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Recommended System Partition Sizes

Due to the storage requirements for the Microsoft® Exchange and Microsoft Windows Server in Microsoft Windows recommends a system partition size of 25 GB. If you are upgrading from previous versions of Windows Small Business Server running on smaller partitions, you are advised to perform a complete back-up of system and application data and reinstall Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 on a larger partition.
NOTE: If you have Windows Small Business Server 2003 installed on your system
with 12 GB partition and you are upgrading to the Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 edition, you need 8 GB of additional disk space (in any partition) to install WSUS.

Unsupported Number of Processors Warning

During installation of Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2, you may receive an invalid warning message indicating that an unsupported number of processors are detected on the server. Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 is supported on all Dell™ dual-socket servers, including those running two single-core or dual-core processors, with or without hyper-threading enabled.
For more information on the supported processors, refer to the Microsoft Knowledge Base article at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=909382.
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Event Log Errors During Installation

During installation of Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2, event log errors may occur. Many of these errors are expected events and will not affect system performance or data integrity. Specific event log entries are listed below:
10005 MsiInstaller error after installing Exchange Server Service Pack 2
1101 .NET Runtime Optimization after installation of SQL Server 2005
256 Plug and Play notification
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Identifying Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2

Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 has an enhanced set of features added to the Windows Small Business Server 2003 Service Pack 1 operating system. As a result, Dell OpenManage™ products and Dell peripherals may identify the operating system as Windows Small Business Server 2003 Service Pack 1, not as Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2. To ensure that you are running the Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 version, click Start correctly identifies the version of Windows Small Business Server 2003 currently running on the system.
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Page File Size Warning During Operating System Setup

During setup of Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2, the following warning may be displayed:
Your paging file size may be insufficient
Although this warning does not block the progress of your operating system installation, for better performance, Dell recommends that you allow your system to choose a more appropriate paging file size.
To modify the paging file size:
Click
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2
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Start→
Advanced
In the
Click
System Managed Size
your server.
Double-click the setup after the reboot.
Control Panel→
tab.
Virtual Memory
Setup
System→
section, select
. This change may require you to reboot
desktop icon to resume your operating system
Advanced→
Change
Performance→
.

DEP Event Causes a Debugger Window to Appear in Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Premium Edition Installations

Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 supports hardware Data Execution Prevention (DEP) technology. If DEP is installed on your system, it prevents the execution of malicious code. However, during the installation of Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Premium Edition, the default Dr. Watson debugger is replaced by the Visual Studio Just In Time Debugger.
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Therefore, if a data execution error exists, Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Premium Edition users are prompted to debug the application code error instead of encountering a Dr. Watson notification dialog box. In either case, the suspected malicious code is prevented from executing.
For further information on DEP, refer to the Microsoft Knowledge Base article at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875352.

Upgrading Windows Small Business Server 2003 Service Pack 1 Premium Edition to Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Premium Edition

There are significant feature differences and enhancements in the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Workgroup Edition that is shipped with the Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Premium Edition, when compared to the Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition shipped with the Windows Small Business Server 2003 Service Pack 1 Premium Edition and prior versions. Dell recommends that you carefully consider your application upgrade and data migration strategy and thoroughly test it in a non-production environment before upgrading or migrating your existing production application installation.
For a comparison of features between SQL Server 2005 Workgroup and SQL 2000 Standard and links to additional information, refer to the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server SQL reference at
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/evaluation/faq/sql2005 .mspx.

