SBS 2011 Migration Plan need advice

Hello,
I currently have an issue with our SBS 2011 server, its about to hit its 75 device limit and I need to seriously consider migration to a standard server. So I will need to migrate my MS exchange onto a new server as I don't like having exchange and my domain controller on the same box (want this is house and not 365)
If possible I want to upgrade the SBS 2011 license to a Server 2012 license and upgrade the CALs along with it. Is this possible and does anyone know where I can obtain pricing for exchange and the upgrade?
Thanks
Martyn.
This topic first appeared in the Spiceworks Community

I checked that and they are only pointing to the new SBS 2011 server. I turned off the DHCP server on the old server per the SBS 2011 Migration doc. If I Login to that computer as admin it logs in fine. I believe it's getting helled up on loading the GP.
Thanks for the quick reply!!!! I can remote in right now so if you can think of anything else. I am not even worried so much about the slow login as I am the folder redirection issues. I need to get these users going on the
new server as the old one will shutdown in 5 days.

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[11/29/2014 23:39:13.0562] [0] Organization Configuration Update Required Status : 'False'.
[11/29/2014 23:39:13.0563] [0] Domain Configuration Update Required Status : 'False'.
[11/29/2014 23:39:13.0564] [0] The locally installed version is 14.1.218.15.
[11/29/2014 23:39:13.0565] [0] Exchange Installation Directory : 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14'.
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[11/29/2014 23:39:13.0972] [0] InstallModeDataHandler has 0 DataHandlers
[11/29/2014 23:39:13.0972] [0] RootDataHandler has 1 DataHandlers
[11/29/2014 23:39:15.0491] [0] Setup encountered an exception when trying to access the setup state file: Could not find file 'C:\ExchangeSetupLogs\exchangeInstallState.xml'.
[11/29/2014 23:39:26.0117] [0] End of Setup
[11/29/2014 23:39:26.0117] [0] **********************************************
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I'd be grateful for any help I can get on this as SBS migration has been plauged with multiple setbacks already. I really need to get this done! ;)
Thanks,
Voon

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I used the 'official' migration
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I have a full system drive image plus a a system state backup from before migration. Though I am very loathed to rollback the migration and attempt a new one - again. I will do some searching to see if I can resolve the Exchange server problem and continue
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http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/01fcf945-ad73-44e0-8cb5-152432bc6bcf
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http://blogs.technet.com/b/infratalks/archive/2012/09/07/transition-from-small-business-server-to-standard-windows-server.aspx
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/f552ef12-07a9-4f7a-bf5e-24500c3e1dc3/migrate-sbs-2011-to-server-2012-standard?forum=smallbusinessserver
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Hi --
Neither of the Exchange servers is publicly listed as the mail handler for this domain. Mail is preprocessed by a cloud spam filtering service before coming down. So I expect no changes in MX records -- not even a change in the spam filter's delivery IP
address, since that points to my firewall. I'll forward SMTP traffic to the new server when the time comes.
I was told by MS that moving the mailboxes would not disrupt anything as long as both SBS boxes were up and running. And despite what the Connectivity Analyzer showed, people in this office have been receiving email on their mobile phones all day. I've had
a few sporadic reports of people supposedly not getting email on their smartphones, but I can't see how anything I did (basically just move mailboxes at this point) could allow some people's phones to get mail while others' can't, when everyone was getting
mail yesterday.
I also have an odd report from someone who claims that his mobile phone is processing email just fine, but his MacBook running Entourage suddenly can't connect.
Oh well ... The day is over (at least for the workers). Hopefully by the time the workers return on Monday, I'll be back to having just one SBS box on the network.
The mailboxes are being moved A LOT faster than any of the documents I read warned me they would. One document said that a 75 GB database could take close to 48 hours to transfer. And this server's Exchange database was 67 GB ... But last night's
"accident" (I thought I was only prepping a new database when in fact the machine was actively moving email into it) resulted in about 40% of the mailboxes being completely moved by 8 a.m.. And since 5 p.m., when I restarted the move requests,
the machine has completed the moves of about 20% more mailboxes. So I expect this part to be over probably by early morning. (The ones that remain are the really big ones -- still, after I spent a week doing mailbox housekeeping.)
I was also warned about the lengthy conversion requirements for the public folders. I transferred those last weekend. The whole process was over with in less than four hours. Go figure ...
(The public folder transfer did have an annoying side effect -- I kept receiving warning after warning via email from the SBS 2003 box about a high number of items in Exchange's send queues ...)
Thanks
CL

