Windows Small Business Server Documentation https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/sbsdocsteam/feed.xml Wed, 17 Apr 2019 03:24:24 GMT en-US hourly 1 This Blog is now Retired! https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/sbsdocsteam/this-blog-is-now-retired Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:33:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sbsdocsteam/2013/02/15/this-blog-is-now-retired/ Now that Windows SBS has morphed into Windows Server Essentials and is now a full member of Windows Server, it is time to retire this blog. You can continue to get up-to-date information about WSBS and WSE at the Windows Server Essentials and Small Business Server Blog.

Many thanks to all of our readers over the years. We will continue to post relevant documentation-related information on the WSE & SBS Blog.

Best Regards!

- The Former Windows SBS Information Experience Team

]]> Windows Server Solutions Best Practices Analyzer Update 2 is now available for download https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/sbsdocsteam/windows-server-solutions-best-practices-analyzer-update-2-is-now-available-for-download Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:31:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sbsdocsteam/2012/02/22/windows-server-solutions-best-practices-analyzer-update-2-is-now-available-for-download/ The Windows Server Solutions Sustained Engineering and Product Support teams are pleased to announce the availability of Update 2 for the WSS BPA. This update includes the following:

  • 44 new rules for Windows SBS 2011 Standard
  • 13 new rules for Windows SBS 2011 Essentials
  • 11 new rules for Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials
  • 4 new rules for Windows MultiPoint Server 2011

The new rules are fully detailed in the article "Windows Server Solutions BPA Updated February 2012" on The Official SBS Blog. For additional information, see KB Article 2652984.

To obtain this update, run Windows Server Solutions Best Practice Analyzer 1.0.

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]]> Update Rollup 2 for Windows SBS 2011 Essentials, Windows Home Server 2011, and Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials is now available! https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/sbsdocsteam/update-rollup-2-for-windows-sbs-2011-essentials-windows-home-server-2011-and-windows-storage-server-2008-r2-essentials-is-now-available Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:45:47 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sbsdocsteam/2012/02/16/update-rollup-2-for-windows-sbs-2011-essentials-windows-home-server-2011-and-windows-storage-server-2008-r2-essentials-is-now-available/ Hey everyone! The Windows Server Solutions Sustained Engineering team has just released UR2 for the subject products. This is great news, and is the largest UR to date. It includes a number of features and code fixes, including the Office 365 Integration Module for Windows SBS 2011 Essentials! To obtain these updates, go to the Windows Update website.

For detailed information about the features and fixes included in Update Rollup 2, see the following KB articles:

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]]> Office 365 Integration Module for Windows SBS 2011 Essentials Released Today! https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/sbsdocsteam/office-365-integration-module-for-windows-sbs-2011-essentials-released-today Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:03:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sbsdocsteam/2011/12/22/office-365-integration-module-for-windows-sbs-2011-essentials-released-today/ After a popular and successful beta program, the Office 365 Integration Module (OIM) for Windows SBS 2011 Essentials is now available to download. This FREE add-in for the Windows SBS 2011 Essentials Dashboard enables you to subscribe to, monitor, and manage Office 365 accounts directly from the server Dashboard. You can download the OIM from the Microsoft Download Center.  For information about how to install and configure the OIM, and manage Office 365 accounts, see  "Integrating Office 365 with Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials" in the Windows SBS 2011 Essentials Online Help.  For information about Office 365, see the Office 365 website.

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]]> The Microsoft® Office 365 Integration Module Beta for Windows SBS 2011 Essentials is now available! https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/sbsdocsteam/the-microsoft-office-365-integration-module-beta-for-windows-sbs-2011-essentials-is-now-available Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:53:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sbsdocsteam/2011/10/31/the-microsoft-office-365-integration-module-beta-for-windows-sbs-2011-essentials-is-now-available/ The highly anticipated Microsoft Office 365 Integration Module for Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials is now available for download. This module extends the features of the Windows SBS 2011 Dashboard by providing seamless integration with Office 365 services.

For more information about the Office 365 Integration Module for Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials, see the related article on The Official SBS Blog.

If you would like to download the beta, visit the Microsoft Connect page for Windows SBS.

