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John
Asked: 2013-10-04 04:27:00 +0800 CST

Can two SBS boxes co-exist on the same network?

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I have an SBS 2011 server in an office running a domain and I want to add an additional server running SBS 2003 that would only be used to run and serve accounting software.

I have learned that two SBS servers cannot co-exist on the same network. Despite this, I would like to find a way to make this work.

I was advised to shut down all services on the SBS 2003 server, but I would like to get more opinions before implementing a solution.

Thanks.

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2 Answers

  1. You cannot have more than one SBS on a domain. If you need an additional server you should purchase a full Windows Server SKU.

    How should you decide if SBS is the right choice? You can have only one SBS server and only one domain

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  2. Best Answer

    You can have the second SBS server on the same physical LAN, just not in the same domain. So build/rebuild the 2003 SBS as a new AD domain in your existing LAN.

    Don't confuse "network" with "AD domain". It's a great idea if they're the same/overlapping, but in this situation, this is what will work best for you if you don't have the money to do this correctly.

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