SBS Acting as Windows 2k3 STD

I have a SBS 2003 Domain that we need to add an additional DC to for Recovery
Purposes. The guy who bought the second server didnt know it came with SBS
also and we were wondering if we could run a SBS network with two SBS boxes.
One will run exchange etc the other will run as a DC only.

Can this be done?

Hi Chris,

Unfortunately that is not possible. If SBS 2003 is installed, no other SBS
2003 or 2000 server can be installed on the same domain. For more details
take a look at the following article:

How to install Small Business Server 2003 in an existing Active Directory
domain

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/884453

Regards,

Anton Pegan

"Chris Naylor" <> wrote in message
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>I have a SBS 2003 Domain that we need to add an additional DC to for
>Recovery
> Purposes. The guy who bought the second server didnt know it came with SBS
> also and we were wondering if we could run a SBS network with two SBS
> boxes.
> One will run exchange etc the other will run as a DC only.
>
> Can this be done?
>
>

So does this mean that it can act as a DC hosting a part of the AD. I dont
need the other APPS i just need to have the SBS #2 box accepting logons etc.
"Deadpool9" wrote:

> No, only one SBS machine can be in a domain. You can however, run a
> sbs box and server box in the same domain. Im not sure if you can just
> uninstall or not install the SBS components from the second machine.
>
>

No - You cannot have 2 SBS servers in same Domain at all. You will have to
get a Standard server to do this job.

--
Frank McCallister SBS MVP
MCP Microsoft Small Business Specialist
COMPUMAC
"Chris Naylor" <> wrote in message
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> So does this mean that it can act as a DC hosting a part of the AD. I
> dont
> need the other APPS i just need to have the SBS #2 box accepting logons
> etc.
> "Deadpool9" wrote:
>
>> No, only one SBS machine can be in a domain. You can however, run a
>> sbs box and server box in the same domain. Im not sure if you can just
>> uninstall or not install the SBS components from the second machine.
>>
>>

I have found that in many cases, servers bundled w/SBS are priced very
agressively and the SBS cost component is negligible. You may still qualify
for Windows Server OEM, if you want to go that route with the licensing
restrictions limiting the license to the server you initially install it on.

Dave Benet
SMB Technology P/L
Melbourne, Australia

"Frank McCallister SBS MVP" <anonymous> wrote in message
news:...
> No - You cannot have 2 SBS servers in same Domain at all. You will have to
> get a Standard server to do this job.
>
> --
> Frank McCallister SBS MVP
> MCP Microsoft Small Business Specialist
> COMPUMAC
> "Chris Naylor" <> wrote in message
> news2EFAF84-59D4-418C-9BA6-...
>> So does this mean that it can act as a DC hosting a part of the AD. I
>> dont
>> need the other APPS i just need to have the SBS #2 box accepting logons
>> etc.
>> "Deadpool9" wrote:
>>
>>> No, only one SBS machine can be in a domain. You can however, run a
>>> sbs box and server box in the same domain. Im not sure if you can just
>>> uninstall or not install the SBS components from the second machine.
>>>
>>>
>
>

Thanks Dave,

I've accepted the fact that SBS will not work in this case so I'm in the
process of purchasing W2k3STD

Chris


"Dave Benet" wrote:

> I have found that in many cases, servers bundled w/SBS are priced very
> agressively and the SBS cost component is negligible. You may still qualify
> for Windows Server OEM, if you want to go that route with the licensing
> restrictions limiting the license to the server you initially install it on.
>
> Dave Benet
> SMB Technology P/L
> Melbourne, Australia
>
> "Frank McCallister SBS MVP" <anonymous> wrote in message
> news:...
> > No - You cannot have 2 SBS servers in same Domain at all. You will have to
> > get a Standard server to do this job.
> >
> > --
> > Frank McCallister SBS MVP
> > MCP Microsoft Small Business Specialist
> > COMPUMAC
> > "Chris Naylor" <> wrote in message
> > news2EFAF84-59D4-418C-9BA6-...
> >> So does this mean that it can act as a DC hosting a part of the AD. I
> >> dont
> >> need the other APPS i just need to have the SBS #2 box accepting logons
> >> etc.
> >> "Deadpool9" wrote:
> >>
> >>> No, only one SBS machine can be in a domain. You can however, run a
> >>> sbs box and server box in the same domain. Im not sure if you can just
> >>> uninstall or not install the SBS components from the second machine.
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >
>
>
>