Jun
29

We are Tweeting

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Third Tier has just opened a Twitter account.

Please follow us @thirdtier. Follow us and we’ll follow you.

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Question: Note on DHCP: The exclusions have to be migrated, too.
Answer: Good point. Any printer exclusions need to be migrated as well

Question: I have heard it recommended that we also run the EBS prep tool.
What is your opinion on that?
Answer: Yes use that too as it checks the health of the AD

Question: Why disable the internal NIC and not the external NIC? That is
how we have done it and haven’t had any problems.
Answer: I’ll have to clarify that with Amy. It could be the way her
networks are set up

Question: The server I inherited has issues with Sharepoint but customer
doesn’t use it. Can’t install sql patch. Issue?
Answer: If you don’t need Sharepoint you can not migrate it

Question: We normally flatten SBS when migrating to a new version to
make sure we don’t migrate problems over. Is there a best practice
method you recommend?
Answer: Export out pst, export out profiles, copy the n2k file that has
the autocorrect

Question: Are you going to post a handout of this presentation?
Answer: Yes it will be on the blog

Question: What tools to you recomend for cleaning up AD
Answer: The ebs prep tool will give you good guidance, adsiedit is one

Question: As a follow-up on the removal of the ISA client. Do we also
have to manually change the IE proxy settings? Have you found any good
methods for automating any of this?
Answer: I think I’ve seen on Chad Gross’s blog a group policy push
change of this.

Question: What is the KB article for removing a domain controller?
Answer: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/216498 see if that’s it

Question:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc755937(WS.10).aspx another link
Answer: there’s another resource at Petri’s url as well

Categories : SBS 2008, Webinar
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During the migration webinar, the topic of how to clean up the Active Directory and remove non-existent domain controllers is done came up. Here’s what you should do:

Test active directory replication.

    • Run repadmin /syncall this will tell you whether the domain controller is able to communicate with all domain controllers in the active directory.
    • Run dcdiag /test:DNS this will tell you whether all of the DNS servers are responding and available. It will also test AD integration.

If there’s a problem.

    • Run the SBS 2003 Best Practices Analyzer. This will check your server configuration for errors.
    • If you need to remove a non-existent domain controller from your active directory follow the steps in this kb article. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/216498
    • Run the Essential Business Server Preparation Wizard. It is available as a separate download. It does not do anything to your network, it does about 100 networking checks to determine is everything is working properly. If there are issues, it provides KB article links to assist you in resolving them.
    • If you have Journal Wrap errors. Set this registry key System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NtFrs\Parameters\Enable Journal Wrap Automatic Restore=1 and restart the replication service.

To get ready for migration be sure that your computers, users and servers are in the correct OU’s.

    • Servers should be in the SBS Servers. Computers should be in SBS Computers. Users should be in SBS Users. You can drag and drop them into place.
    • Delete any old users, computers, servers that are no longer on the network.

When you are finished “fixing” things.

    • Test active directory replication again.
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As promised, the Third Thursday webinars are returning to their regularly scheduled time this month with a new series. This month we begin Migrating from SBS 2003 to SBS 2008. In this series we’ll go through the migration process from pre to post using the Microsoft method.

Amy will kick off the series by presenting SBS 2003 migration preparation. In this session we’ll review the preparation procedures that have made everyone of our migrations as smooth as silk.

Please join me on Wednesday June 17th at Noon eastern time. Presentation will be for 1 hour with 30 minutes for Q&A afterwards. Bring your migration questions!

When: Thursday, Jun 18, 2009 12:00 PM (EDT)
Scheduled to Occur: Once
Duration: 1:30

Amy Babinchak has invited you to attend an online meeting using
Microsoft Office Live Meeting.

https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/mvp/join?id=W5PMDN&role=attend&pw=T9D2%23s%2Bp9

Meeting time: Jun 18, 2009 12:00 PM (EDT) 

Add to my Outlook Calendar:
https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/mvp/meetingICS?id=W5PMDN&role=attend&pw=T9D2%23s%2Bp9&i=i.ics

Categories : Amy, SBS 2008, Webinar
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This Saturday comes another SBS 2008 Build Day. If you’ve yet to attend one this is your opportunity.

https://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=138261

Just look at this fabulous agenda! See you there.

9:00 AM

9:10 AM

Introductions

9:10 AM

9:20 AM

What is Small Business Server 2008?

