Windows small business 2011 standard cannot be upgraded to windows server 2012 R2 Standard

Can Sbs 2011 r2 standard upgrade to 2012 r2 standard?

Hi,
I agree with Cliff. There is no in-place upgrade and we have to do a migration.
Regarding how to migrate Small Business Server, the following article can be referred to as reference.
Windows Small Business Server Migration
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sbs/gg981878
Best regards,
Frank Shen

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Migration of Windows Small Business Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012 Essentials

Hi,
I am trying to migrate Windows Small Business Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012 Essentials by following the steps given in the link below:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj200112.aspx
I have looked at other threads on the forum but none of them have been too helpful.
The issue: When
I run the Migration Preparation Tool on the Source Server, it runs successfully and does not report any errors. However, when I try installing Windows Server 2012 Essentials on the Destination Server, it displays an error that says 'Source
Server not prepared for migration: After you run the Migration Preparation Tool successfully on your source Server, click retry'.
The Source Server has 2 network adapters-one for the local network and the other for connection to the internet and the router is set as the default gateway this adapter.
Since it is mentioned in the documentation - 'configure your Source Server to use one network adapter', I'm wondering if this is the issue and I need to make changes in this configuration?
On running the Microsoft IT Environment Health Scanner tool it
reported an error - 'DNS Server listening on multiple addresses' and a warning ‘Domain Controller listening on multiple addresses’. Both point to the same solution KB 272294 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/272294).
But it did not remove the errors.
Other steps performed:
As per the steps, I performed a backup, installed recent service packs and synchronized the source server time with external source.
On running the Best Practices Analyser. It shows 3 warnings.
- The threshold for the Allocated Memory alert is set to the default value. However the server has more than 2 GB of RAM installed.
- Microsoft Outlook Client not installed" Text="Microsoft Outlook Client is not installed in the ClientApps folder. You must run Windows SBS integrated setup.
- The MSFW instance should use the latest available service pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2000. The MSFW instance should use the latest available service pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2000.
I also ran the Ran netdiag.exe, dcdiag.exe commands
and no failures were reported.
The Event Viewer does not show any errors.
Not sure to what extent these warnings would affect the migration.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

The SBS2003 needs to use one NIC only so you'll need to change that before starting. If it is the premium version and has ISA server installed, that will need to be removed first. See:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2011/07/01/sbs-2011-standard-migrations-keys-to-success.aspx
-- Al

Can't upgrade Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise to Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard

Even though the "Windows Server Installation and Upgrade" TechNet article (DN627667) claims that I can upgrade Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 to Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard, it seems I can't. I get an error message saying "Windows 2008
R2 Enterprise cannot be upgraded to Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard (Server Core Installation). You can choose to install a new copy of Windows..." What might be causing this issue? Thanks for any input! :)

Hi,
Firstly, for retail versions, Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise with SP1 can be upgraded to Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard/Datacenter.
I assume you are running Windows Server 2008 R2 retail version, right?
In addition, it seems that in earlier version than Windows Server 2012,
once you install the server in Core or with GUI mode, you could not switch to the other. The only option was to rebuild the server from scratch.
Did you install Windows Server 2008 R2 in GUI? If yes, I recommend you to upgrade it to Windows Server 2012 R2 in GUI
mode to see if the issue persists. If it succeed and you want to run in server core, you can just remove the graphical shell and convert your Windows Server 2012 R2 to Server Core.
Best regards,
Susie
Thanks for replying Susie. The 2008 R2 software is the one provided by Microsoft for Action Pack subscribers, so I'm assuming it's not retail. That's another thing, I think I should be installing the GUI as my 2008 has a GUI, not just the server core. For some
reason I missed that and clicked on the server core only install!

Windows Server 2012 Essentials upgrade to Windows Server 2012 Standard

I've just upgraded a Windows Server 2012 Essentials to Standard via the Powershell command. The server restarted and is now Standard version. However I've noticed in the services that one particular service fails.
silsvc <Failed to Read Description. Error Code: 2 >
C:\Windows\system32\silsvc.exe
It is set to automatic.
I guess this is part of the essentials license and hasn't been removed. I would like to keep the Essentials Features however on a VM I replicated the same problem but when I removed Essentials features this service also got removed.
Is it ok to just disable this service? because I want to keep the Essentials features. Is it going to cause any issues?

