Re: Planning for SBS 2003 Domain

You could run SBS 2003 at the main office and then at the remote/branch
office you could use Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (not Windows
Server 2003 for Small Business Server) as a replica DC. For more
information regarding Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server check
out the Frequently Asked Questions page at

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...eneralfaq.mspx

Q. What is Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server?

A. Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server is designed for
partners who want to deliver a server solution based on Windows Server 2003
as part of their product offering. It provides the same version of Windows
Server 2003 that is used by Windows Small Business Server 2003, but it has
none of the added features included in the standard edition or premium
edition of Windows Small Business Server 2003.

Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server has the following
restrictions:

. Only one computer in a domain can be running Windows Server
2003 for Small Business Server.

. Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server must be the root
of the Active Directory® forest.

. Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server cannot trust any
other domains.

. A Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server domain cannot
have any child domains.

. Each additional server must have a Windows Server 2003 for
Small Business Server client access license (CAL). You can use CALs for each
user or for each device.



Q. What number and types of servers can exist in the Windows Small
Business Server 2003 domain?

A. There are no limits on the number or type of servers that can exist
in a Windows Small Business Server 2003 domain, with the following
exceptions:

. Only one computer in a domain can be running Windows Small
Business Server 2003.

. Windows Small Business Server 2003 must be the root of the
Active Directory forest.

. Windows Small Business Server 2003 cannot trust any other
domains.

. A Windows Small Business Server 2003 domain cannot have any
child domains.

. Each additional computer running Windows Server 2003 must have
a Windows Small Business Server 2003 client access license (CAL).

. A Windows Small Business Server 2003 domain can have no more
than 75 CALs. You can use CALs for each user or for each device.




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Hope that helps,
David Copeland
Microsoft Small Business Server Support

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

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"AngStu" <> wrote in message
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>I am planning for a single domain consisting of two sites with a domain
>controller at each site. Will I be able to implement this using Windows
>Server 2003 Small Business Server? I understand that only one domain
>controller can be running W2k3 SBS, what will run on the other domain
>controller? Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server? I am having
>some trouble determining if these two products will work together. I like
>the added functionality and ease of management that SBS offers so I am
>really hoping to be able to use this OS. I only have 20 users between my
>two sites but they are 100 miles apart hence two domain controllers are
>necessary. Please advise - Thanks.

Can anyone supply any links or white pages that explain
how to setup a member server at a remote location..Thanks

>-----Original Message-----
>You could run SBS 2003 at the main office and then at the
remote/branch
>office you could use Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
(not Windows
>Server 2003 for Small Business Server) as a replica DC.
For more
>information regarding Windows Server 2003 for Small
Business Server check
>out the Frequently Asked Questions page at
>
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...bs/techinfo/ov
erview/generalfaq.mspx
>
> Q. What is Windows Server 2003 for Small Business
Server?
>
> A. Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server is
designed for
>partners who want to deliver a server solution based on
Windows Server 2003
>as part of their product offering. It provides the same
version of Windows
>Server 2003 that is used by Windows Small Business Server
2003, but it has
>none of the added features included in the standard
edition or premium
>edition of Windows Small Business Server 2003.
>
> Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server has
the following
>restrictions:
>
> . Only one computer in a domain can be
running Windows Server
>2003 for Small Business Server.
>
> . Windows Server 2003 for Small Business
Server must be the root
>of the Active Directory® forest.
>
> . Windows Server 2003 for Small Business
Server cannot trust any
>other domains.
>
> . A Windows Server 2003 for Small Business
Server domain cannot
>have any child domains.
>
> . Each additional server must have a Windows
Server 2003 for
>Small Business Server client access license (CAL). You
can use CALs for each
>user or for each device.
>
>
>
> Q. What number and types of servers can exist in
the Windows Small
>Business Server 2003 domain?
>
> A. There are no limits on the number or type of
servers that can exist
>in a Windows Small Business Server 2003 domain, with the
following
>exceptions:
>
> . Only one computer in a domain can be
running Windows Small
>Business Server 2003.
>
> . Windows Small Business Server 2003 must be
the root of the
>Active Directory forest.
>
> . Windows Small Business Server 2003 cannot
trust any other
>domains.
>
> . A Windows Small Business Server 2003 domain
cannot have any
>child domains.
>
> . Each additional computer running Windows
Server 2003 must have
>a Windows Small Business Server 2003 client access
license (CAL).
>
> . A Windows Small Business Server 2003 domain
can have no more
>than 75 CALs. You can use CALs for each user or for each
device.
>
>
>
>
>--
>
>Hope that helps,
>David Copeland
>Microsoft Small Business Server Support
>
>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.
>
>Newsgroups:
>SBS v4.x : microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz
>SBS 2000: microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000
>SBS 2003: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs
>
>
>"AngStu" <> wrote in
message
>news:36FE67F3-4BF1-4AEB-87E7-...
>>I am planning for a single domain consisting of two
sites with a domain
>>controller at each site. Will I be able to implement
this using Windows
>>Server 2003 Small Business Server? I understand that
only one domain
>>controller can be running W2k3 SBS, what will run on the
other domain
>>controller? Windows Server 2003 for Small Business
Server? I am having
>>some trouble determining if these two products will work
together. I like
>>the added functionality and ease of management that SBS
offers so I am
>>really hoping to be able to use this OS. I only have 20
users between my
>>two sites but they are 100 miles apart hence two domain
controllers are
>>necessary. Please advise - Thanks.
>
>
>.
>

