The official blog for Windows Server Essentials and Small Business Server support and product group communications.
[Today’s post comes to us courtesy David Fabritius from Windows Server Marketing] In this article, I’ll explain a licensing change that has been made to Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials as well as some related licensing topics when using the new Windows Server Essentials Experience role with the Standard and Datacenter editions of Windows Server… Read more
We have been receiving several support calls on how to install SBS 2008 CALs. In SBS 2008 you do not install the CALs onto the server. You should place the CALs in a safe or somewhere similar where they will not get lost, damaged, or stolen. This and other licensing issues are also covered in… Read more
On behalf of the SBS team, I am extremely pleased to announce that Windows Small Business Server 2008 software has been finalized! Today both SBS Standard and Premium are being released to manufacturing, which means we begin the process of finalizing international versions, creating media, building packaging, delivering the product to distribution channels and handing… Read more
[Today’s post comes to us courtesy of Justin Crosby] As you probably already know your SBS CAL allows clients in your network to access other Windows 2003 or 2000 servers in your domain, without the need to purchase additional file and print CALs. With the release of Windows 2008 we have seen many customers asking… Read more
SBS 2008 program manager Becky Ochs appears in a TechNet Edge video, providing an in-depth overview of setup of an OEM box. Have a look. Joel Sider… Read more
[Today’s post comes to us courtesy of Justin Crosby] The software license terms for Windows SBS enforce a limitation that permits the presence of only one Windows SBS server in the domain. However, there is a grace period where you can have a second SBS server in “join domain” type migration scenarios. This grace period… Read more
[Today’s post comes to us courtesy of Jim Martin] Can you have additional domain controllers (Replica DCs) in an SBS domain? The are several myths about SBS (see “The Top Ten (Plus One) Myths About Windows Small Business Server 2003” or the webcast “Debunking the Top 10 Myths of Small Business Server in Larger Environments”)…. Read more
[Today’s post comes to us courtesy of Justin Crosby] Whenever you install new client access licenses to you SBS 2003 server you should backup those licenses. Follow the steps below to back up your licenses. Please note that you should also safely store your licensing paperwork. 1. Open SBS 2003 Server Management. 2. Click the… Read more