Hello,
What is the procedure to migrate to standard essentials without losing programs?
Can you help me?
actually I have windows server 2012 essentials and I want to upgrade to standard

Cannot publish Flash Updates Verification of file signature failed for file SCUP 2011, SCCM 2012 R2 and WSUS all on same Windows Server 2012 machine

I am attempting to distribute Adobe Flash updates using SCUP 2011, SCCM 2012 R2, WSUS ver4 and Windows Server 2012. Everything installs without error. I have acquired a certificate for SCUP signing from the internal Enterprise CA. I have
verified the signing certificate has a 1024 bit key. I have imported the certificate into the server's Trusted Publishers and Trusted Root CA stores for the computer. When I attempt to publish a Flash update with Full content I receive the following
error:
2015-02-13 23:00:48.724 UTC Error Scup2011.21 Publisher.PublishPackage PublishPackage(): Operation Failed with Error: Verification of file signature failed for file:
\\SCCM\UpdateServicesPackages\a2aa8ca4-3b96-4ad2-a508-67a6acbd78a4\3f82680a-9028-4048-ba53-85a4b4acfa12_1.cab
I have redone the certificates three times with no luck. I can import metadata, but any attempt to download content results in the verification error.
TIA

Hi Joyce,
This is embarrassing, I used that very post as my guide when deploying my certificate templates, but failed to change the bit length to 2048. Thank you for being my second set of eyes.
I changed my certificate key bit length to 2048, deleted the old cert from all certificate stores, acquired the a new signing cert, verified the key length was 2048, exported the new cert to pfx and cer files, imported into my Trusted publishers
and Trusted Root Authorities stores, reconfigured SCUP to use the new pfx file, rebooted the server and attempted to re-publish the updates with the following results:
2015-02-16 13:35:44.006 UTC Error Scup2011.4 Publisher.PublishPackage PublishPackage(): Operation Failed with Error: Verification of file signature failed for file:
\\SCCM\UpdateServicesPackages\a2aa8ca4-3b96-4ad2-a508-67a6acbd78a4\3f82680a-9028-4048-ba53-85a4b4acfa12_1.cab.
Is there a chance this content was already created and signed with the old cert, so installing the new cert has no effect? In ConfigMgr software updates I see 4 Flash updates, all marked Metadata Only (because they were originally published as "Automatic."
No Flash updates in the ConfigMgr console are marked as downloaded. I can't find any documentation on how the process of using SCUP for downloading content for an update marked Metadata Only actually works.
Comments and suggestions welcome.

Cannot install Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard on a Supermicro X9SRA

I have bought the Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard OEI and it will not install on the brand new Supermicro X9SRA motherboard. I have tried to install the previous version (Windows Server 2012 Standard) and it installs fine with no problems.
I need to install R2 in order to use the Essentials role. I have also tried to install the trial version of 2012 R2. which I downloaded from the microsoft website and got the same result. The installation goes into a loop. The circle bellow the Windows logo
goes on forever and nothing happens. I can not even get to choose the language. The loop happens as the disk starts.
Can anyone please help?

Does SuperMicro support the installation of Windows Server onto that MB? I do not find any reference to X9SRA at
www.windowsservercatalog.com, which is where hardware vendor post the systems on which they will support the various versions of the Windows Server operating system. I see lots of SuperMicro solutions,
but none of them appear to list the X9SRA MB. You need to contact SuperMicro to determine if they support it.
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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
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Upgrade from Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 to Windows Server 2012 R2

Hi, I was trying to setup a new DC for our company, originally it's DC is Windows Server 2003 SP2, we decided not tomigrate it and instead build a new one from scratch which is Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. I was able to set it up, perform windows updates,
added roles, perform Domains and Trusts, etc
When suddenly our global standards shifted to Windows Server 2012 R2, so instead of creating another server from scratch, this is the time to upgrade from 2k8 to 2K12 R2, besides the MAPtool which I've downloaded to check for prerequisites, etc, are there
other things I need to be aware of? backups? etc.
Regards,
Jeff

Hi,
You can
insert Windows Server 2012 R2 DVD into the DVD-ROM and click onRun
Setup.exe. You can refer to the link below:
Windows Server 2008R2 in-place upgrade to Windows Server 2012/2012R2
Note:
Microsoft is providing this information as a convenience to you. The sites are not controlled by Microsoft. Microsoft cannot make any representations regarding the quality, safety, or suitability of any software or information found there. Please make sure
that you completely understand the risk before retrieving any suggestions from the above link.
Best regards,
Susie

Upgrade Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2012 R2 in-place upgrade

I have tried to do an in place upgrade for Windows Server 2012 Standard to Windows Server 2012 R2 using the in-place upgrade at least a dozen times. Always with the same unhelpful failure message.
I have tried downloading the latest (setup) update and not downloading it - makes no difference - same error.
I would really rather upgrade this server than re-install. I have scoured the internet looking for answers and I can't find anything useful.
I have downloaded the latest 2012 R2 Standard iso. The version of 2012 installed is a stock retail Standard version it was never an eval version.
Any help much appreciated.
Andy

