How to Cheat at Managing Windows Small Business Server 2003
This concise, focused text will provide you with all the essential information you need to install, configure and manage your Windows Small Business Server 2003 network.
TABLE OF CONTENTS How to Cheat at Managing Windows Small Business Server 2003
Upgrading to Small Business Server 2003
Just as we did with the installation, we re going to begin with a few things you should do before your upgrade, then we ll step through the upgrade process. Upgrades can sometimes be tricky they depend on several factors for success, including thorough planning, having all applicable patches, hotfixes, and drivers updated and installed prior to upgrade, and a server that s been properly maintained. If your system has been well maintained and has all applicable updates, patches, and hotfixes applied, you have a better chance of a successful install.
Preparing for the Upgrade
There are several things to do before you actually begin the upgrade process that will make your life easier.
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Read the release notes. These notes, found on the CD Disk 1 or DVD contain valuable information that will help you avoid or address issues with upgrading. Don t skip this step.
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Verify that all applications, device drivers, and client computers work with Windows Server 2003.
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Apply all updates, patches, and hotfixes to your current system, applications, and device drivers.
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For any updates, patches, or hotfixes you ll need to re-apply, burn these programs and files to a CD (or copy to a removable media) so you have them available once you re finished with the upgrade.
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Make backups of everything e-mail, data files, downloads, user files, system files everything you could conceivably need. Take the time to verify the backups this ensures the data is written properly and readable in case you actually do need to use...
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