Questions tagged [windows-sbs]
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server is a line of server operating systems targeted at small businesses by bundling the operating system with a number of other Microsoft products that would normally need to be purchased or licensed separately. Probably the most notable inclusions are Exchange, SQL Server SharePoint and ISA/TMG (Microsoft's firewall and proxy server).
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WSS Search fills 10 GB limit on SBS server 2011
I've got a SBS Server 2011 Standard SP1 that isn't very busy. 2 Users local and 2 remote. We have sharepoint that has maybe a dozen small documents at most.
I've just started getting the following ...
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How can I route specific domain names to a specific server
We have 3 servers internally.
- The first one (beluga) is our domain controller and file server. It has a DNS controller, but I don't know how to configure it correctly, and my boss don't want us to ...
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How to repair a damage transaction log file for Exchange 2003
Yesterday we had a power failure and the UPS did not work (it has worked perfect before). Everything seem to be ok when I started all the servers again except of the mail, when I try to mount the ...
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Remove computer/user safely from Windows domain to be decommissioned
I am a small business owner. It currently has a Windows domain server, I want to decommission that and run existing client as non-domain standalone workstation.
The domain controller runs SBS 2008. ...
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SSL for Exchange 2003 SMTP
I have a number of clients on Small Business Server 2003, which includes Exchange Server 2003. A few of them have AT&T as their ISP.
In an effort to avoid losing email send abilities due to ...
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Multiple computers in SBS domain that need a Remote Desktop Connection with a sub domain
I've been searching the internet for a while for this answer.
I have a bunch of computers that are part of a small business server domain and would like to be able to connect to each one individually ...
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Forwarding ports for RDP with SBS 2012
I am having issues forwarding ports on a D-Link DIR-615 router. I have a Windows Server 2012 Essentials set up, including the Remote Web Access (which works properly!). The problem originally is that ...
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How to renew certificate for RDP on SBS 2011
Probably I am doing the wrong procedure (I am not an expert in Windows Servers).
Our server was using a 128 SHA1 self-signed certificate for RDP on SBS 2011. The certificate has expired. I proceeded ...
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SBS 2008 to Exchange 2016
I'm getting ready to upgrade my SBS 2008 box to two Windows Server 2012 R2 VMs. I plan on installing Exchange 2016 on one VM and the DC/file server/update services/a few custom services on the other ...
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SBS2011 SharePoint 2010 - Word/Excel prompting for password
I am accessing the built in SharePoint 2010 on SBS2011 via Microsoft Office Excel and Word (opening a file from WebDAV http file mapped drive in Explorer).
When saving a file, I get prompted from ...
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Installing Dynamics CRM on separate server
For our domain, AD and Exchange run on a Win2003 SBS. I dimly remember that SBS does not allow certain services to run on a different (or multiple) servers in the domain, but I can't dig up anything.
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Deploy Spark IM to all Computer In Domain
I would like to deploy the Spark IM client to all of the servers in my Domain from me Small Business Server. What would be a good way to do this?
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Certification Authority Service starts and stops SBS 2008
We moved from a SBS 2003 Server to a SBS 2008 server relatively recently because the SBS 2003 was having major hardware issues. I followed the Migration guide to the letter and everything seemed to ...
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SBS 2008 DNS issues in BPA
I'm gettng constant Critical Issue events in the Small Business Server Best Practices Analyser & resulting SBS Console reports that begin "The DNS client is not configured to point only to the ...
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Migrating Mailboxes from SBS 2008 to Office 365
My customer has a SBS 2008 Server and uses the built-in Exchange Server 2007. I migrated their mailboxes to Office 365 via a cutover migration. Now comes the impossible part. Their workstations are a ...
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WIndows SBS 2011 Standard - Connect Windows 8.1 Machines
I manage a Windows SBS 2011 Standard Server. Recently had to connect 3 Windows 8.1 machines....but I am not having any luck. I have followed everything I have read online. The updates are completely ...
