingContext
    $search = new-object DirectoryServices.DirectorySearcher([ADSI]"LDAP://$configNC")
    $objectClass = "objectClass=msExchExchangeServer"
    $site = "msExchServerSite=$siteDN"
    $search.Filter = "(&($objectClass)($site))"
    $search.PageSize=1000
    [void] $search.PropertiesToLoad.Add("name")
    [void] $search.PropertiesToLoad.Add("msexchcurrentserverroles")
    [void] $search.PropertiesToLoad.Add("networkaddress")
    $search.FindAll() | %{
        New-Object PSObject -Property @{
            Name = $_.Properties.name[0]
            FQDN = $_.Properties.networkaddress |
                %{if ($_ -match "ncacn_ip_tcp") {$_.split(":")[1]}}
            Roles = $_.Properties.msexchcurrentserverroles[0]
    $role = @{
    2 = "MB"
    4 = "CAS"
    16 = "UM"
    32 = "HT"
    64 = "ET"
   foreach ($server in Get-ExchangeServerinSite) {
$roles = ($role.keys | ?{$_ -band $server.roles} | %{$role.Get_Item($_)}) -join ", "
$server | select Name, @{n="Roles";e={$roles}},FQDN
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sorry for the poor english...
Olli

Hello (at) all,
i try to integrate a Exchange 2013 Server. Essentials and Standard Server are both virtualized via Hyper-V 2012. Everytime I try to integrate it gives me an error that no Exchange Server could be found. Exchange works by the way. The Essentials Server is
the only domain controller (learned that one the hard way...) See the log below:
[2808] 131106.134040.8469: General: Initializing...C:\Windows\System32\Essentials\OPEWizard.exe
[6456] 131106.134044.2884: GettingStartedWizard: Start OPE service
[6456] 131106.134044.3666: WssgCommon: Information: [0] : WseEmailSvc is already in the desired state.
[6456] 131106.134045.9919: PfBinding: Information: [0] : Adding service dns identity [DC02] in proxy endpoint.
[7184] 131106.134048.2266: OPEManager: TResult : Boolean, args : Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.OperationInvokeEventArgs`1[System.Boolean]
[7184] 131106.134048.2266: OPEManager: actualArgs : Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.OperationInvokeEventArgs`1[System.Boolean]
[6456] 131106.134048.2266: GettingStartedWizard: goto error page : OPEOperationFault = ExchangeSeverNotFound
Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.OPEIntegration.OnPremiseExchangeException: No Exchange server found
   bei Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.OPEIntegration.OPEProviderCore.Activate()
   bei Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.ProviderBase`1.<>c__DisplayClass4.<InvokeOperation>b__3()
   bei Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.ProviderBase`1.InvokeOperation[TResult](String operationName, Func`1 func)
I know that the OPEIntegration works via LDAP. If I search the Exchange-Server via the following script I find it without any problems.
Function Get-ExchangeServerInSite {
    $ADSite = [System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.ActiveDirectorySite]
    $siteDN = $ADSite::GetComputerSite().GetDirectoryEntry().distinguishedName
    $configNC=([ADSI]"LDAP://RootDse").configurationNamingContext
    $search = new-object DirectoryServices.DirectorySearcher([ADSI]"LDAP://$configNC")
    $objectClass = "objectClass=msExchExchangeServer"
    $site = "msExchServerSite=$siteDN"
    $search.Filter = "(&($objectClass)($site))"
    $search.PageSize=1000
    [void] $search.PropertiesToLoad.Add("name")
    [void] $search.PropertiesToLoad.Add("msexchcurrentserverroles")
    [void] $search.PropertiesToLoad.Add("networkaddress")
    $search.FindAll() | %{
        New-Object PSObject -Property @{
            Name = $_.Properties.name[0]
            FQDN = $_.Properties.networkaddress |
                %{if ($_ -match "ncacn_ip_tcp") {$_.split(":")[1]}}
            Roles = $_.Properties.msexchcurrentserverroles[0]
    $role = @{
    2 = "MB"
    4 = "CAS"
    16 = "UM"
    32 = "HT"
    64 = "ET"
   foreach ($server in Get-ExchangeServerinSite) {
$roles = ($role.keys | ?{$_ -band $server.roles} | %{$role.Get_Item($_)}) -join ", "
$server | select Name, @{n="Roles";e={$roles}},FQDN
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sorry for the poor english...
Olli
Hi I am having the same issue,
1- Hyper-V
2- Virtual Windows Server 2012 R2
One of the 2012 R2 have the Essentials Experience the other one is 2012 R2 plain(Exchange 2013)
Issues that I have are that when trying to use the Dashboard integration it gives an error that is not finding any exchange server on the network.
And the other one is that the Exchange Service Accounts are all at the Users in the Dashboard this didnt happened on the Essentials R1.
Any patch or update please would be great if not I would have to go back to Essentials R1 with 2012 R2 wich was working perfect!!

Exchange Server 2010 on Windows Server 2012 Standard

Hello,
I'm trying to install Exchange 2010 on Server 2012 STD. The process halts after one of the pre-requisites does not get installed. Following is the error message:
Configuring Prerequisites
Failed
Error:
The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();if($RoleInstallWindowsComponents)
{# Install any Windows Roles or Features required for the Management Tools role
Install-WindowsComponent -ShortNameForRole "AdminTools" -ADToolsNeeded $RoleADToolsNeeded
}" was run: "The system cannot find the file specified".
The system cannot find the file specified
Click here for help...
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/library/ms.exch.err.default(EXCHG.141).aspx?v=14.1.218.11&e=ms.exch.err.Ex88D115&l=0&cl=cp
I have installed all the RSAT that I could possibly see without any luck.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Best regards,
Parm :)
Parmjit Singh BR Systems

Hi Ed,
Thanks a bunch for your quick response
I've been practicing different scenarios in a test environment. I'm using TechNet Subscription downloads which, to my knowledge, have Exchange 2010 with SP1 only available. That's what I'm using.
I got over this first error by 'Not checking the box for Automatically install Roles & features required for Exchange'.
Then it would not install the mailbox role. Found an article that referred to modifying the registry. The installation proceeded normally after modifying the registry as per the following article:
http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/office/Exchange-2010-SP1-SP2-c939e791
Now, when I start EMC, it connects to the server and shows my server name; however, there are no options available under it. I still have it as 120 day trial version. Do I need to add the product key before I would have access? (I didn't think
so) I can't add key through EMC because no options available.
Can you please suggest a resolution to this problem?
Thank you so much for your support.
Best regards,
Parm :)
Parmjit Singh BR Systems

Windows Server 2012 Standard and Essentials User CAL's

I've been running Windows Server 2012 Essentials in an organization that until recently stayed within the 25 user 50 network device limit specified by the license. Eventually we've grown beyond that. Since the Server 2012 Essentials machine had a non-transferable
OEM license I decided not to waste it by doing an in-place migration to Server 2012 Standard, and instead set up a new server with freshly purchased Server 2012 R2 Standard and migrated Active Domain roles to it, leaving the original server as a part of a
fail-over cluster.
We purchased 30 User CAL's for the 2012 R2, as required for 25+ staff members.
Now I am curious. The 2 servers that we have right now (2012 R2 Standard and 2012 Essentials) both maintain the same Active Directory and manage the same pool of users and workstations. Does that mean that the primary server with 30 User CAL's takes dominance
and sets the limit as to how many people are allowed to access the network. Or does it become a combination of purchased 30 CAL's + 25 Users hard-wired into the 2012 Essential edition?
Do these servers have to run separate domains with segregated pools of users in order to be license compliant for 30+ users or can they exist within the same same domain preserving individual user limits? What if the 2012 Essentials server maintains
one office location with fewer than 25 staff and the Standard R2 2012 server runs another office with fewer than 30 staff, while both offices are linked via a VPN for the purpose of sharing 3rd party licenses? Do individual user limits apply, or is it still
30 users max?
To sum up the question, I'd like to know whether I'd need to buy more user CAL's when we reach more than 30 staff at 1 or possibly 2 office locations.
Oh, and the device limit! 2012 R2 Standard under user CAL licensing scheme has no machine limits. Essentials is always capped at 50. When running one active directory, what's the legally allowed number of devices on the network? I assume it's unlimited.
Thanks.

