Chapter 3. Planning a New SBS Installation

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Knowing the Client Base

• Planning for Correct Licensing

• Planning the Network

• Planning the Storage Layout

The ideal situation for an SBS installation is bringing a new server into a non-networked environment, or at least an environment without an existing server. Although comparatively few SBS installations match this scenario, it's not as uncommon as you might think. Plus, there are other situations where a fresh installation of SBS, as opposed to an upgrade or migration, might be the best scenario. Regardless of the actual installation approach you may choose, many aspects of the customer's network environment must be considered when bringing SBS into the mix. This chapter focuses on gathering the information necessary to successfully bring the SBS product into any environment. Based on the information covered in this chapter, a small business consultant or internal IT support professional should be able to build a proposal to outline how the network and server will be configured.