This post hits on multiple forum topics on here, but I'm not sure what the policy is on cross-posting so I'll start in the SBS 2008 forum and go from there...
OK, so I'm looking for some additional insight anyone might have, or opinions for that matter (**WARNING: REALLY LONG POST TO FOLLOW).
We have a customer that had a SBS 2000 server crash. The Adaptec SCSI controller built into their motherboard died and took out the hardware mirror (2x 74GB SCSI drives). I was able to pull one of the SCSI drives off to another box with a SCSI controller and using a WinPE environment am able to access all their data and such but it's not worth putting any money into fixing the old server, especially since the customer was already considering upgrading.
The customer was using the SBS 2000 for all the normal functionality (Exchange Server, DHCP Server, DNS Server, File and Print) but also had purchased TS CALs and was using it to support a remote site via Terminal Services for a LOB application that uses SQL MSDE (LOB app has support for SQL 2005 but not SQL 2008 yet).
They have 5 Windows XP Pro systems at the local site, 2 XP Pro systems at the remote site and 3 individuals who access the Terminal Server from home using XP Home or MCE PCs. The 3 home users are all using one of the in-house PCs during normal business hours and only access from home after hours when no one is on at the remote site. RWW under 2003 is appealing to them but they're used to Terminal Server access. All local and remote systems are running OEM versions of Office XP or Office 2000.
We are looking at selling them SBS 2003 Premium with Software Assurance so they'll be entitled to SBS 2008 Premium. I'm thinking we'll load Virtual Server 2005 on the SBS 2003 and sell them a Server Standard license as well (unless someone can think of a way around
this) for running as the terminal server, along with the required TS CALs + Software Assurance. Down the road once SBS 2008 is available and we're ready to migrate, the Software Assurance for SBS 2008 will get them a 2nd server license though so we'll end up with a spare Server Standard license.
Synopsis of sale to customer:
Hardware:
Supermicro 7045B-TR+
Dual Intel 64-bit Quad-core Xeon (X3320 / 2.5GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 6MB L2) and 8GB RAM (FB-DIMM DDR II 667MHz ECC - I'm aware of the 4GB limitation to SBS 2003, but I'd rather sell it to them ready for SBS
2008 rather than have to remember to add it later)
Dual Gigabit Ethernet built on motherboard w/ Intel 82563EB (dedicate one to SBS and one to virtual; customer has an old Symantec Firewall Appliance that's slated EOL so we'll be replacing it with another stand-alone firewall while doing all this)
6x 250GB SATA on motherboard ESB2 controller (2x RAID 0 for O/S and server apps, 3x RAID 5 for data and LOB app; 1x global spare)
2x 250GB SATA on Adaptec PCI SATA RAID 4-channel card (1420SA) (RAID 0 for Virtual Server)
DVD+/-RW / DVD-RAM IDE
Quantum DLT 160/320GB SATA tape backup
Software (all volume licensing will be Open Business):
One (1) Small Business Server 2003 R2 Premium OEM (plus one (1) add-on pack of OEM 5 user CALs) One (1) Software Assurance for SBS 2003 and for additional CALs (T75-00156 Win SBS Prem Sngl SA OLP NL 5 Clt + T74-00198 Win SBS CAL Sngl SA OLP 5 NL User CAL)
One (1) Windows Server Standard License/Software Assurance (P73-00352 Windows Svr Std Sngl Lic/SA Pack OLP NL)
Three (3) Terminal Services License/SA User CAL (TJA-00699 Win Trmnl Svcs CAL Sngl Lic/SA Pack OLP NL User CAL)
Three (3) Office Small Business License/SA (588-02796 Office Small Business Sngl Lic/SA Pack OLP NL - installed on individual workstations, 2 local + 1 remote)
Four (4) Office Standard License/SA (021-05429 Office Sngl Lic/SA Pack OLP NL - installed on individual workstations, 3 local + 1 remote)
**Customer already owns current software licenses for Symantec Multi- Tier Protection 11.0.2 and Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Small Business Server Standard 12.0 (going to need to upgrade this to Premium though) that are valid till May 2009.
So all that being said, here are my concerns that I've thought of (please throw out anything else I may have overlooked as well):
1) I think the Office licenses will allow the customer to run Office Standard on TS and the Home Use right will allow them to install it on the users that are accessing from home. We shouldn't need Office licenses for the Terminal Server since each PC accessing TS will already be entitled?
2) Does anyone know if Symantec Backup Exec is planning on supporting SBS 2008?
3) I heard SBS 2008 will NOT work with a tape backup. If that's the case any suggestions on what I should be provisioning instead?
4) SBS 2008 Premium should come with a 2nd server license making the Server Standard license we're selling them from the start unnecessary.
Any ideas on how to get around this starting out so they don't end up with the extra license?
5) Is there anything else I'm missing?
Thanks to all for taking the time to read this REALLY long post.
Brian Willis
Technology Services Group
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