Tue, Jan 25 2005 22:07
bradley
The SBS "Fresno" Version
How to determine the channel that your copy of Windows Server 2003 was obtained through:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=889713
Hmmm that's an interesting KB.. doesn't list SBS nor the Fresno version, but interesting nonetheless.
What? Haven't heard of the Fresno version? Count yourself lucky. We call it the Server For REally Small NetwOrks. Get it? It's this stripped down version that is our core operating system that if you buy it you either .....
- Screwed up and got the wrong SKU
- Your vendor screwed up and got the wrong SKU
- You thought you'd be cheap and buy it as a member server operating system [wrong! can't do trusts]
We've seen it around the newsgroups, but it's like such a rarity, and mostly when someone has it ...the bought the wrong product.
The Right SKUs are listed on the page here.
- Remember.. if you are a SBS 2000 software assurance customer you GET SBS 2003 premium with ISA and SQL automagically.
- Remember.. if you are an existing SBS 4.0/4.5 OR 2000 customer you are eligible for the version upgrade and you get the premium edition [ISA and SQL]
- Remember.. got any other licesning questions the best places are the Official Microsoft Small Business Channel web site, listserve and blog.
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What is Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server? |
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Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server is designed for partners who want to deliver a server solution based on Windows Server 2003 as part of their product offering. It provides the same version of Windows Server 2003 that is used by Windows Small Business Server 2003, but it has none of the added features included in the standard edition or premium edition of Windows Small Business Server 2003.
Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server has the following restrictions:
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Only one computer in a domain can be running Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server. |
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Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server must be the root of the Active Directory forest. |
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Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server cannot trust any other domains. |
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A Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server domain cannot have any child domains. |
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Each additional server must have a Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server client access license (CAL). You can use CALs for each user or for each device. |
P.S. Fresno is my hometown so I get the right to joke about the SBS Fresno version ;-) |
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