Thank you for the reply.
My question then is how to transition while preferably keeping both physical servers.
Should a 2012 Standard key be purchased additionally for an in-place transition of 2012 Essentials machine to 2012 Standard (which at this point is as good as a fresh install)? Until then, should the Essentials 2012 server be taken offline entirely?
What about the situation where I described both servers running segregated networks with their own pools of users, only connected via a VPN for 3rd party license sharing? Is that configuration supported?
Also, if the configurations is unsupported, why are the servers able to share roles in first place? Why isn't there a software mechanism preventing interaction? What configuration do the servers themselves assume is in place?
Thanks again.

Internet Explorer 11 and Flash on Windows Server 2012 R2

I used Windows Server 2012 R2 which has built within it Internet Explorer version 11. When loading a web site which has Flash content it prompts me to install Flash, but when I navigate to the Flash download site it says I must enable it because it is already installed.
After reviewing the directions for How to Enable Flash, the directions become worthless because they don't match the screen that I see.
QUESTIONS:
Does IE Version 11 have Flash built in or not?
If if does, how do I enable Flash?
If it doesn't, how do I install Flash?
Please don't tell me to load a media-rich web site, and go to "Manage Add-Ons" and enable Flash because the enable Flash command doesn't show up.

Repair IE? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318378
The thing is... Adobe collaborates with MS on the updates for IE10 &11 in Win8 &8.1 (server 2012 also AFAIK) and then hands the code off to them. It's "Redmond's baby" after that. There's a KB in Windows updates (KB2898108) that prevents downloading the ActiveX plugin throug Adobe updater from here. Even if you manually download it, it'll prevent you from installing it. I have a Win 8 and Win 8.1 test machine set up and I've tried to uninstall the KB with no success.
Unfortunately I don't have a Server 2012 machine so it limits my troubleshooting. Chris Campbell has more insight into the ins and outs of Server 2012. Hopefully he'll add to this thread.

Hosting SharePoint 2013 and content separation (Windows Server 2012)

I have a windows 2012 server which hosts a ASP.NET 4.5 MVC website.
I am interested in installing SharePoint 2013 on the same standalone server (which is a virtual cloud server, and easily scalable). I would like to be able to create separate instances of sharepoint for each of my customers (around 10), and provide them
with a custom URL ie. customer.abc.com (where abc.com is my domain). These sites will be created programmatically when a user signs us to my site (they only require basic SharePoint functionality, i.e. the creation of team sites, notifications etc.)
So:
1) Can I install SharePoint 2013 at no extra cost on windows server 2012? (what are the limitations)
2) Is it possible to create separate instances of sharepoint 2013 (in terms of config and content DB's)
3) I'm sure there are many but what are some other considerations

1) With SharePoint Foundation, SharePoint itself does not cost anything, but you must purchase User CALs for employees of your company, and User CALs for non-employees or a Windows External Connector license.
2) No, you need to use multi-tenancy instead - http://www.harbar.net/articles/sp2010mt1.aspx
Note that you must have Active Directory in this environment and the Server 2012 VM you currently have must be joined to the Active Directory domain.
Trevor Seward
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Upgrade from ADFS 2.1 to ADFS 3.0 and stay on Windows Server 2012 (not R2)

Hello,
could you tell me if this is possible? We need to stay on the same OS 2012 (not R2)?
Are the 2 versions compatible, i.e if we upgrade the secondary to ADFS 3.0 will the primary on ADFS 2.1 still sync to it, and will the farm respond on either host?
Thanks,
Tim

The upgrade procedure is described here: http://blogs.technet.com/b/askpfeplat/archive/2014/03/31/how-to-build-your-adfs-lab-part4-upgrading-to-server-2012-r2.aspx
More if you ask them in this forum: https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/home?forum=Geneva
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