Skip to main content

How do you initially install and configure Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003?

This documentation has been designed to overcome the limitation that was introduced by the initial release of Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003.  The initial release resulted in the failure of Server Tools/Intranet Components when installing CD3.  The following steps resolve this issue.

This particular documentation only covers the initial setup and installation of Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003.  It does not cover the setup of  User Accounts, Folder Shares, Printer Shares, Printer Redirection, Security Groups, Login Scripts, Group Policies, etc.

This documentation is designed for the following configuration:

  • The Server is using an Intel S3200SHV ATX Motherboard with an ICH9R Raid Controller.

  • The Server will act as a file server as well as a mail server using Microsoft Exchange Server.

  • The network is protected by a corporate security appliance such as a Watchguard Firewall.

  • In order to utilize Microsoft Remote Web Workplace over SSL, port forwards are enabled for ports 3389 (Remote Desktop Protocol), 4125 (Remote Desktop Protocol over WWW) and 443 (SSL).

  • A Public Static IP Addresses has been obtained from the ISP and associated with the router.

  • A Private Static IP Address is assigned to the Server.

  • The Domain Controller is the only DNS and DHCP Server on the network - DHCP is disabled in all routers.

  • The Domain Controller DHCP Scope manages all client computers and printers on the network using Private IP Addresses.

  • Public DNS Entries are in place for Reverse DNS, Sender Policy Framework and Domain Keys in order to properly route outbound email using Microsoft Exchange Server.

  • An SSL Certificate is installed and configured for use with Microsoft Outlook Web Access/Microsoft Internet Information Server.

  • The LAN antivirus software is Trend Micro Worry Free Business Security Advanced.

  • The LAN backup software is Symantec Backup Exec as well as Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery.

  • The C Drive contains only the OS.  All remaining components of Windows Small Business Server  are installed on Drive E.  All customer data is saved on Drive E.

Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003
  1. Download Intel® Matrix RAID Driver for Windows - Intel® 82801IR/IO I/O Controller Hub (ICH9R) from Intel website.

  2. Copy 32-bit drivers to floppy disk.  Floppy disk should contain the following files in the root directory: iaAhci.inf, iaAhci.cat, iaStor.inf, iaStor.cat, iaStor.sys, and TxtSetup.oem.

  3. Connect USB floppy disk drive to Server.

  4. Turn Server on.

  5. Boot from Windows Small Business Server 2003 CD1.

  6. Hit F6 to install Third Party Drivers.

  7. When prompted, insert floppy disk into floppy drive.

  8. Select ICH8R/ICH9R driver for Server.

  9. Hit Enter to continue setup process.

  10. When prompted, create 40GB C Drive and Remaining Space for E Drive.

  11. Setup files will be installed and server will automatically reboot.

  12. Server will then boot from hard drive.

  13. Enter Company Name and Name.

  14. Enter CD Key.

  15. Enter Computer Name for Server.

  16. Enter administrator password.

  17. Set Date and Time.

  18. Setup will continue copying files and then automatically reboot.

  19. Upon reboot, cancel the Continuing Windows Small Business Server Setup.

  20. Open the Administrative Tools - Computer Management Control Panel.

  21. Click Disk Management.

  22. Temporarily change the D drive to F drive.

  23. Change the E drive to D drive.  Right-mouse click the D Drive and click Format so that it is using NTFS.

  24. Now change the F Drive to E drive.

  25. First partition is now C, second partition is now D and the CDROM is now E. 

  26. Now we have to change the registry to reflect that the CDROM Source Path is now using the E drive.

  27. Click Start - Run.

  28. Type: regedit

  29. Browse to the following registry keys and Replace the D:\ to E:\ in each of the registry keys - leave the remaining information intact:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\SourcePath

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\COM3\Setup

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSDTC\Setup

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SmallBusinessServer\setup

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Transaction Server\Setup(OCM)

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion

  30. Close regedit.

  31. Reboot.

  32. Upon login, disconnect USB floppy drive.

  33. Connect Server to network switch/firewall/router/hub using ethernet cable.

  34. Configure TCP/IP on network card - normally 192.168.1.100, 255.255.255.0, 192.168.1.1, 192.168.1.100.

  35. Insert the Intel Deployment Assistant CDROM into the CDROM drive. 

  36. Browse to E:\drivers\nic and then copy intel-lan_msft_12.4_whql.zip to the Windows Desktop.

  37. Extract intel-lan_msft_12.4_whql.zip to Desktop\intel-lan_msft_12.4_whql.

  38. Open the System Control Panel - Hardware Devices and Update the Unknown Ethernet Controller so that it is now using Desktop\intel-lan_msft_12.4_whql.

