Setlup Windows Server 2012 like Small Business Server

I am presently using SBS 2003. Because SBS has been discontinued and Server Essentials doesn't have Exchange, I have decided to purchase Server 2012 and do Exchange as a VM. Is there any documentation on how to setup Group Policies in Server
2012 to mimic SBS? The features I'm interested in are My Documents redirection and Desktop Redirection. There are probably a few other features I can't think of simply because all my servers were SBS and I was used to the wizards and
features that set themselves up automatically.
Thanks!

Hi,
Thanks for posting in the forum.
Regarding your request, please understand that you could configure Folder Redirection polices in GPMC just like SBS 2003. For details, please refer to the following articles.
Deploy Folder Redirection with Offline Files
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj649078.aspx
Using Folder Redirection
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753996.aspx
In addition, please understand that you could install Windows Server Essentials Experience role on Windows Server 2012, the feature makes you take advantage of all the features that are available
to you in Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials without the locks and limits enforced in it. For details, please refer to the following article.
Windows Server Essentials Experience Overview
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn280940.aspx
Installing and Configuring the Windows Server Essentials Experience role
http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2013/09/16/installing-and-configuring-the-windows-server-essentials-experience-role.aspx
Hope this helps.
Best Regards,
Andy Qi
Andy Qi
TechNet Community Support

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RD
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For error -36, might try this...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301580
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http://www.thursby.com/products/admitmac.html
Other solutions...
http://www.thejackol.com/2005/09/21/os-x-and-windows-server-2003-file-sharing/

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Here's the transcript of my chat w/tech support. After this, I spent a few hours on the phone and got the same answers.
[12:35 AM] Gary says: Hello.
[12:35 AM] Handoff connection active (1/5140).
[12:35 AM] x says: Hi. Please see the question sent earlier.
[12:36 AM] Gary says: Could you please be more specific about the issue?
[12:37 AM] x says: Our Palms will not talk to Exchange Server 2007 unless all its security
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[12:38 AM] Gary says: Yes, that is true. I am sorry for the inconvenience this may have caused.
[12:38 AM] Gary says: I am very sorry to inform you that currently we do not have any information on this.
[12:39 AM] x says: Apology accepted and appreciated. But when will this be fixed?
[12:40 AM] Gary says: Unfortunately we do not have any sort of update on this. I suggest you to post the
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[12:41 AM] x says: Okay, next question: Every AutoSync locks up the Palm, so we have to turn
AutoSync off. Do you intend to rectify this problem?
[12:42 AM] Gary says: I understand your concern. Is it happening with all the Palm devices?
[12:42 AM] x says: Yes.
[12:43 AM] Gary says: Do you receive any error message before locking up the Treo?
[12:43 AM] x says: No.
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[12:46 AM] x says: No
[12:46 AM] Gary says: So, the AutoSync feature is Locking the device from the day you upgraded to the
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[12:46 AM] Gary says: Am I correct?
[12:47 AM] x says: yes.
[12:48 AM] Gary says: Okay, as this is the issue related to the sync with the Exchange Server 2007 and the
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Support Team.
[12:48 AM] Gary says:
I will provide you all the information and guide you in the correct direction to address this issue.
[12:48 AM] Gary says:
I suggest you to get in touch with the Voice Support and I am sure they will fix the issue.
[12:49 AM] Gary says:
I will provide you a Service Request, when contacting the Voice Support, provide this Service Request Id and you will get a free Technical Support.
[12:51 AM] Gary says: Please provide me your Last name, First name, complete address, phone number,Email address, date and place of purchase of device and serial number of the device to create a Service Request Number.
[12:51 AM] x says: Of course I provided all this when I logged in, but here it is again:....
[12:54 AM] Gary says: Thank you for providing all the information.I need 5 minutes to register the device and create a Service Request.
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[1:00 AM] Gary says: Thanks for staying on hold: I am sorry for the delay. I can understand the inconvenience you are facing.
[1:01 AM] Gary says: Based on the information you provided, I created a service request for you in our database. The Service Request number is : 1-51558238041
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[1:01 AM] Gary says: Using this service request number, you need to contact our Voice Support department. Voice Support Department number is 877-426-3777. Voice support will be available from 5:00AM to 9:00PM (PST) on weekdays and from 8am - 5pm PST on weekends.Please note down the above given Service Request Number and Voice Support Number or else you will lose this information once the chat session is closed.
[1:02 AM] Gary says: Yes, I will email this chat session to you.
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I'm trying to solve a problem in a friend server.
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Here you are DCPromo Log, it's in Italian 'cause is an Italian Server, btw i can translate.
Controllo dell'installazione dei file binari di Servizi di dominio Active Directory in corso...
Installazione Servizi di dominio Active Directory
Convalida dell'ambiente e dei parametri in corso...
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Verranno eseguite le azioni seguenti:
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Il nome del nuovo dominio Š nameserver.local e corrisponde anche al nome della nuova foresta.
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Livello di funzionalit… foresta: Windows Server 2003
Livello di funzionalit… dominio: Windows Server 2003
Sito: Default-First-Site-Name
Opzioni aggiuntive:
Controller di dominio di sola lettura: No
Catalogo globale: S
Server DNS: S
Crea delega DNS: No
Cartella database: C:\Windows\ntds
Cartella file di registro: C:\Windows\ntds
Cartella SYSVOL: C:\Windows\sysvol
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Protezione in corso di machine\software\microsoft\windows
Protezione in corso di machine\system\currentcontrolset\control
Protezione in corso di machine\system\currentcontrolset\control\class
Protezione in corso di machine\system\currentcontrolset\services
Protezione in corso di c:\windows\system32\spool
Operazione sul controller di dominio completata.
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Installazione di Servizi di dominio Active Directory completata in questo computer per il dominio nameserver.local.
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Hi,
Thank you for posting in Windows Server Forum.
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Thanks.
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TechNet Community Support

