Migratinng AD from SBS 2003 to Windows Standard Server 2003

[justabill]

We're trying to migrate the Active Directory from Small Busniess Server 2003 to Standard Server 2003. Is there any way to do this?

 

[58sniper]

Google is your friend [google]transition pack[/google]

Pat Richard
Microsoft Exchange MVP

 

[ShackDaddy]

Add another DC to your SBS domain and then disconnect it and put it in a separate network. Migrate the FSMO roles to it. Basically you'd be doing a swing migration to a non-SBS box.

Here's a bit of a lead down that path:

http://searchexchange.techtarget.com/expert/KnowledgebaseAnswer/0,289625,sid43_gci1191154,00.html

There are MS documents that will walk you through the process, but the SwingKit sold by

http://www.swingmigration.com

has complete documentation and support for a full SBS swing. You probably don't need that, but reading the article I linked to above should help you make some decisions about direction and further research on the topic.

Using the Transition Pack as mentioned above would keep your domain in place without migration but license you to move Exchange to a new server and go beyond basic SBS user license caps...

Dave Shackelford
Shackelford Consulting