Pointer to the SBS Team blog on the top issues faced and corresponding resolutions for SBS 2011. This is a useful reference – http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2014/02/18/top-support-solutions-for-windows-small-business-server-2011-standard.aspx
The links are repeated here in case the page disappears.
Active Directory and Directory Services
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Domain controller (DC) does not function correctly
- An update for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard Migration Preparation Tool is available
- How to Clean Up Active Directory after an Unsuccessful Migration
- How to Perform an Authoritative System State Restore in SBS 2008/2011 Standard
- Debunking Myths About Additional Domain Controllers In SBS Domains
- An error occurred while promoting the server to a domain controller
- Cannot create the Active Directory structure required to create users, groups, and computer accounts for Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard
- Catalog of Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard Error Messages
- Using the BurFlags registry key to reinitialize File Replication Service replica sets
- Using Ntdsutil.exe to transfer or seize FSMO roles to a domain controller
- Completing the SBS 2011 Standard setup after a failure during the promotion to a domain controller
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Distributed File Systems (DFS) or File Replication Service issues
- DFS Replication: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- “Active Directory Replication is taking longer than expected” message stops SBS installation
- Using the BurFlags registry key to reinitialize File Replication Service replica sets
- How to Manually Create the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard and WSUS Group Policies Objects
- Restoring the SBS GPOs from a Different Server
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Group Policy does not apply
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Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) errors
- The Lsass.exe process crashes on Windows Server 2008 R2-based domain controllers
- Lsass.exe crashes and error code 255 is generated in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7
- Memory leak occurs in the Lsass.exe process on a domain controller that is running Windows Server 2008 R2
- How to Troubleshoot High LSASS.EXE CPU Utilization on an Active Directory Domain Controllers
Client Computers issues
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Folder redirection and Offline Files
- Folder Redirection in Small Business Server 2008
- How to re-initialize the offline files cache and database in Windows XP
- How to Properly Disable Offline Files in Windows Vista
- Enable folder redirection on the Destination Server for Windows SBS 2011 Standard migration
- Redirect user account folders to the server
- Repair folder redirection and shared folders
- Delete the old folder redirection Group Policy object for Windows SBS 2011 Standard migration
- Change access to Folder Redirection for a user account
- Move settings and data to the Destination Server for Windows SBS 2011 Standard migration
- Folder Redirection fails to apply when redirected to mapped drive letter, instead of UNC path
- Folder redirection in Small Business Server 2008
- Work Smarter with Offline Files and Shadow Copy
- On a Windows Vista-based or Windows 7-based client computer, you can still access offline files even though the file server is removed from the network
- You may encounter file corruption issues when you use the Offline Files feature to synchronize data in Windows 7
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Roaming profiles
- How to Configure a Roaming User Profile
- Automatic creation of user folders for home, roaming profile and redirected folders.
- Configuring Roaming User Profiles
- Best Practices for User Profiles
- Roaming profile users experience slow logons on Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 client computers
- Managing Users, Groups, and User Profiles
- Roaming Profile Compatibility – The Windows 7 to Windows 8 Challenge
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Group Policy
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Other Client Computers issues
- Why is My Computer Status Not Showing Online in the SBS Console?
- Why Does My SBS 2008 Premium Second Server Display as a Client Computer?
- Why Are Some of My Client Computers/Servers Not Displaying in the SBS Console?
- Unable to connect to Windows 7 SP1 client on a SBS 2011 Standard or SBS 2011 Essentials domain after it has been updated with RDP 8 update
- RWW Error on Vista and Windows 7 Clients
- Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard Client Computer Help
- Set Up a VPN on Client Computers
- SBS 2011: Troubleshooting Client Deployment
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Accessing server resources
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Joining the domain
- Automatically connect client computers to the network
- Remove a client computer from the network
- Windows XP/Vista Workstations Fail To Connect to SBS 2008 When Using Http://connect
- SBS 2011: Troubleshooting Client Deployment
- Users cannot access http://connect to join client computers to the domain
- Connecting Windows 8 to Small Business Server 2011 Standard after the Installation of the Latest Update Rollup 3
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Slow domain logon
- Small Business Server 2011 Slow to Boot and Several Services Fail to Start
- You experience a long domain logon time in Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 after you deploy Group Policy preferences to the computer
- Unexpectedly slow startup or logon process in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7
- You experience a delay when you use your Windows XP computer to log on to a domain or to connect to a network resource
- Long startup or logon time when no domain controllers are available on a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based domain member computer
- Event ID 5719 is logged when you start a Domain Member
- You experience a long logon time when you try to log on to a Windows 7-based or a Windows Server 2008 R2-based client computer that uses roaming profiles
Internet Information Services (IIS)
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Installing and using certificates
- Windows SBS 2011 Standard Certificate may fail to install on a Vista or Windows 7 Client
- You receive a “The name of the security certificate is invalid or does not match the name of the site” warning when you try to connect Outlook 2007 to Small Business Server 2008
- Not able to install Trusted certificate on SBS2008
- How to Manually Install Certificates in SBS 2008
- Request and install a trusted certificate
- Troubleshooting Certificate Mismatch Warnings in Outlook 2007 Clients on Small Business Server
- How Do I Distribute the SBS Self-Signed SSL Certificate to My Users?