I did check the article. I did the ADPREP as described and adprep worked fine. Unfortunately it did not make any difference. Log entries below:
setupact
2014-05-28 07:56:56, Info MIG End of hive list
2014-05-28 07:56:56, Warning [0x0803db] MIG IndirectKeyMapper: RegLoadKey(HKEY_USERS,S-1-5-21-902023783-652776199-2643897273-500 (1),C:\Users\Administrator\NTUSER.DAT) failed; giving up (32)
2014-05-28 07:56:56, Error [0x08039d] MIG Cannot add mapping for user profile C:\Users\Administrator. Error: 32: Win32Exception: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. [0x00000020] __cdecl
Mig::CIndirectKeyMapper::CIndirectKeyMapper(class UnBCL::String *,struct HKEY__ *,class UnBCL::String *,class UnBCL::String *,int,int,const Mig::HiveLoadRetryOptions *)[gle=0x000000cb]
2014-05-28 07:56:56, Error [0x080801] MIG User profile loading error. Aborting due to external request.[gle=0x000000cb]
2014-05-28 07:56:56, Warning [0x0803de] MIG Failed to unload hive at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\$ONLINE_RW$ELAM (error 1314)
2014-05-28 07:56:56, Warning [0x0809d4] MIG Failed to close keymapper 'ELAM': error 1314
2014-05-28 07:56:56, Warning [0x0803de] MIG Failed to unload hive at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\$ONLINE_RW$ELAM (error 1314)
2014-05-28 07:56:56, Error MigStartupOnline caught exception: Win32Exception: User profile loading error. Aborting due to external request.: The specified user does not have
a valid profile. [0x000004E5] void __cdecl Mig::COnlineWinNTPlatform::ProcessUser(class Mig::CRegistryDataStore *,class Mig::CRegistryDataUnit *,class UnBCL::String *,class UnBCL::String *,int,int)
2014-05-28 07:56:56, Info Leaving MigStartupOnline method
2014-05-28 07:56:56, Error MIG pDoOnlineGather: Engine initialization failed with error: 0x00000004
2014-05-28 07:56:56, Error [0x0800ad] MIG Callback_GatherOldSys: Migration phase failed.
2014-05-28 07:56:56, Info MIG PublishCriticalError: Setup can't continue. Restart the computer and restart Setup. When prompted, try getting the latest updates.
2014-05-28 07:56:56, Info [0x0a013d] UI Accepting Cancel. Exiting Page Progress.
2014-05-28 07:56:56, Info UI Entering Page Cancel.
2014-05-28 07:56:56, Info [0x0a0035] UI Allowing Page 'App Compat' to be shown
2014-05-28 07:56:56, Info [0x0a0035] UI Allowing Page 'App Compat' to be shown
2014-05-28 07:56:56, Info [0x0a011c] UI WizardDialogPost::SetActive
2014-05-28 09:17:28, Info [0x070042] DIAG CallBack_DiagnosticDataSend: Called with notification for Error published by ErrorHandler
2014-05-28 09:17:28, Info [0x0a0023] UI progress task ProgressInfo\SendDiagnostics : StartProgress
2014-05-28 09:17:28, Info DIAG DiagnosticDataSendWorker: Phase=1 Start time was 0X309961825, End time was 0X309962C98, total time was 0X1473
2014-05-28 09:17:28, Info [0x070044] DIAG DiagnosticDataSendWorker: startSetupTimeInSecs = 0X309962634
2014-05-28 09:17:28, Info [0x070045] DIAG Processing Diagnostic data at 2014-05-28 09:17:28
2014-05-28 09:17:28, Info [0x070046] DIAG DiagnosticDataSendWorker: endSetupTimeInSecs = 0X309963AA8
2014-05-28 09:17:28, Info DIAG DiagnosticDataSendWorker: setupInstallTime = 0X1474
2014-05-28 09:17:28, Info DIAG DiagnosticDataSendWorker: User is NOT OPTED-IN for SQM and Watson.
2014-05-28 09:17:28, Info [0x0a0024] UI progress task ProgressInfo\SendDiagnostics : EndProgress
2014-05-28 09:17:28, Info [0x090095] PANTHR WdsExitImmediate called! Execution will stop, and the queue won't be saved.
2014-05-28 09:17:28, Info DIAG Module path is [C:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\setup.exe]
2014-05-28 09:17:28, Info DIAG Module version is [6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)]
2014-05-28 09:17:28, Info DIAG Module path is [C:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\setup.exe]
2014-05-28 09:17:28, Info DIAG Failed install count for build [6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)] is [12]
2014-05-28 09:17:28, Info IBS Successfully incremented the failed install count on this machine
2014-05-28 09:17:28, Info [0x0800af] MIG Leaving Callback_GatherOldSys (failure)
2014-05-28 09:17:28, Info [0x09008c] PANTHR SeqExecute -- stopping, since WdsExitImmediate() was called
2014-05-28 09:17:28, Info [0x090086] PANTHR pWorkerThreadFunc -- Stopping
2014-05-28 09:17:28, Info [0x090086] PANTHR pWorkerThreadFunc -- Stopping
2014-05-28 09:17:28, Info [0x090086] PANTHR pWorkerThreadFunc -- Stopping
2014-05-28 09:17:28, Info PANTHR DeleteCriticalSection for pExecQueue->csLock;
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2014-05-28 09:17:28, Info [0x050082] DU Cleanup completed
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2014-05-28 09:17:28, Info [0x06010d] IBS Module_Term_Productkey: Valid product key in blackboard, show property set to hide.
2014-05-28 09:17:28, Info UI CallbackWin32UITerminate: Deleted WizardUI
2014-05-28 09:17:28, Info [0x090081] PANTHR Destroying any unreferenced modules! (SEQ6)
2014-05-28 09:17:28, Info [0x0601d7] IBS InstallWindows:Error Type = 3211266
2014-05-28 09:17:28, Info [0x090009] PANTHR CBlackboard::Close: c:\$windows.~bt\sources\panther\setupinfo.
setuperr
2014-05-28 07:56:56, Error [0x08039d] MIG Cannot add mapping for user profile C:\Users\Administrator. Error: 32: Win32Exception: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. [0x00000020] __cdecl
Mig::CIndirectKeyMapper::CIndirectKeyMapper(class UnBCL::String *,struct HKEY__ *,class UnBCL::String *,class UnBCL::String *,int,int,const Mig::HiveLoadRetryOptions *)[gle=0x000000cb]
2014-05-28 07:56:56, Error [0x080801] MIG User profile loading error. Aborting due to external request.[gle=0x000000cb]
2014-05-28 07:56:56, Error MigStartupOnline caught exception: Win32Exception: User profile loading error. Aborting due to external request.: The specified user does not have
a valid profile. [0x000004E5] void __cdecl Mig::COnlineWinNTPlatform::ProcessUser(class Mig::CRegistryDataStore *,class Mig::CRegistryDataUnit *,class UnBCL::String *,class UnBCL::String *,int,int)
2014-05-28 07:56:56, Error MIG pDoOnlineGather: Engine initialization failed with error: 0x00000004
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1. Will CAL Licenses works if i use Windows Server 2012? 2. What GB of RAM can be used with Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition?