Server 2012 and Exchange 2013 Migration from SBS 2011

Server UpgradeI'm migrating an SBS 2011 server to a new machine with Server 2012 R2 and a Hyper-V server running Exchange 2013. I've set up the new machine, all is running well in a test environment. I now want to migrate the old server to new. These are the steps I'm going to take and I wanted advice for any modifications or errors. 1. Demote DC on Server 2012 that I set up to test. 2. Join new Server 2012 to existing SBS 2011 domain. 3. Promote Server 2012 to DC. 4. Join the Hyper-V Server 2012 to the Server 2012 domain.5. Migrate Exchange 2010 on the SBS 2011 Server to Exchange 2013. 6. Transfer FSMO role from SBS 2011 Server to Server 2012 DC. I'll copy shared data files using robocopy.The only things I'm not sure about is the FSMO order, when to do that and the fact that I already have Exchange 2013 installed in the test...
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I recently acquired a SuperMicro chassis that has a SAS2 expander backplane. It has SFF-8087 ports on it.http://www.supermicro.com/manuals/other/BPN-SAS2-846EL.pdfI made a post on another forum and someone mentioned that the card couldn't be used with that backplane since it's a SATA controller, however, the backplane is both SAS and SATA device compliant, it's only the RAID controller, as far as I know, that is a "SATA II" controller, and not a SAS controller.So, I couldn't find anything in the official documentation of this controller on whether or not it was able to control SAS devices. The card itself has a 3 SFF-8087 ports though, couldn't this theoretically still be used with a SFF-8087 to SFF-8087 cable(seen below)since the backplane is a SAS/SATA backplane?...

Need advice on network migration

Hi experts !
Good day to you all! I would like to have your advice regarding our plan to
migrate our customer network as I'm need to know whether our migration plan
is feasible to work on. I would like also to know what other good
alternatives that we could refer to beside our own migration plan. Our
migration plan is concentrated on the top level of both network which is the
most critical part. During the implementation of new network, we want to
retain the existing network set up (internet gateway and firewall) and at
the same time, set up both C7204VXR (we called it 'border-router') and two
new firewall accordingly. Based on the diagram, both firewall (which are
configured as a cluster) are using the existing firewall (Firewall-A) as
their temporary 'default gateway' since both 'border-router' on the new set
up has not yet connected to new leased-line services.
'Border-router', firewall cluster and existing firewall (Firewall-A) are
connected to a plain (unmanaged) switch in 111.168.100.0/27 network. The
existing firewall (Firewall-A) is in routed/NAT mode. One interface is
connected to their internal network and another connected to the new
network. Routing is shall be done on the existing firewall itself. Both
'border-router' would use GLBP for redundancy and similar to firewall
cluster which has its own virtual-IP. Once both 'border-router' are
connected to new leased-line services, the firewall cluster will pointing to
GLBP of 'border-router' as its 'default-gateway'. In terms of routing, I
going to use static routing configured in firewalls and 'border-router' as
initial start and might change to a dynamic routing (if possible) once the
migration is fully complete.
So, my questions are;
i. Based on your understanding, is this plan workable?
ii. Alternative ways to plan for better migration?
iii. In term of IP addressing, is this okay? (Note: IP address are not real
but the address arrangement is same)
I'm new to this migration and I seek for advice on this.
Thanks very much and regards,
Daniel Alex
p/s: If you need more explanation, I'm feel really glad to give.