- How to Obtain the Certificate Distribution Package in SBS 2011 Standard through Remote Web Access
- How do I import an existing trusted certificate?
- Remove a trusted certificate
- Managing Certificates
- The wizard that is used to add certificates no longer adds the FQDN of the server as a subject alternative name in the certificate request
- You receive a “The name of the security certificate is invalid or does not match the name of the site” warning when you try to connect Outlook 2007 to Small Business Server
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Cannot browse a local Web site
- Error 503 Service Unavailable when you browse Windows SBS websites
- How to Run a 32bit Web Application on SBS 2008/2011 Standard
- SBS 2011: Login to RWA fails with error ‘The domain is null or empty’
- Getting to see the real IIS status codes from Internet Explorer
- SBS 2008-SBS2011/OWA, Remote fails with Http Error 500.
Licensing
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Server Activation
- Windows activation fails and may generate error code 0x8004FE33
- Windows is not genuine error in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
- Error 0xC004E002 during activation for Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2
- How to troubleshoot Volume Activation error codes in Windows 7, in Windows Server 2008, and in Windows Vista
- Error message when you try to activate Windows 7 or Windows Vista: “An error has occurred”
- Extending Your Activation Grace Period on Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2
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Client access licenses
Mail flow issues
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Cannot send or receive email
- How Do I Change Message Size Limits in SBS 2008/2011 Standard?
- How to Configure Trusted SMTP Relay in Exchange on SBS
- What to Check When Exchange Cannot Send Email to Certain Domains
- How to Send E-mails with Exchange Using a Different “From” Address
- How to Configure SBS 2011 Standard to Accept E-mail for Multiple Authoritative Domains
- Outlook Connectivity issues, Authentication or Certificate dialogs
- Slow Connectivity for Outlook Anywhere and Sites that use the SBS Web Applications App Pool
- You receive a “The name of the security certificate is invalid or does not match the name of the site” warning when you try to connect Outlook 2007 to Small Business Server 2008
- Troubleshooting Certificate Mismatch Warnings in Outlook 2007 Clients on Small Business Server
- You receive a “The name of the security certificate is invalid or does not match the name of the site” warning when you try to connect Outlook 2007 to Small Business Server
- Certain Remote Client Access Can Break If You Change the Default Accepted Domain on SBS 2011 Standard
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Outlook Web Access (OWA)
- SBS 2008-SBS2011/OWA, Remote fails with Http Error 500.
- Error 500 Attempting to Access OWA on SBS 2011 Standard
- Your network is slow in Windows SBS 2011 Standard
- Unable to browse OWA,Error 1309 ASP.NET 2.0.50727.0
- Error 500 Attempting to Access OWA on SBS 2011
- Assign user permissions to access Office Outlook Web Access
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Database fails to mount
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Exchange mailbox store
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Other
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Public Folders
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Mobile device synchronization with Exchange ActiveSync
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POP3 connector
Network and Web Connectivity
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Cannot browse companyweb
- An Administrators Quick Look at SharePoint for SBS 2011 Standard
- Repair user access to the internal website (SharePoint)
- Move the internal website for Windows SBS 2011 Standard migration
- Configure the Windows SBS 2011 Standard internal website (SharePoint)
- Move All SharePoint Foundation 2010 Databases for Windows SBS 2011 Standard to Another Server
- Recreate your SharePoint Foundation 2010 application and content database
- Error 503 Service Unavailable when you browse Windows SBS websites
- HTTP Error 503 Accessing Company Web on SBS 2011 Standard
- Another Reason Why Browsing CompanyWeb May Fail with HTTP Error 503 on SBS 2011 Standard
- Potential issues after installing SharePoint Foundation 2010 SP1
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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client or server
Reliability and Performance
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Server is slow or unresponsive
- Your network is slow in Windows SBS 2011 Standard
- Small Business Server 2011 starts slowly and many services do not start
- You experience a long logon time when you try to log on to a Windows 7-based or a Windows Server 2008 R2-based client computer that uses roaming profiles
- Slow data transfer speed in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
- Computer intermittently performs poorly or stops responding when the Storport driver is used in Windows Server 2008 R2
- Troubleshooting “An unexpected error occurred” message when using Remote Web Access to connect to computers
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Errors that appear on a blue screen
- Update fixes an issue that causes Windows to crash
- 0xC0000005″ Stop error when the SVCHost.exe process that hosts Remote Desktop Services crashes in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
- 0x0000007F Stop error on a Windows 7 SP1-based or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1-based computer