Thanks for the clarification - I was having trouble finding any solid answers one way or another.

Another question I have is licensing. I have 11 users 1 printer 1 server at my primary location and 8 users 1 server at my remote location. What needs to be licensed and with what type of CAL.

Do the printers need to be licensed - one is a networked printer and the other is a shared printer attached to the Server, used for network printing. What would be the best way to use the licenses, per server or per user? (Or is there even an option to license per server with W2k3 SBS - I've only read per user or per device).

What about the built-in accounts such as administrator & guest - do they consume a CAL? What about concurrent logons? For instance, if I use per user CALs and I am logged into two different workstations how does that affect CALs? And then there's the server running W2k3 Standard at the remote location - does it require a SBS CAL?

I'm trying to detemimine the most cost effective way to go about this project - because eventually I would like to implement Exchange server and I know the the version we are currently licensed for will not run on W2k3 standard and that SBS comes with it built-in. Do I go with a SBS implementation or use W2k2 standard at BOTH locations and then just purchase Exchange Server at a later time. Help!!! So many questions - Thanks again.

Let's say that I purchase W2k3 SBS for my primary location with 15 CALs and W2k3 standard server, which comes with 10 CALs, for my remote location - are those CALs interchangeable???

Something to keep in mind.. Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server
does not include Exchange 2003.. Windows Small Business Server 2003 (SBS)
does. SBS 2003 CALs would cover file/print access to a Windows Server 2003
Standard Edition that is a part of the SBS 2003 domain. Windows Server 2003
CAL's are not interchangable as an SBS CAL.

The SBS 2003 license does not cover/include a Windows Server 2003 Standard
Edition Server License. (ie. you would need to have/purchase the OS (Windows
Server 2003 Standard Edition in this example))

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...eneralfaq.mspx

Q. Are Windows Small Business Server 2003 CALs (whether per user or
per device) by concurrent connections?

A. No, CALs are per user or per device. They are not concurrent.



Q. What is the difference between a Windows Small Business Server 2003
license and a Windows Small Business Server 2003 client access license
(CAL)? Why do I need both?

A. The Windows Small Business Server 2003 license gives you the right
to install and use the server software. The Windows Small Business Server
2003 CAL gives you the right to have a device or user access the server
software.



Q. Is each per user license tied to a specific user?

A. If you choose per user CALs, then each Windows Small Business
Server 2003 user will consume a CAL, and that CAL is tied to that specific
user. You can re-allocate a user CAL if that reassignment is permanent. You
can also temporarily re-assign if the user or device is disabled or on
leave.




--

Hope that helps,
David Copeland
Microsoft Small Business Server Support

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Newsgroups:
SBS v4.x : microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz
SBS 2000: microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000
SBS 2003: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs


"AngStu" <> wrote in message
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> Let's say that I purchase W2k3 SBS for my primary location with 15 CALs
> and W2k3 standard server, which comes with 10 CALs, for my remote
> location - are those CALs interchangeable???