Hi Alex,
In terms of GLBP I would make sure that I'ld use the "host dependent" load-balancing algorithm, so your hosts accessing the internet use always the same source IP when communicating with a server.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/iosswrel/ps6537/ps6554/ps6600/product_data_sheet0900aecd803a546c.html
Your plan looks fine do far. You could have planned the new inside network as a temporary DMZ on the old firewall, so the transition runs smoothly ..
Robert

Migrate from Server 2003 (no Exchange, single server) to SBS 2011

Are there any Technets or other Microsoft documentation on migrating from Server 2003 (no Exchange, single server) to SBS 2011? I understand it is possible, but I would like confirmation and some documentation before purchasing the appropriate hardware
and licenses.
Thanks,
Doug
Doug Orr

Hi Doug,
In general, the migration is the similar with migrating process from SBS 2003. In addition, also have main
difference.
“The main difference is that you don’t have to remove the source and that you have to follow the migration
instructions as the SBS migration wizard will not launch.”
You can get above description from following similar thread. Please refer to.
Migrate from Windows Server Standard 2003 (not SBS) to SBS 2011
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/68790e41-b833-4e81-8200-63852ab9e196/migrate-from-windows-server-standard-2003-not-sbs-to-sbs-2011?forum=smallbusinessserver
Meanwhile, please refer to the following article. It may be helpful.
Step By Step Guide To Migrating To SBS 2011
http://www.techieshelp.com/step-by-step-guide-to-migrating-to-sbs-2011/
Please Note: Since the web site is not hosted by Microsoft, the link may change without notice. Microsoft
does not guarantee the accuracy of this information.
However, as Robert suggests, would you please confirm specific version of SBS? It may help us to understand
clearly and provide correct information.
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Justin Gu

Extend SBS 2008 - 2011 Migration

Yes, I know the SBS party has passed. But, I have a client who purchased it before the end of the year, and we are now doing a migration from SBS 2008 to SBS 2011. However, it is taking longer than 21 days.
I know with SBS 2003, you can suspend SBCore and extend the migration.
Can you do the same with SBS 2008?

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CF8 Enterprise migration to another hosting provider. Help with migration plan (license) needed

Hi there!
We are running a CF8 Enterpsise on an older root Server (virtuozzo VM) and we need to switch to another provider (vmWare VM).
We will probably need more then one month for the migration and I need to come up with a migration plan that doesn't involve rendering the service unavailable.
I've tried to contact Adobe hotline, but the people there knew nothing about licensing, the other number I got from them kicks me after 20 minutes on hold... so I was hoping to be able to find answers here.
I understand CF Enterprise is licensed for 2 CPUs, for unlimited number of virtual machines, so the other server wouldn't qualify to run on the same license key because it's different 2 CPUs. If I could migrate everything within a month then I could use the 30 day demo license, but I will need more then 30 days.
So what are my options? Even if I wanted to buy CF8 Standard to cover the second server while migrating (am not really willing to pay $$$ just to cover few weeks of migration), I'm not sure I'd be able to find a place to buy it. CF9 or CF10 is not an option because we'd need to rewrite the code. What happenes if we do use same license key for few days on both servers - does it stop working? Any hope of me contacting Adobe and getting some kind of "extension" of the 30 day demo license so we can complete the migration?
Any ideas what I can to?
TIA

When you install WS2012R2 on KMS02, you can add the VA role (or you can add it after initial Windows installation), this gives you KMShost and also VAMT.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/library/dn613834.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2013/03/14/installing-volume-activation-services-role-in-windows-server-2012-to-setup-a-kms-host.aspx
(this article describes WS2012, not WS2012R2, but it's the same procedure. Note that a Windows Server 2012 R2 CSVLK can activate Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1
and Windows Server 2012 R2 KMS clients.)
To do this, you will need the KMShost product key (CSVLK) for WS2012R2. You can't use an older version product key for this.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/22510.volume-activation-kms-mak-adba-avma.aspx
So, you would setup KMS02 with the KMShost feature for Windows, then add the Office2010 KMShost license pack + Office2010 KMShost key, then add the Office2013 KMShost license pack + Office2013 KMShost key. (the Office license pack downloads are linked
in the above wiki)
By default, KMS02 will attempt to self-publish into your DNS (so that your KMSclients can discover it and begin activating with it).
If existing KMSclients have previously discovered KMS01, those existing KMSclients will continue to contact KMS01 (because clients will cache the KMS they last discovered and used).
You may wish to export the data from KMS01/VAMT2.0 as a file, then, import to KMS02/VAMT3.1:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh824976.aspx
Don
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