Hi, Here are some virtualisation scenarios using Hyper-V: http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2008/09/15/sbs-2008-and-virtualizatio... More people are using Hyper-V for SBS virtualisation than ESXI. Whilst virtualisation is going to make backups and hardware swapouts easier, it is going to make SBS integrated backups more complex, and as such with the current version at least I don't see any mileage in virtualising the SBS standard server unless you want to host other servers on the same hardware. The memory requirements for SBS 2008 are a lot more than 2003, and you really see a performance bottleneck if there isn't the RAM there. I have a beta link for SBS7 at home, because I use SBS at home to get all the server technologies cheaply, although the mainstay of what I do at work uses the standard server products. Thanks. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Frank Ventura Sent: 29 September 2010 10:17 To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Upgrading from SBS 2003 to 2008 Andrew, the shop is small enough to start from scratch. I'd like to virtualize the server to make backups easier and potentially move the server from physical hardware to other physical hardware if ever necessary. Does anyone have a download link for the public beta of SBS 7? Thanks Frank -----Original Message----- From: blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Hodgson Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 3:18 PM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Upgrading from SBS 2003 to 2008 Hi, A few thoughts: SBS isn't supported running in production under VPC. It is supported in HyperV for sure, and possibly ESXI also, but anything else would be for test environments only. Why are you wanting to virtualise your SBS box? As for upgrading, there is SBS7 in beta test at the moment, you may want to wait for that before jumping in? You can't do an in-place upgrade from SBS 03 to SBS 08, you can migrate the settings using the migration tool, but you need to have a source and destination server for that to work. You could also throw everything away and start over, backing up mail and documents of course, depending on how many users you have on the system. Thanks. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Frank Ventura Sent: 27 September 2010 01:36 To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Upgrading from SBS 2003 to 2008 Hi all, it is about time for me to upgrade our own internal server from SBS 03 to SBS 08. We have had 03 running in a VM under VPC 07 for some time now. Should we still run SBS 08 as a virtualized server? If so what is the most accessible means of doing this, HyperV, Fusion on the Mac, VMWare Workstation, or something else. I loved VPC but I don't think it can work with 64 bit guest systems. Also what host hardware and OS should I use. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated since sighted help is rarely available around here. Tia Frank _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins -- 98% of our clients would recommend us Client Survey Jan 2010 Registered in England No. 02933191. UK VAT Reg. No. 666 9148 88. © 2009 - 2010 allpay Limited Fully compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Telephone: 0844 225 5729 Fax: 0844 557 8350 Website: www.allpay.net Email: enquiries@allpay.net This email, and any files transmitted with it, is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the allpay Information Security Manager at the number above