Hello All,
I have seen past questions on this but responses were from January so I am re-asking a question that has already been posed to this forum but, is there a clear cut way of migrating from Windows SBS 2008 running AD and Exchange 2007 to Windows Server 2012 Standard (Not Essentials) set-up as a DC and then have a separate server running Server 2012 Standard for Exchange 2013? The eventual goal being to decommission the Exchange 2007 server running on the SBS 2008 and demote the Windows SBS 2008 DC and then wipe out the SBS 2008 box and reload with either 2012 standard or 2008 standard and re-purpose. I have spent a lot of time researching this and have yet to see any specific documentation on this or even anyone stating they have done it. I know it can be done (because in IT anything is possible) but as this is my first experience with SBS server, not to mention Microsoft's latest versions of server OS and Exchange 2013, I am unsure of the caveats and any specific steps required with Small business server. The environment I came from, just to give you a background, was all Server 2008 Standard with Exchange 2010. I have done migrations, a long time ago it feels at this point, from Exchange 2003 to 2007 and eventually 2010 but always on there own standalone boxes not on a DC much less a SBS DC at that. I know that SBS has to have all of the server roles or it starts to shutdown on its own but as I stated before I am looking to move completely off of SBS all together. What I am hoping for is specific info dealing with SBS 2008 and Exchange 2007 running on it and the move process to Server 2012 and Exchange 2013. I have seen some docs on other versions of SBS and Server Standard but typically those documents to not cover the "watch outs" for Exchange and none discuss server 2012 and Exchange 2013 specifically. Any insight, help, suggestions, options, and/or ideas would be fantastic. I thank everyone in advance and look forward to discussing this with you all.
Sincerely,
SJITGuy