I have been using Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition for my business purpose and there are at-least 30 Users who logged in into the server Via Remotely from different location. I want to upgrade my server with latest one with some extra cores and RAM for
better and smooth operations for all users. So, i have a doubt whether my CAL Licenses will works with Windows Server 2012 or i need to purchase the new one for the same?
Moreover, if i don't upgrade my Windows to any 2012 edition and stay on 2008 Standard Edition how much maximum RAM can be installed at a time? is there any limitations? if Yes, please let me know how do i upgrade my Windows 2008 Standard Edition to any other
business edition to avoid such limitations of RAM?
Waiting for your favorable and quick response.

Hi again,
th eupgrade optiuon from Standard 2008 to Enterprise 2008 was only available for customers with open value contract with activ esoftware assurance then they can purchase the step up license from Standard to Enterprise.
the only way to have the Enterprise 2008 Edition is to make th edowngrad efrom 2012 Standard to 2008 Enterprise. it means that if you purchase the 2012 R2 Standard Edition, you may downgarde to Enterprise 2008/2008 R2. th ebest way to make the downgrade
to 2008 R2 Enterprise is to purchase the current Version 2012 R2 Standard in volume licensing than you can download diretly from VLSC the Enterprise Edition.
with your downgrade you can still using the 2008 CALs.
thanks
diramoh

Windows Server 2012 Standard to R2 Standard

I just screwed up and bought a copy of 2012 Standard with 5 cals. Does anyone know how I can convert the license to R2 without having to buy another copy?
Thankss

Hi,
Here agree with the words of Bill, you cannot able to convert the license to server 2012 R2 without buying new copy of R2. You need to buy new copy of Server 2012 R2. As Bill already mentioned, if you want to downgrade then it’s possible with downgrade rights.
Here providing link for better understanding.
1. Quick Reference for Upgrading to Windows Server 2012 R2
2. Upgrade Options for Windows Server 2012 R2
Hope it helps!
Thanks.