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]]> An update to the Windows SBS 2011 Migration Preparation Tool is now available https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/sbsdocsteam/an-update-to-the-windows-sbs-2011-migration-preparation-tool-is-now-available Fri, 21 Oct 2011 07:52:39 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sbsdocsteam/2011/10/21/an-update-to-the-windows-sbs-2011-migration-preparation-tool-is-now-available/ The Windows SBS Sustaining Engineering team has just released an update to the Migration Preparation Tool. This tool is run on the migration source server (for example, a computer that is running Windows Small Business Server 2003 or Windows Small Business Server 2008) to prepare the source server for migration. This update adds preparation rules and fixes known issues. For a full description of the update and for information about how to obtain the update from Microsoft, see KB Article 2578426.

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]]> Update Rollups are now available for Windows SBS 2011 Essentials, Windows Home Server 2011, and Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/sbsdocsteam/update-rollups-are-now-available-for-windows-sbs-2011-essentials-windows-home-server-2011-and-windows-storage-server-2008-r2-essentials Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:29:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sbsdocsteam/2011/08/24/update-rollups-are-now-available-for-windows-sbs-2011-essentials-windows-home-server-2011-and-windows-storage-server-2008-r2-essentials/ The Windows Server Solutions Sustained Engineering team has announced availability of a handfull of Update Rollups (UR's) that address known issues. The updates are available from Windows Update. For detailed information about the updates, see the following topics in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. 

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]]> Two new articles published in the Wiki to help you troubleshoot Certificates and Client Deployment https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/sbsdocsteam/two-new-articles-published-in-the-wiki-to-help-you-troubleshoot-certificates-and-client-deployment Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:29:03 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sbsdocsteam/2011/07/26/two-new-articles-published-in-the-wiki-to-help-you-troubleshoot-certificates-and-client-deployment/ The Windows SBS Sustained Engineering team contributed the following articles. We hope you find them useful!

 

 

 

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]]> Find SBS Migration Information -- FAST! https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/sbsdocsteam/find-sbs-migration-information-fast Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:32:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sbsdocsteam/2011/06/23/find-sbs-migration-information-fast/ Over the past few years, we've received a lot of customer feedback about the availability, applicability, and discoverability of SBS Migration information. In the past, this kind of information has been published in various forms and made available in a variety of ways. Sometimes on the release media in the form of a CHM file, sometimes on the Microsoft Download Center in the form of a white paper, and always in the TechNet Technical Library for the product - where the most current version of a document is maintained. Unfortunately, while a variety of content delivery vehicles can serve the needs of many (instant context, printable docs, etc.); there is a big downside in that the amount of overhead that is necessary to maintain these formats can quickly result in inconsistencies in content freshness, and versioning.

We know! We feel your pain! We are listening!

Therefore, in one small step for our team, and one giant leap on your behalf, we are pleased to announce availability of the Windows Small Business Server Migration Portal. This latest enhancement to the Windows SBS migration information experience is designed to provide quick access to a broad spectrum of migration guides, tools, and community knowledge that can help guide you through the process of migrating from your current version of Windows SBS to a more recent version of the product, or to a new or significantly modified computer. 

This portal does not mark the end of the work to be done in this area. Oh no. We are always learning, always evolving, always improving. And thanks to your passion, experience, and involvement, we like to think that your voices lend beautiful harmonies to our work. Or is that the other way around? Either way, we hope you find the Migration Portal helpful.

Always listening...

- The SBS Information Experience Team   

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]]> Announcing New Online Help Sites for Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials and Windows Home Server 2011 https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/sbsdocsteam/announcing-new-online-help-sites-for-windows-small-business-server-2011-essentials-and-windows-home-server-2011 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 08:41:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sbsdocsteam/2011/04/05/announcing-new-online-help-sites-for-windows-small-business-server-2011-essentials-and-windows-home-server-2011/ Windows SBS 2011 Essentials and Windows Home Server 2011 will soon be available from your favorite retailer or channel provider. And to help you understand the changes and new features in the products, we have just published two online help sites that you can access now! No need to wait until your new home server is delivered, or until you crack the clam shell to install the software. A visit to one of the following help sites will put you on the fast track to installing and using these great new servers. 

 Remember, Knowledge is power!

 

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