How can I connect 10.4 Mac to Windows Small Business Server 2003?

I have seen some other discussions touching on this topic and have tried the various solutions but am getting nowhere. I can't connect my iBook, which is running Tiger, to our office's server, a Windows Small Business Server 2003. I am the only Mac user and as a Mac devotee actually spent my own hard cash for the iBook. (I work for a non-profit with low funds.) Previously, when our office had a different server and I had Panther, I could access the server. Then it was purely an academic exercise, since I had no need to access the shared files. Now I have a project that requires this, and I am stumped. Our part-time IT consultant is also stumped. We have tried a lot of the suggestions from other posts, to no avail. I suggested to the IT guy that there could be a problem regarding the encryption of my password, and I think he tried that. We have tried various versions of the domain name. The server comes up in the list when I follow the "go--connect to server--browse" path, but we come up empty. We've gotten error message -36, a message that we are trying to connect an alias to something that can't be found, and a message that we don't have enough information to go any further (something like that). I am writing from my eMac at home, so I can't reconstruct the situation right now. I have found in my extensive internet search that Thursby has something called ADmitMac that is pretty expensive software ($119 for one person) that I could install on the iBook and could help me access the Windows Small Business Server 2003 without doing anything else to the server. Does anyone know if that would that work? Any suggestions would be so appreciated!
eMac and iBook Mac OS X (10.4.4)

I have specific errors listed below:
Actually, I have been encountering similar problems. I have an end user who wants to connect to an SBS 2003 server, and can not connect/use RWW because the Active X will not work, cannot use the VPN in PPTP mode because Windows 8 disallows the connection
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the Hotfix
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Downgrading Windows 2013 R2 Essentials to Small Business Server

I need to operate a Server and exchange for my small business. I purchased Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard which included exchange and no one would help me set it up. So I was told to buy Windows 2012 R2 Essentials and downgrade to Small Business
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I called Microsoft as my software is Retail from the Microsoft Store here in Redmond, WA.
Everyone says a huge amount of conflicting information.
1 - SBS 2011 Essentials does not contain exchange
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About SQL 2008 on any Windows Small Business Server

Hi, I try to install only 1 Server, we need that server run all setting (manage) of domain controller, active directory and sql. Please let me know if its possible install SQL 2008 (What ever versión) on Windows Small Business Server what
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Hi,
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Hardware and Software Requirements
for Installing SQL Server 2008
Based on your description, I understand that you want to install the SQL Server on a DC.
For security reasons, it is recommended that you do not install the SQL Server on a domain controller. So, it would be better if you put the SQL server on a second server or a virtualized server rather than on the SBS itself.
You may encounter problems when installing SQL Server on
a domain controller
Using SQL Server in Windows Small
Business Server 2008 Premium Edition
If any update, please feel free to let me know.
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Justin Gu

Connected to a Windows Small Business Server

Hi all,
I'm trying to hook a Powerbook up to a Windows server running Windows Small Business Server.
The server was previously running NT, and I could see the server's drives in the Network pane of the finder.
Now, I can see the drives, but whenever I try to connect to it, the finder displays a message saying that the alias could not find the original.
Any hints would be much appreciated!

A quick & easy one to try is instead of using the network pane, in the finder click on 'Go>Connect to Server>' then enter something like afp://127.0.0.1/sharename
For connecting to windows it will probably be smb://IPaddress/sharename
Sometimes (who knows why) the finder wont display a valid share... But you can connect this way... (I had this prob with a win2000 server yesterday)
Try that... please ask if you need further clarification
Cheers.
Macbook 17" Duo2 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Connecting to Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard

Company recently upgraded from an old server to Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard. I would like to connect to a MS Exchange acct remotely through Entourage. I have used the settings provided by the IT dept but they are not working. Any suggestions?
Thanks!

Hi,
Based on my experience, there is no upgrade path for OEM licensing. In addition, only SBS 2008 Standard can upgrade to SBS 2011 Standard, and there is no path to so
that from SBS 2011 Essentials. I am sorry to say that you may need a migration instead of an upgrade.
Best regards,
Susie
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