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Configure DC & Firewall/ Router such that clients can use Internet even if DC is down?
How do Windows domain clients behave if the DC is offline?
Read this and am getting some symptoms. Curious about the answer for this scenario.
When my Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials is down, ...
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Permissions won't cascade more than 1 level
Running Windows Small Business Server 2011
I have a file structure with a lot of sub folders (sometimes 5-6 levels deep). I have created access groups to grant access to my users, and also deny ...
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Windows Essentials 2012 Email
Just a quick question that I can't seem to find any information on.
I understand that SBS 2011 included Exchange, and that the SBS model is no longer being made (moved to Windows Server Essentials ...
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Open custom port for IIS windows firewall or group policy
I am running Windows SBS 2011. I have added a web site to IIS using port 8888 and it works perfectly when connecting locally, but not from any other PC on the network (domain).
I think I need to open ...
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What is Server 2012 Essentials and how is it different from Server 2012?
In response to the recent trend of asking about features in Windows Server Essentials 2012/R2, as if they were part of the "normal" Server 2012/R2 editions (Standard or Datacenter), It seems like we ...
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Group policy not updating for user, corrupt profile?
I have 1 user on my SBS 2008 server that when logged in has no files in their documents/desktop etc. So the user's folders have not been redirected to the server.
I tried to run gpupdate /forceto ...
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Trouble with backup on SBS2008
We have an SBS2008 installation, which has a backup task. It creates a backup twice a day onto external storage. This worked for a long time.
But the backup can't be performed now. The last valid ...
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What is the minimum annual overhead required to admin an On-Premises Exchange Server
I help run three businesses, and we use two Exchange servers (Windows SBS) for basic email and file sharing. These seem to take up a lot of admin time when contrasted with the linux file server we ...
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SBS 2011 - Unable to register the MSExchangeAB RPC interface. Failed with the error code The endpoint is a duplicate (1740)
I am running SBS 2011, with all updates applied.
I get the following error EventID 1008 Unable to register the MSExchangeAB RPC interface. Failed with the error code The endpoint is a duplicate (1740)...
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SBS2011 - Exchange 2010 - Does removing user remove mail-account?
We're running an Small Business Server 2011 with Exchange 2010. We recently had a few changes in our employees, so we have 3 users that have to go.
What happens if I delete the user? Will the ...
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Why is my loopbacked GPO reporting as disabled
Let me start by saying that my experience with GPO is limited to tentatively poking at settings until they fall into place by trial and error. It is entirely possible this will be a very obvious ...
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Routing inernal network
I know this is not the ideal or close to ideal network setup, but I have just setup a SBS 2008 server on a KVM/VPS and have encountered a networking issue. I know that the i will lose server feature ...
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Group Policy Settings Not Applying
I have Microsoft Small Business Server 2011 and when creating a GPO for my SBSComputers the settings do not apply.
For instance I have enabled Verbose vs normal status messages in the Group Policy ...
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Simple OpenVPN setup on Windows Server 2003 SBS with RRAS
I am trying to set up the most basic VPN configuration with OpenVPN. The server is Windows Server 2003 SBS. A typical client system is Windows 7 Professional.
The server has two physical NICs (WAN &...
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Source Server does not meet minimum requirements for migration - SBS2003 to SBS 2008
I am migrating SBS 2003 to SBS 2008. I have followed the 81 page microsoft guidelines here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=52b7ea63-78af-4a96-811e-284f5c1de13b&...
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exchange accounts on outlook 2010 freeze randomly due to high latency
One of our clients is running a windows SBS server 2011, with users in both a TS environment and local lan computer access.
This is a small environment with approximately 35 users.
The symptoms we ...
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Is it diffacult to setup a trust relationship between windows SBS server 2008 and windows Standard server 2008?
I am being told by our IT company that setting up trust relationships between SBS 2008 and standard windows 2008 server is difficult. Can any one confirm this?
We have a SBS 2008 server that is doing ...
