Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard Repair Guide

A repair guide for SBS 2011 Standard has been released here – http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg697169.aspx

The topics covered include:

  • Manage Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard applications
  • Repair administrator account access to SharePoint Foundation 2010
  • Repair client deployment issues
  • Repair email anti-spam software
  • Repair email programs and Microsoft Exchange Server services
  • Repair folder redirection and shared folders
  • Repair Microsoft Exchange Server roles in Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard
  • Repair Monitoring and Reporting Features in Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard
  • Repair Remote Web Access
  • Repair Remote Desktop Gateway
  • Repair the Move Exchange Server Data task
  • Repair the POP3 connector
  • Repair the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard Console
  • Repair Users and Groups features
  • Repair Windows Server Backup
  • Repair Windows Server Update Services
  • Repair SharePoint Foundation 2010
  • Repair SharePoint Foundation 2010 after moving the databases
  • How to synchronize the DSRM password with the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard network administrator password
  • How to manually create required Group Policy objects for Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard
  • How to remove the SSL binding to an incorrectly published certificate

Keys to a Successful Migration

If you are planning a migration from SBS2003 or SBS2008 to SBS2011, you need to run through this checklist. For detailed descriptions, see the full blog post here – http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2011/07/01/sbs-2011-standard-migrations-keys-to-success.aspx

  • Read through the migration guide before starting.
  • Watch the migration video demos and online training.
  • Join the Small Business Server forum.
  • Practice a migration yourself in a test environment.
  • On the Source server, run the SBS 2003 Best Practices Analyzer or SBS 2008 Best Practices Analyzer.
  • On the Source server, make sure the Active Directory is healthy.
  • On the Source server, check the Primary group of the account you will use to install the SBS 2011 server into the domain.
  • Make sure the Admin account you are using for the migration has a STRONG password.
  • SBS 2003 must be on a class C subnet (subnet mask of 255.255.255.0).
  • Install the samsrv.dll update from KB 939820 on all Windows 2003 domain controllers in your environment, including the SBS 2003.
  • In the source domain, check for the existence of an account named Postmaster.
  • Check Exchange Server 2003 policies and remove the following ones, if they exist:
    •Existing Mailbox Management policies
    •Duplicate SMTP addresses in recipient policies
    •Invalid SMTP addresses in recipient policies
  • Disable WSUS on Source domain prior to migration.
  • In the source domain, disable anything that may install software on machines added to the domain.
  • On the Source server, verify that the SBS organizational units are present.
  • On the Source server, run the SBS 2011 Migration Preparation Tool
  • Make a System State Backup of the source server.
  • Do not make any changes on the network.