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What group policy objects should I remove when doing a migration to SBS 2008?

June 23, 2010 by Wayne Small Leave a Comment

When doing a migration from SBS 2003 to SBS 2008, there comes a point where you need to remove the old Group Policy Objects from the domain.  This is a one way process so I recommend you do an export of the GPO before you remove it – that way if you (like me) make a mistake and remove the wrong GPO, it’s actually simple to re-import it again without the need to do a Directory Services Restore to the servers/domain.

 

The GPOs to remove are;

  • Small Business Server Auditing Policy
  • Small Business Server Client Computer
  • Small Business Server Domain Password Policy
  • Small Business Server Internet Connection Firewall
  • Small Business Server Lockout Policy
  • Small Business Server Remote Assistance Policy
  • Small Business Server Windows Firewall
  • Small Business Server Windows Vista Policy
  • Small Business Server Update services Client Computer Policy
  • Small Business Server Update Services Common Settings Policy
  • Small Business Server Update Services Server Computer Policy

 

As well as the GPOs, you need to remove a couple of WMI filters that the GPOs use to filter which systems they will apply to.

  • PostSP2
  • PreSP2

 

Once you are done removing these, you have a “native” SBS 2008 domain.

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