- 0x00000050 Stop error and an automatic restart on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based or Windows Server 2012-based computer
- 0x000000D1 DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL” Stop error on a Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1-based computer
- 0x0000010c Stop error on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
- 0x0000008E Stop error on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
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Server stops responding (hangs)
- Your network is slow in Windows SBS 2011 Standard
- Small Business Server 2011 starts slowly and many services do not start
- You experience a long logon time when you try to log on to a Windows 7-based or a Windows Server 2008 R2-based client computer that uses roaming profiles
- Slow data transfer speed in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
- Computer intermittently performs poorly or stops responding when the Storport driver is used in Windows Server 2008 R2
- Troubleshooting “An unexpected error occurred” message when using Remote Web Access to connect to computers
Small Business Server (SBS) Components
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Backup
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Companyweb (Intranet)
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Update Services
- WSUS 3.0 Self-update is not working on Windows Small Business Server and Event ID 13042 is generated
- Unable to connect to WSUS Administration Website
- Known Issues after Installing WSUS Update KB2720211
- Further Hardening of WSUS Now Available
- How to Move WSUS Content and Database Files to a Different Volume
- How to Manually Create the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard and WSUS Group Policies Objects
- Repair Windows Server Update Services
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Remote Web Workplace or Remote Web Access
- You get HTTP Error 401.2 – Unauthorized when you browse RWA on Windows Small Business Server
- SBS 2011: Login to RWA fails with error ‘The domain is null or empty’
- SBS 2011: Home Page of RWA display an error “There is a problem with this Web page”
- SBS2011: Unable to login to RWA – An error (87) occurred while enumerating the groups. The group’s SID could not be resolved
- Clipboard redirection does not work from within Remote Web Access in SBS 2011
- Users fail to log into RWW with Password error
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Server Management Console
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SBS Monitoring and Reporting
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Move Data Wizards
Microsoft SQL Server
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Issues with SQL Server 2008 R2 for Small Business
- Requirements for Installing SQL 2008 Standard Edition for Small Business
- SQL Server 2008 R2 setup failing on Windows 2008 R2 SBS
- How to diagnose “Operating system supported for edition” pre-requisite errors while installing SQL 2008 Standard Edition for Small Business
- Where is my SQL Server 2008 R2 for Small Business Product Key?
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Upgrading the Companyweb database to SQL Server
- How to Migrate Companyweb to a SQL 2008 R2 Standard Instance on SBS 2011 – Part 1
- How to Migrate Companyweb to a SQL 2008 R2 Standard Instance on SBS 2011 – Part 2: Premium Second Server
- How to Migrate Companyweb to a SQL 2008 R2 Standard Instance on SBS 2011 – Part 3: Migrating the Content Database
- Configuring or troubleshooting SQL Server after it is installed
- General Network error, “Communication link failure,” or “A transport-level error” message when an application connects to SQL Server
Installation and Migration
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Installation issues
- You May Get an Error “Verify that the Source Server Name is Correct” While Trying to Install SBS into an Existing Domain
- A migration installation of SBS 2011 Standard May Stop With The Message The Source Server Does Not Meet Minimum Requirements For Migration
- Completing the SBS 2011 Standard setup after a failure during the promotion to a domain controller
- The SBS 2008 or 2011 Standard Migration Wizard may fail to launch due to an incomplete setup
- Exchange Server 2010 is in evaluation mode after installation or repair in SBS 2011 Standard
- How to Clean Up Active Directory after an Unsuccessful Migration
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Migrating SBS to a new server or to new servers
- SBS 2011 Standard Migrations – Keys to Success
- SBS 2011 Standard Migrations – Keys to Success – Part 2: The Setup Phase
- SBS 2011 Standard Migration – Keys to Success – Part 3: Post Setup and Common Failures
- Install Windows SBS 2011 Standard in migration mode
- Introducing the SBS 2011 Migration Preparation Tool
- Providing an Answer File in SBS 2011
- How to Determine the Number of Days Left for SBS 2011 Standard Migration
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Other
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Problems with a task in the Guided configuration and migration tasks
- Update 2 for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard Migration Preparation Tool
- SBS 2011 Standard Edition Source Tool Scan Fails
- Unable to run the migration preparation tool on SBS server
- Move the internal website for Windows SBS 2011 Standard migration
- Move settings and data to the Destination Server for Windows SBS 2011 Standard migration
- Move users’ shared data for Windows SBS 2011 Standard migration
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Virtualization