Additional Support Information for Windows Small Business Server 2003

This section provides information about Dell PowerEdge™ systems running Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, or the Windows Small Business Server 2003 operating system.
Your system may crash (blue screen) if the SCSIPORT.SYS driver is configured with the following files:
Adaptec
•Qlogic
An error message similar to the following may appear:
Stop code of 0xD1, DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
AARICH.SYS
ql2300.sys
version 9.x or later
version 2.7.1 or later
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This error occurs in systems running versions of SCSIPort.sys earlier than February 2004 for Windows Server 2000, and earlier than July 2004 for Windows Server 2003.
NOTE: This issue may also occur in systems with a SCSI miniport driver that
does not use mapped buffers for input/output operations to disk. If you are unsure about whether a particular driver is affected, contact Dell support.
To address this issue, download and install the hotfix from the Dell Support website located at support.dell.com. It is strongly recommended that you install this hotfix immediately to ensure system and data integrity. The hotfix is installed in all the PowerEdge systems that are shipped from Dell after November 17, 2004 with the Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 operating systems.
To install the hotfix, perform the following steps:
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Shut down all applications and back up your critical data.
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Navigate to the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com
to download
the applicable file to your PowerEdge system:
scsiport_w2ka02.exe
scsiport_ws03a02.exe
(for Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 or earlier)
(for Windows 2003 or Windows Small
Business Server 2003 with no Service Packs installed)
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Double-click the
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If the
Export Compliance Disclaimer
.exe
file.
window appears, accept the
agreement.
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In the
File Download
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Double-click the downloaded file and specify the location for the
window, click
Save
to save the file to your hard drive.
unzipped files.
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Click
Unzip
.
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After the files are unzipped, identify the language you want to install and open the folder.
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Double-click the self-extracting cabinet file.
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Follow the instructions in the installer program to complete the installation.
Your system reboots automatically. If your system does not reboot automatically, manually reboot your system.
The hotfix is installed on your system.
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Incidents recensés

Taille recommandée pour la partition système

La taille recommandée par Microsoft pour la partition système est de 25 Go. Cette exigence est liée aux besoins de stockage des fonctions Microsoft (WSUS), qui sont intégrées à Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2. Si vous mettez à niveau une version précédente de Windows Small Business Server utilisant des partitions plus petites, il est recommandé d'effectuer une sauvegarde complète des données système et applicatives, puis de réinstaller Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 sur une partition plus grande.

Avertissement relatif à un nombre de processeurs non pris en charge

Lors de l'installation de Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2, il est possible qu'un message d'avertissement vous informe que le nombre de processeurs détectés sur le serveur n'est pas pris en charge. Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 est compatible avec tous les serveurs Dell™ comprenant deux emplacements de processeur, y compris ceux équipés de deux processeurs à un seul cœur ou à double cœur, avec ou sans la technologie Hyper-Threading activée.
Pour plus d'informations sur les processeurs pris en charge, consultez l'article correspondant de la base de connaissance Microsoft (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=909382).
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REMARQUE : si Windows Small Business Server 2003 est installé sur une
partition système de 12 Go et si vous effectuez une mise à niveau vers Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2, vous devez disposer de 8 Go d'espace disque supplémentaire (sur n'importe quelle partition) pour pouvoir installer WSUS.
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Erreurs consignées dans le journal des événements pendant l'installation

Il est possible que des erreurs soient consignées dans le journal des événements pendant l'installation de Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2. La plupart correspondent à des événements normaux et n'affectent en rien les perfor­mances du système ou l'intégrité des données. Certaines des entrées consignées dans le journal des événements sont répertoriées ci-dessous :
10005 MsiInstaller error after installing Exchange Server Service Pack 2
1101 .NET Runtime Optimization after installation of SQL Server 2005
256 Plug and Play notification

Identification de Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2

Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 inclut un ensemble de fonctions étendu ayant été ajouté à Windows Small Business Server 2003 Service Pack 1. Par conséquent, il est possible que les produits Dell OpenManage™ et les périphériques Dell identifient le système d'exploitation comme étant Windows Small Business Server 2003 Service Pack 1, et non Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2. Pour vérifier que vous utilisez bien Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2, cliquez sur bannière de la page d'accueil identifie la version de Windows Small Business Server 2003 en cours d'exécution sur le système.
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Avertissement relatif à la taille du fichier d'échange pendant l'installation du système d'exploitation

Pendant l'installation de Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2, l'avertissement suivant peut s'afficher :
Your paging file size may be insufficient
Bien que cet avertissement ne bloque pas l'installation du système d'exploitation, vous obtiendrez de meilleurs performances en permettant au système de sélectionner une taille de fichier d'échange plus appropriée.
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