Can Windows Server 2003 R2 be added to a SBS 2003 SP1 (i.e. non-R2) domain - Yes

re: Can Windows Server 2003 R2 be added to a SBS 2003 SP1 (i.e. non-R2) domain - Yes

Alicia Edward — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 05:08:35 GMT

oh my gosh! it was so simple to do ... oh Why did i wasted my entire week searching out this solution.thanks a lot.

re: Can Windows Server 2003 R2 be added to a SBS 2003 SP1 (i.e. non-R2) domain - Yes

SBS SUPPORT — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:27:52 GMT

you can replace with server 2003 but the big problem is no able to join the other domins

re: Can Windows Server 2003 R2 be added to a SBS 2003 SP1 (i.e. non-R2) domain - Yes

David Overton — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:27:26 GMT

No SBS 2003 R2 CALs were produced - see blogs.msdn.com/.../644308.aspx

Thanks

David

re: Can Windows Server 2003 R2 be added to a SBS 2003 SP1 (i.e. non-R2) domain - Yes

Sean H — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:46:47 GMT

If an 2003 R2 server is added as a DC to an SBS2003 domain do the SBS CALs cover it? I thought there were separate R2 CALs?

re: Can Windows Server 2003 R2 be added to a SBS 2003 SP1 (i.e. non-R2) domain - Yes

Mick Alvey — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:50:06 GMT

DAvid - another SBS question.. I have a situation where there is an existing SBS server 2003 SP1 domain - we are commissioning a remote office to do a big project... I plan on VPN connecting the offices. Questions is what do i do in the remote office?

Get Server 2003 'R"2 standard and then can I join the exisaintg SBS 2003 domain in the main office - or is there a possiblilty of setting up a new domain server 2003 R2 in the remote office and then haveing the main office join the new windows domain.? main office runs SBS terminal servies and remote connections as well?

re: Can Windows Server 2003 R2 be added to a SBS 2003 SP1 (i.e. non-R2) domain - Yes

Jonny T — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:40:35 GMT

Hey thanks alot guys..... I've been searching all over the internet on how to fix this. I've lost hours of sleep trying to figure out how to bring my beautiful brand new W2K3 R2 baby into our network and was having the hardest time ever. How simple:

Use Disk 2 to run adprep /forestprep

Presto Chango worked like a champ!

Thanks again

re: Can Windows Server 2003 R2 be added to a SBS 2003 SP1 (i.e. non-R2) domain - Yes

sean gallagher — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:58:44 GMT

The AD seemed to sort itself out after a while but DNS is still failing in some way - Can't work out why! I installed DNS on the ADC as redundancy in case of an SBS failure. I am waiting for a call back from the nice guys who do SBS support!! Thanks

Sean

re: Can Windows Server 2003 R2 be added to a SBS 2003 SP1 (i.e. non-R2) domain - Yes

David Overton — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:34:04 GMT

Sean,

If your SBS box is already up and running then runnign the adprep (you might need to do /domain and /forest) and then put in your windows server r2 server as a domain member, then run dcpromo. It has to be in the same domain and SBS cannot stop being your DC, Gc or root of the domain. Ideally DNS should be integrated into AD and should still sit on the SBS box (imho).

If you have a Windows Server R2 domain and wish to add SBS to it, then simply follow the documentation on adding SBS to an existing domain.

If your intranet is failing it might suggest a DNS issue. Failing that, a call to the nice guys who do SBS support might be worth while.

thanks

David

re: Can Windows Server 2003 R2 be added to a SBS 2003 SP1 (i.e. non-R2) domain - Yes

sean gallagher — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:38:50 GMT

Although I got the ADC installed it seems to have adversely affected my AD. My intranet has failed and when i try and run SBS setup to attempt a repair (whilst logged on as Administrator) it tells me that I must be a member of groups such as domain admins etc? any ideas?

re: Can Windows Server 2003 R2 be added to a SBS 2003 SP1 (i.e. non-R2) domain - Yes

David Overton — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:22:13 GMT

Sean,

no worries - the key confusion is that SBS R2 is based on Windows Server 2003 SP1, not Windows Server 2003 R2. It is the R2 release of SBS, not of Windows.

ttfn

David

re: Can Windows Server 2003 R2 be added to a SBS 2003 SP1 (i.e. non-R2) domain - Yes

Sean Gallagher — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:31:27 GMT

Thanks again for your site. I was having exactly the same issue. All the articles tell you to run adprep /forestprep but they don't make it clear that you must run it from Windoes Server R2 CD 2 in order to upgrade the schema for v30 to v31. I was baffled because the SBS installation automatically preps the AD.