2008 migration, verify that the source server name is correct

[TheCandyman]

In trying to migrate a 20003 box to a new 2008 box, i have them on a seperate router which both can ping. In trying to get the migration wizard to work, i have it correctly seeing the answer file but it always stops at "source and ndestination server information", and gives an error:

Verify that the course server name is correct, and then try again.

In trouble shooting this, i can hit Shift and F10 to get the command prompt open on sbs2008 screen, and can ping the router but not the old sbs2003 box. I'm assuming this is the problem. What i have done is enable netbios on the one network card(the second is disabled), used detach in ISA to shut it down(no outside connection currently), but i still can't get it to ping.

What i can do it from the sbs2003 box, ping the router as well as the sbs2008. So, i know the network is working. from the sbs2008 box i can open the command prompt and type 'contol' to open the control panel, and add sucessfully add the sbs2008 box to the domain. I can also browse the 2003 files from the 2008 box.

I just can't seem to get it past that screen of not finding the source servers name. Any help is appreciated!!

 

[TheCandyman]

I eventually gave up on this and just installed 2008 by itself instead of trying to migrate. Then I exported the existing users email boxes to PST files, added each user to the new domain, imported the PST on the client computers and was done.

With a small site i was fine and did it over night, a larger site would have had major time requirements.

 

[J4M]

Sorry i wasnt about to help earlier than this, seems there is not many SBS guys in here then.

If i can help in future, please give me a shout,

All the best

Jamie

 

[IPOfficeGuru]

Had the same problem.

During the migration the destination server (SBS2008) could not see the Source Server (SBS2003).

Originally thought it was an issue with NETBIOS on the destination server (SBS2008)NIC - that wasn't the problem, as the destination server (SBS2003) was creating a NAME Record in the DNS as well as picking up an IP address from the DHCP.

If you look closely at the runtime log, the migration installation batch file has and error and does NOT join the new server (SBS2008 Destination Server) to the domain.
The manual fix is to hit CTRL+ALT-DEL (when you get to the point in the migration where the Desination Server does not see the Source Server), log into the destination server (SBS2008)and manually join the destination Server to the domain. Then attempt to have the SBS2008 migration server look for the source server (SBS2003), the migration will proceeded as the new SBS2008 server is now in the domain and could now see the source server properly.

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