  39. Now that the Intel Ethernet Controller is installed, it is time to install the Chipset Driver.

  40. Double-click My Computer.

  41. Double-click the E Drive.

  42. Click Drivers and Utilities.

  43. Click Microsoft Windows.

  44. Click ICH9 Chipset Drivers.

  45. Double-click Setup.

  46. When prompted, click reboot.

  47. Eject the Intel Deployment Assistant CDROM from the CDROM drive.

  48. Upon login, all drivers are now installed.  You can now delete the intel-lan_msft_12.4_whql.zip and the intel-lan_msft_12.4_whql folder on the Windows Desktop.

  49. Insert the Windows Small Business Server CD1 back into the CDROM drive.

  50. Close the Auto-Play Setup Menu that appears.

  51. Double-click the Continue Setup shortcut on the Windows Desktop.

  52. Set your Domain Name/ NETBIOS / Active Directory Names and click Next.

  53. Change the IP Address back to 192.168.1.100 and click Next.

  54. Active Directory will then be installed.  Your server will reboot automatically.

  55. Upon login, the setup will continue.  Click Next.

  56. On the Data Folders page, change all of the entries with C:\ to D:\.

  57. Click Next.

  58. On the Component Summary Page, click Next.

  59. Setup continues automatically.

  60. If Setup is using the Windows Small Business Server defective CD3, Server Tools will fail upon Post Installation.

  61. Click Next.

  62. Click Finish.

  63. Click OK to restart.

  64. Using Add/Remove Programs - Add/Remove Windows Components, remove the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration.

  65. Install Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.

  66. Install Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 Service Pack 3.

  67. Install Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2.

  68. Install Windows XP SP2 for Client Deployment - KB891193.

  69. Install Windows Small Business Server 2003 Service Pack 1. 

  70. Install KB909544 - Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (SHAREPOINT).

  71. Install KB832880 - Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services.

  72. Delete the Continue Setup shortcut.

  73. Reboot.

  74. Browse to http://update.microsoft.com and install all Windows Updates.

  75. Reboot.

  76. Click Start - Control Panel – System.

  77. Click Advanced.

  78. Under Performance, click Settings.

  79. Click Adjust for best performance and click Apply.

  80. Click the Advanced tab.

  81. Under Virtual memory, click Change.

  82. Click Custom size.

  83. Change the Initialize size so that it matches the Recommended paging file size shown below.

  84. In the Maximum size, add 1000 to the Recommended paging file size.  Example: Initialize Size - 6136, Maximum 7136.

  85. Click Set.

  86. Click OK.

  87. Click OK.

  88. Click OK.

  89. Reboot.

This issue has been resolved.
    Labels:

    Comments

    Post a Comment

    Popular posts from this blog

    Access Denied (policy_denied). Your system policy has denied access to the requested URL. For assistance, contact your network support team.

    While browsing the internet, you may encounter the message: "Access Denied (policy_denied).  Your system policy has denied access to the requested URL.  For assistance, contact your network support team."   This message indicates the internet traffic is being filtered.  The most common source of an internet traffic filter is in corporate environments that use a proxy server or a firewall appliance designed to filter web traffic.  Some businesses are configured as satellite locations using a VPN tunnel.  In these configurations, the VPN may be configured to filter internet traffic.  In rare instances, the Internet Service Provider is filtering internet traffic.  Typically though, your IT Department or a Network Management Team has configured your internet traffic to be filtered.  Isolating Source of Web Filtering In an environment that is unmanaged and the source of the filtering is unknown, following are some steps you may wish to peform: Th...
    3 comments
    Read more

    Event ID: 7001 - Source: VSS - Unable to create a shadow copy

    When using Microsoft Windows Server, you may encounter the error message: "Unable to create a shadow copy."  In the Event Viewer, you may find the following Event: "Event ID: 7001 - Source: VSS - Unable to create a shadow copy."  This event involves the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS).  Most likely the Server was rebooted while creating a Shadow Copy.  Many websites describe deleting or renaming the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WBEM directory used by Windows Management Instrumentation to resolve this issue.  This is not correct.  Following are the steps to resolve this issue: Double-click My Computer. Right-mouse click the Hard Drive causing the problem. Click the Shadow Copies tab. Select the appropriate Volume. Click Disable. Click OK. Click Start - Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Scheduled Tasks. Delete all tasks related to the Volume Shadow Copy Service. Reboot the Server. Double-click My Computer. Right-mouse click the Hard Drive causing the problem. Cl...
    Post a Comment
    Read more

    How do you stop an unstoppable Windows Service?

    You may encounter a Windows Service in Services that has the buttons for Start, Stop, Pause and Resume greyed out.  If you attempt to stop the Service using sc stop [servicename], you encounter the error message: "The requested control is not valid for this service."  To resolve this issue, please perform the following steps: Click Start - Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Services. Double-click the relevant Service. Change the Service Start-Up Type to Disabled. Click Apply. Click OK. Hit CTRL-ALT-DEL on your keyboard. Select Task Manger. Perform an End Task on the relevant Service. This issue has been resolved. http://www.smartnetadmin.com
    Post a Comment
    Read more