9:20 AM

9:35 AM

Answering the Answer File

9:35 AM

9:50 AM

Hardware Requirements & Recommendations

9:50 AM

10:00 AM

Network Requirements & Changes from SBS 2003

10:00 AM

10:15 AM

Break

10:15 AM

10:45 AM

Edge Security for SBS 2008 – Amy Babinchak

10:45 AM

11:05 AM

Post Install Tasks & Wizards

11:05 AM

11:35 AM

Management Console

11:35 AM

11:45 AM

Creating Users

11:45 AM

12:00 PM

Computer Connect

12:00 PM

12:15 PM

Heroware

12:15 PM

1:15 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

1:45 PM

Securing SBS/EBS Networks & Best IT Practices – Dana Epp - MVP

1:45 PM

2:00 PM

Backup - Is the built in tool enough?

2:00 PM

2:20 PM

Migration - What are my options?

2:20 PM

2:35 PM

Break

2:35 PM

3:05 PM

SBS 2008 Q&A – Susan Bradley - MVP

3:05 PM

3:35 PM

Virtualizing SBS

3:35 PM

3:40 PM

Netgear

3:40 PM

3:45 PM

Glen

3:45 PM

4:00 PM

Survey, Giveaways & Closing

Categories : Amy, SBS 2008, User Group
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May
29

SBS 2008 Build Day - Redmond

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The SBS 2008 build day road show continues with the next stop – Redmond on Saturday. Even if you can’t be there in person you can join the show via Live Meeting. http://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=137853

Amy will be giving a session on security considerations for SBS 2008 as part of this event. Please join us!

Categories : Amy, Events, SBS 2008
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Eriq will be the speaker for the June 12, 2009, 5W/50 presentation with a session titled Top Issues Seen in the Consulting World. The session starts at noon Eastern/9am Pactific and will run for an hour.

 

Registration for the session is open now to all Microsoft partners. If you haven’t registered yet, you can do so through the Microsoft partner site.

 

See you on June 12!

Categories : Announcement, Eriq, Webinar
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May
26

Amy & Eriq on SMB Conference Call

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Eriq and I spent a delightful hour rambling on about technical support, Third Tier, SBS, the future of our small IT firms, Eriq’s SBS Unleashed book and other topics with Karl Palachuk of Great Little Books. It’s always good to chat with Karl.  We had a great time and after the show Eriq gave away a couple of books. The conference call is recorded and it available at Great Little Books.

Categories : Amy, Eriq, SBS 2008
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May
20

Varvid Third Tier video

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Aaron Booker is Varvid and he managed to catch up with Eriq at SMB Nation East a couple of weeks ago. See the Varvid site for this short little video on what Eriq has to say about Third Tier.

http://www.varvid.com/2009/05/eriq-neale-speaks-with-aaron-booker-of-varvidcom.html

 

Categories : Eriq
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Amy & Eriq will be presentation a special webinar tomorrow, May 21st at 1:00pm pacific time for Cloud Services Depot. All are welcome to attend. This event replaces our regular Third Thursday webinar this month. We’ll be back to the regular schedule next month. See you there!

Top Support Issues with SBS 2008

Join us for a very special Webinar from Third Tier on May 21

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/697207810

In this webinar, Amy Babinchak and Eriq Neale from Third Tier will discuss the top support issues with SBS 2008 and how to solve, prevent and avoid them. 

Third Tier provides advanced IT support services to IT professionals around the world.   They also support vendors in the small business space that are looking to assist their customers with advanced implementation and support services.

Amy Babinchak is a contributing author to SBS Unleashed 2003 and 2008 books, several articles at ISAserver.org, SME for EBS and SBS certification exams, Trend Micro All-Star, 5W/50 Webcast presenter, SMBNation, SMBTN and a SBSMigration IT Pro presenter. 

Eriq Neale is the lead author of SBS Unleashed 2003 and 2008 books, hosts a weekly Internet radio program on small business technology, maintains two industry blogs, actively participates in the forum at smallbizserver.net.  Eriq is also a frequent presenter at SMB conferences around the world.  

Title:  Top Support Issues with SBS 2008

Date:  Thursday, May 21, 2009
Time:  1:00PM - 2:00PM PST

 

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/697207810

 

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

 
Categories : Amy, Eriq, SBS 2008, Webinar
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