Re: Setting up an Intranet Site
- From: "Al" <aadfvadvd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2021 07:18:24 +0100
Henry - thanks, that sounds an economic & fail-safe way of trying the
upgrade.
"Henry Craven [SBS-MVP]" <IUnknown@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eGz5hJ7PFHA.3988@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sorry Al, Not getting much time to revisit the Ng at the moment.
>
> Ok ! Dual P3s are a little old for SBS2K3 IMHO, but it's possible.
> Assuming this id SBS 2K and not 4.5 my plan would be to put in an IDE
> Drive, Ghost to that, ( then replace the drives and Ghost back if you
> like ), and just do an in-place upgrade per the Docs on the SBS Website.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2003/sbs/upgrade/default.mspx#EBAA
>
> Make sure you have all the drivers you may need.
> Worst case you can blow it away and Ghost back to the old SBS 2K setup.
>
> --
> Henry Craven {SBS-MVP}
> CI Information Technology
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Melbourne SBS Users Group
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/melb-SBSusers/
>
>
>
> "Al" <aadfvadvd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1fidnR8vxrCD78ffRVnysQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sorry - typo on size of drive - should read 36gb (it is 3 x 18gb on a
>> Raid 5 format)
>>
>> "Henry Craven [SBS-MVP]" <IUnknown@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:ulyonLiPFHA.3880@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> With a P3, 6Gb HDD I'd forget about upgrading on the same hardware.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Henry Craven {SBS-MVP}
>>> CI Information Technology
>>> ----------------------------------------------------
>>> Melbourne SBS Users Group
>>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/melb-SBSusers/
>>>
>>> "Al" <sadfgk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:Abidne_1AdxYfcXfRVnyig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Henry thanks - my worry is how difficult the upgrade is (have to do it
>>>> ourselves & can't afford any downtime risk!) - existing hardware is
>>>> twin P3 1gb ram, adaptec RAID with 6gb but only 1/2 used. Would rather
>>>> not buy another server - what are the pros & cons of upgrade "as is" or
>>>> fresh instal on new HD's (so could revert to the old drives if new
>>>> instal is tricky!) but how difficult is it them to move existing
>>>> setings/data.
>>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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