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Taking Care of Business Everyday. Small Business Server 2008 Essential Business Server 2008 Viral Tarpara Andrew Fryer Evangelists Microsoft UK. Right Solution For The Right Customer. Windows Home Server. Essential Business Server < 300 PCs. Windows Server, Exchange Server, SQL Server.
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Taking Care of Business Everyday Small Business Server 2008 Essential Business Server 2008 Viral Tarpara Andrew FryerEvangelists Microsoft UK
Right Solution For The Right Customer Windows Home Server Essential Business Server < 300 PCs Windows Server, Exchange Server, SQL Server Small Business Server < 75 PCs Midsize Business Small Business Home Corporate Enterprise Multi-PC, Broadband Connected Homes <25 PCs1-49 employees 25-500 PCs50-1,000 employees 500-1,000 PCs 1,000 -5,000employees >1,000 PCs >5,000 employees 40M+ 33M 1.2 M 17K 2K 80M+ Entities, 67% of Servers 19k Entities, 33% of Servers
The Choice…and Migration Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Windows Small Business Server 2008 100 50 250 25 Number of PCs
What’s in the box • Premium • As Standard but with an extra server • Windows server 2008 • SQL Server Standard edition • Standard • One server • Windows server 2008 • Exchange 2007 • Add in other bits e.g.Office Live
Why Upgrade - Email • Emails are getting bigger • Users need bigger mailboxes • Bigger mailboxes need more RAM • You need 64-bit for address more RAM
Why Upgrade – Administration • Unified Administration model • “Consumerized” Interface • No full-time IT support required • Security with the 2008 platforms
Windows Essential Server Solutions Family SBS 2008 Standard Premium EBS 2008 Standard Premium
SBS2003 Standard Edition* Outlook 2007 For Mac Users: Entourage 2008 What about our existing SBS2003 customers covered under Software Assurance? • SBS2003 Premium Edition* • Office Sharepoint Designer 2007 • ISA2006 + Windows Server 2003 • Threat Management Gateway 2010 (when released) *In addition to SBS2008 Standard/SBS2008 Premium as applicable Visit www.sbsrebate.com for current incentives
Key Takeaways for SBS 2008 • Migrations only - due to 64-bit architecture – fully documented and supported process will be provided • Existing firewall must be in-place. Single NIC solution for the SBS2008 server itself • 2nd Server (Premium Edition) can be installed with the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows 2008 Server (included) • SQL2008 Standard and SQL2005 Workgroup Edition will be included in Premium Edition (to ensure compatibility with LOB apps) • Existing SBS2003R2 Premium customers covered under Software Assurance will receive a copy of Windows 2003 Server and ISA2006 Visit www.sbsrebate.com for current incentives
let’s go on to the real important stuff… So, now you know what it is…
Restrictions… • Single NIC in SBS server • SBS Server must hold FSMO roles • No child domains or cross-forest trusts • 75 user/device limit • No application mode Terminal Services • 2nd server can be a Terminal Server
MigrationRequirements • In-Place upgrade does NOT exist • Migration MUST be done as unattended • Prepare the existing environment
MigrationPreparation • Check “Health” of the old server (SBSBPA) • Run the “Prep Tool” • Prep the Active Directory in the old server • Raise the Domain/Forest functional level • Raise Exchange to “Native Mode” • Extends the time allowed to have two SBS servers at the same time in the same domain to 21 days
MigrationInstallation • Install the SBS2008 with the unattended file • Collect all the info you need • Run SBSAfg from the DVD • Save file as ”sbsanswerfile.xml” • Put on any removable media on server (usb/cd)
Migration Demo
Storage • Installs eveything to C:\ • Simple wizard to move certain data after install • Exchange • SharePoint • User files • WSUS • C:\ should be at least 60gb • Possible to shrink within the OS
HardwareThe Basics • 64bit only • More than 1 core • Single NIC • SBS2K8 is still disk intensive • Multiple workloads compete for disk I/O • 4GB RAM minimum • Minimum is not equal to “very fast” - ok
The ”Wildcard” Server • SBS Premium Edition has two servers • Second server is WS 2008 32bit or 64bit • SQL 2008 in the box (premium CAL) • Second server can be: • Additional DC • Hyper-V? • Server at a branch office • Sharepoint/File/Print to off-load 1st server • Terminal Server for remote users • Running a LOB or whatever
Network • SBS needs to be the DHCP server • Firewalls • Required hardware firewall for network • Local Windows Firewall on the SBS Server • Local Windows Firewall on all clients • Configured and monitored from the server • SBS offers network services to Internet
Internet Remote User Hardware Firewall LAN Internet-Facing Services: SBS Server • 2nd Server • LOB / SQL • Premium Edition User Network Access Local User
Remote Management Demo
This is Essential Business Server… Standard Edition Premium Edition • Database Server • Windows Server 2008 Standard • SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition • Management Server • Windows Server 2008 Standard • Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 • Security • Server • Windows Server 2008 Standard • Exchange Server 2007 Standard Edition • Forefront Threat Management Gateway, Medium Business Edition2 • Messaging • Server • Windows Server 2008 Standard • Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Standard Edition • Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server1 • Standard • Edition, • Plus.. 1 One year Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server subscription included in the product. 2 One year Web Antimalware Subscription for Forefront Threat Management Gateway, Medium Business Edition included in product.
Demo Tools of the Trade
User Network Access Remote User Internet Hardware Firewall Perimeter Security Server LAN Local User
Demo Remote Hardware Management
EBS on Blades Security Server Messaging Server Management Server Premium Edition Server iSCSI SAN Shared Storage Future Expansion
Network install = Fast • How? • The good: • The not quite so good: