[sdw2003] Recipe for splitting the network/business

[James Eitzen]

I would just copy their data and exmege the mailboxes.

The when he gets new hardware (I am assuming it will stay small) get a SBS
box. Build up a new domain and import the mail.

This way you start fresh and dont inherite any of the issue that may be
creeping around the other system.

How much data and how much mail?

I would estimate a good days work to prop the new network.



On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Joe Dirt <joedirt909 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello...
>
> I have a friend who is buying a business that is joined to another
> business.  One business is a marina/space-rentals and the other is a boat
> tour company.  They are splitting it up.
>
> They have about 20 users total, running Windows Server and Exchange.  He is
> taking over and moving out 10 of the users to another office/city.  The
> user
> PCs and all the data will come with it, so he needs to "replicate" the
> network at the new location, and establish a new email and Internet
> presence.  He can take the data/files he needs but the server hardware will
> stay.
>
> Buying this business is taking all but the food on the table, so he will
> spend on hardware and services he needs (it's in the plan), but wants to
> minimize expenses for a few months.
>
> Does anyone have a recipe for doing something like this?
>
> Here's what I have so far:
>
>
>   - Obtain Admin passwords for the local servers and workstations
>   - Backup Exchange Server and DC
>   - Obtain new domain, set the DNS to point to my servers
>   - Create emails for the users, Redirect the current emails to the new
>   addresses
>   - (suggestions on running domain servers or use hostins?)
>   - Note drive mappings, usernames and computer names
>   - Note DNS and DHCP settings
>   - Backup Exchange Server
>   - Backup user settings etc.
>   - Disconnect all local workstations from the current Domain Controller in
>   old location
>   - Sever connection to old Domain Controller - all functionality will
>   cease
>   - Obtain new firewall/router equipment
>   - Demote the DC to standalone server
>   - Create new Domain Controller (DC) with Active Directory (AD)
>   - Create users using usernames list and computers on new DC
>   - Join all stations to DC
>   - Recreate shares and drive mappings
>   - Login users on stations connected to DC
>   - Share printers etc,
>   - Test
>
>
> Thanks for listening,
>
>
>
> Joe
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James Eitzen