Windows sbs 2003 to 2011 migration

Had a number of hours built-in for risk in the event that there were issues. I have a client with a R2 member server on an SBS domain. Unquestionably believe that which you said. Your favorite reason seemed to be on the web the simplest thing to be aware of. You managed to hit the nail upon the top and defined out the whole thing without having side-effects , people could take a signal.

Install on the new server then join the current domain and transfer it that way? Save all data off old server, create new domain, then setup all office computers onto the new domain, or does anyone have a way that is easier?

Has anyone had any problems going from to or is it pretty smooth? And some additional information, before you start the real migration it is realy important that you make sure you have a good tested backup so you can go back to your original environment may something go wrong.

Second check your servers health, the first link I proposed will help but also in the other links there is some good information. Last if you have the abillity it is always a good idea to create a backup copy physical or virtual from the original server and do a test migration so you have done all steps and know what you may expect.

Towards your last reply, you could backup your source server follow the procedures below:. Back up your Source Server before you begin the migration process.

Making a backup helps protect your data from accidental loss if an unrecoverable error occurs during migration. To back up the Source Server. Perform a full backup of the Source Server. Seems like a lot of money. If you post a question there, you'll be directed to email karlp greatlittlebook. I have done Swings before. Poised on the buy button. Yes you can learn Zero Downtime Migration strategies in short order.

Mastering it will take a few migrations. We assume you know everything you need to know. We provide a description of the process and an approach to creating a zero downtime experience. After that we provide a detailed page checklist. You cross off the irrelevant pages, fill in the relevant ones, decide how to accomplish each element in ZDT, and then proceed.

If you're sharp and I assume you are if you've done a Swing migration , then you can absolutely learn this in a month. If you're very hesitant about the limits of your knowledge, then you'll need more time. We do not introduce any new technical information here.

Essentially, we give you a framework for making your project work, and a big checklist that you need to customize for your purposes. In the big, big picture, we work hard to make sure you don't run into any "unknowns" or mysteries in the middle of the project. Here's our money back guarantee: Even if you don't learn to carry off an amazing zero downtime migration in a month, you'll still save enough time with our checklists and techniques to pay for the book - or we'll give you your money back.

We feel very confident that you'll find value here. For anyone who understands each of the components being migrated, the checklist is pretty clear. For those who do not, it will serve as a great training tool to help understand those components.

As always, we recommend you run through these things on a test bed at least once. When you do you will find that because we use no special tools or tricks the procedures are highly flexible and robust. Microsoft Process or Swing Migration: First, you need to understand that our book covers every aspect of the migration process.

This includes defining the project, treating it as a project, quoting the project, creating the service requests, managing the project, managing employees, managing third party vendors, managing client expectations, keeping the project in scope and profitable, AND the more mundane elements of moving the data, migrating Exchange, migrating SQL, migrating desktops, migrating profiles, etc. Microsoft's process deals with a few key pieces of this, but is not intended to help you with the first ten items listed above.

And for many of the others, their instructions are pretty sparse "Okay. Now go migrate active directory. Everything is down. Exchange migration gives you a blank screen with no indication of progress. You just have to believe that it's working. Swing Migration see sbsmigration. It is extremely well documented and, unlike the Microsoft method, you will never be lost. But, again, Jeff's toolkit is not intended to address most of the items listed above.

He's not guiding you through the project as project. He's providing tools to accomplish a specific piece of that process. Note: There is nothing inconsistent between our method and Jeff's. Part of our process is to determine how you will accomplish ZDT zero downtime for each piece of the migration. At a few key points you may choose to use Jeff's tools.

That's not true with the Microsoft method. While we explicitly use Microsoft tools to make the migration go smoothly, we do not use or endorse the Microsoft Migration process.

It is incomplete, guarantees downtime, and violates the Prime Directive of Migrations: It leaves no way to go back in case something goes wrong. Of course you can overcome this by creating an image before you start. But the overall process is unappealing to us.

Swing and our ZDTM method both allow you to minimize downtime and never leave you "out of business" no matter what goes wrong. Value I'm totally biased, of course. But we see this as more than a book.

In addition to the checklists and training, we see this as a process you can use to make money. We thought about calling it a "kit" and charging a lot more. Preliminary market research showed that that appealed to larger companies and not the S part of the SMB consulting market.

So we settled on a price that represents hours of labor depending on what you charge. Even if you never attempt a Zero Downtime Migration, you will save hours labor on the first migration project you do. Because we have checklists and templates and resource guides for everything.

We provide PowerPoint and Excel spreadsheets to help with quoting and client education. This really is a massive resource guide for Network Migrations. Even if you choose to use the Microsoft method, we think you'll find our page checklist useful in making sure you consider all the factors in your migration process.

His previous books have helped our IT business, and this book Chock full of practical advice from real-world experience along with pages and pages of rubber-meets-the-road checklists, this book has helped our business "McDonaldize" think eMyth our process of network migrations. If you don't have a network migration strategy or would find value in comparing yours to the way a leader in this industry runs these types of projects, buy this book.

It may look expensive, but it's really nothing compared to the value of our time and professional rates, and compared to the time it would take to assemble this kind of information.

Karl's writing is always crystal clear and concise. The material in this book has been laid out perfectly. Background information to understand the unique small business environment is ample. Perform post-migration tasks for Windows Server Essentials migration.

After you finish migrating all settings and data to Windows Server Essentials, you may want to map permitted computers to user accounts. Several of the migration procedures require that you open a Command Prompt window as an administrator. In the list of results, right-click cmd , and then click Run as administrator. Skip to main content. This browser is no longer supported. Download Microsoft Edge More info.

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