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Windows Small Business Server CAL Question [duplicate]
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Can you help me with my software licensing question?
We are in the process of upgrading to a new server, to be specific it's the following setup:
HP Proliant ML110 G6 Tower ...
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Migrate from Intel to AMD based server
I have been using an old Intel based Dell desktop as a Small Business server 2011 (SBS 2011 Standard x64) box for the last 6 months. Last week I purchased an older AMD Socket F server that will do ...
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Getting Double Logon Prompts in Remote Web Access on SBS 2011
Since a month or so ago our users began getting prompted to logon twice (basic authentication dialog after forms authentication prompt) when logging into the Remote Web Access on our Small Business ...
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System File Missing
I have Windows SBS 2008 R2 use it as file server and i missing some system32 file, so i need to repair it but I don't know how repair/restore this file.
Can anyone help me?
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How can I connect to any windows machine of a network manage by Windows Small Bussiness?
I have to provide helpdesk support for a group of Windows machines that are in a network managed by a Windows Small Business Server (SBS). I would like to do many tasks using remote desktop.
Is it ...
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Snapshot SBS or Single DC server environments
I can't seem to find a clear answer on this.
Is it safe or not safe to snapshot (or in my case checkpoint under HV 2012) an SBS or single DC server environment? I took over an account and am behind ...
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SBS 2008 coexist with Server Standard for Remote Desktop Services
I need to provide secure remote desktop access to multiple users in a small business. I believe they currently are running SBS 2008 (identifies as Windows Server Standard FE). My understanding is ...
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How to prevent Microsoft Small Business Server Active Directory addresses showing up in OSX Address Book?
A client has MS Small Business Server installed and numerous iMacs and MacBooks in their office which staff use. They use Google Apps for Business for email not Exchange.
Their IT guy needed to ...
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Windows 7 Home Premium on Small Business Server 2003. What is the disadvantage of not using Pro?
As a volunteer, I look after the office computers at a small private school. We have Small Business Server 2003 and about ten desktops. Nearly all the desktops are XP Pro and are joined to the domain.
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Small business server 2011 standard - applications randomly closing for remote desktop users
Small business server 2011 standard - applications randomly closing for remote desktop users
I have an issue where when you are connected through remote desktop (doesn't matter whether you have ...
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SBS 2011 Crashing, unknown cause
I have a SBS 2011 server that started crashing a few days ago. This issue occurred on a Sunday night at 11:55pm of a holiday long weekend. There would have been almost no one accessing the server at ...
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GPO folder redirection - creates .tmp files
I am using a 2008 SP2 Small Business Server, and my test machine is Windows XP SP3.
I have setup a GPO to do folder redirection, but it is only sortof working.
The policy is applied to a security ...
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Storage for HP server (sbs2011)
I currently have HP ML350 G6 with 2x300 GB raid disks.
Server main purpose is:
- Exchange server
- Office network (25 users)
- File storage
Now one problem is that one department has a need of ...
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Publishing an Excel spreadsheet using Microsoft SBS 2008 to a web page that is viewable by mobile phones (not necessarily smart phones) [closed]
I am getting well out of my “superuser” depth here and would love some support.
At work we have an Excel workbook (*.xls format circa Office 2003) which maintains our “engineers” timesheet. This ...
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What is "Windows Server Networking Helper Service" and why is it spamming UDP broadcasts?
On our Windows Small Business Server 2008 machine, this service is constantly sending large numbers of 13 byte UDP datagrams to 255.255.255.255. These datagrams contain the bytes 0x7805, followed by ...
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Low Cost Image Based Backup of SBS [closed]
I have a small business customer who needs a solution similar to Acronis's SBS Server backup.
Essentially, I would like image based differential backups to be performed nightly to the external drive ...
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New SBS2011 box not setting up Internet [closed]
A customer has asked for help with this, and given me remote access, and my Google searching is not helping. SU doesn't seem to have anyone available to help in chat currently, so I'm trying here.
I ...
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