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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SharePoint 2013 OS: Windows Server 2008 R2 vs Windows Server 2012 Standard

Hi Team,
We are thinking on upgrading from SharePoint 2010 to SP 2013 soon. I have been researching about the server OS I should install as host, and it seems that SharePoint 2013 is fully compatible by now with both Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard + SP1 and
Windows Server 2012 Standard. In my opinion we should go with server 2012, but Windows server 2008 is the norm here at our organization and our Infrastructure team seems reluctant to upgrade servers to 2012 yet.
My question is, what SharePoint or Windows 2012 features will we miss if we decide to stay on Windows 2008? What are the perks (selling points) of going with 2012 over 2008? (besides the obvious Microsoft support range extension).
Thanks!
-Rob.

If you stay on Windows Server 2008 R2 you will enter the extended/out of support phase sooner, of course. You will miss out on IIS improvements, although in practical terms it may not mean much.
There are extra patches required for a 2008 R2 deployment that are not needed on 2012 for SharePoint 2013. But other than that, I think the other big issue is that mostly in the community, you'll find people running Server 2012 which means issues are better
'known' by the community, versus 2008 R2 in combination with SharePoint 2013.
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Problems PXE booting Gen 2 Virtual Machines after Upgrading to Windows Server 2012 R2

My Current Setup:
I have two virtual machines set up with Hyper V on my Windows Server 2012 Server.
VM1: Configured to boot from an ISO file and runs Clonezilla server.
VM2: Configured to PXE boot using a legacy network adapter, and with a passthrough 250Gb hard disk.
These two VMs are connected to an external Virtual Switch, which allows physical machines to PXE boot to the Clonezilla server.
For the past few months I have been using this setup for two purposes:
1. To clone physical machines to the Clonezilla virtual server (as a backup).
2. To restore those image to the second VM if I find that need to get access to the files on the original image..
This has worked perfectly, except for the fact that the speed of the legacy network adapter on the second VM (which is required to PXE boot) is very slow. But I know this is because of the limitations in how the legacy adapter works...
Now my problem:
I found out that Gen 2 VMs allow you to PXE boot without having use a legacy network adapter, allowing me to image back to the VM faster. So I upgraded the Server to Server 2012 R2 . I then created the same two virtual machines on the R2 server. I can still
PXE boot the Gen 1 VM to the Clonezilla Server but I cannot get the Gen 2 VMs to PXE boot properly. They get an IP address from the Clonezilla Server but then just stop with the following screen. (note: I have disabled the Secure Boot).
Are Gen 2 VMs unable to pull down images from anything other than a WDS Server?

Hi J,
>>Unfortunately WDS is not a solution for us as it is dependent on the PC being part of a domain
If you would like to make the client not join to the domain, please check the box before “Do not join the client to a domain after an installation.” In addition, make sure not to set the client to the domain in the unattend file and do not prestage
the computer in AD. "
It is quoted from following thread :
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/1026c3a9-0a10-4a58-a48f-5391659a96c8/wds-set-unattend-file-for-workgroup?forum=winserversetup
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Is it ok to install Exchange 2013 on Windows Server 2012 Standard?

Hello everyone,
I'd like to know if it is ok/safe to install Exchange Server 2013 on Windows Server 2012 Standard?
As I started doing some research and noticed a page where Microsoft states they don't recommend running Exchange on Server 2012 Standard, and recommend making 2 different servers one for Active Directory and another for Exchange.
On that page they also listed some features that wouldn't work in case of Exchange is running on Server 2012. And that it may put a larger data load if setup this way.
I am hoping someone knowledgeable can explain and tell me if it is safe to use such setup or if it is better to use something like SBS 2011 Standard instead, which has Exchange included?
Has anyone installed Exchange 2013 on Server 2012 Standard successfully and used it for more then several months without problems?
Also just to give an idea on my background, I've been in IT field fairly long but haven't really updated to newer versions much and mainly used SBS 2003 and 2008 only with a few clients so haven't used 2008 too much.
Thanks in advance.

Few things to note.
There is
NO SBS in 2012
All you need is a Std edition of Windows for Exchange 2013, as there is no difference in features between Std and Datacenter as far as Exchange is concerned.
For 10 users, you can have one box with both AD and Exchange. It is not MS recommeded, but it IS supported.
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