DKAllegro

Hi all, I am working with a client that has a Windows SBS 2008 server running on a ESXI 4.0 server. The history is a bit fuzzy but from what I can make out the HP server with SBS on gave up the ghost so they bought another HP server, put esxi4 on it and p2v'd the SBS server. The person who did this is long gone so I can't ask them anything. And as you can imagine no one knows anything regarding their Windows licensing hence this post. I'm assuming that the SBS server license is no longer valid as it is a vm? My resolution is for the client to buy a 2008 R2 standard license plus CALs to assign to the esxi4 host and then build another vm and migrate whatever is on the SBS server to it. Am i way off base here? MS licensing is a confusing place. Thanks DK

Hi All, I need some advice on what to do with a Windows Server Standard FE server as I don't have experience of it. The server is the domain controller, exchange 2007 server and it has file shares on it as well. Not only this but it has been virtualised on ESXi 4.0 due to the physical server giving up a few years ago. This was all done well before my time at the company. I just need some advice on how to sort this out. Can i create another DC and then demote this one? I think i read somewhere that it won't allow another DC or was this SBS server?? Can I leave exchange 2007 running on the server or now that it is virtualised, does it mean the Windows server license is now invalid? I'm assuming migrating the file shares is just like 2008 standard? I'm trying to establish a plan to tell my boss as he feels this server needs addressing. I hope someone out there can help me. Regards Dave