Upgrading BackOffice Small Business Server from 4.0 to 4.0a

ID: Q179729

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server versions 4.0, 4.0a

SUMMARY

This article outlines the Small Business Server Service Pack and the steps needed to upgrade a Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server from version 4.0 to version 4.0a. Please refer to the release notes in the Readme.txt file on the first compact disc for further information. These release notes are also available in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q180109 Small Business Server 4.0a Readme.wri File
The Small Business Server 4.0a Service Pack consists of three CDs: one for x86 systems, one for Alpha systems, and a Client CD. The installation process replaces the Console files in their entirety and updates the applications to work properly with the 4.0a Console. Because the entire Console was modified to support Internet Explorer 4.01, many changes were made that require the service pack to be shipped on multiple CDs. The service pack does not contain Windows NT Server and, therefore, the service pack will not install the full Small Business Server product. If the server needs to be rebuilt for any reason, the original CDs must be used to install Small Business Server and the 4.0a Service Pack CDs must then be applied by running the setup program, Sbssetup.exe, to update the server.

Steps To Upgrade To Service Pack 4.0a

NOTE: Back up critical information (the entire system if possible), using an available storage medium.

  1. Log off all users connected to the server, and close all open programs.


  2. Insert the compact disc labeled Disk 1 from the service pack.


  3. From the Desktop, click Start, and then click Run.


  4. Type the following command in the Run dialog box
    <CD Drive:>\SBSSetup.exe
    where <CD Drive:> is the drive letter for the CD-ROM drive on the server.


  5. Proceed with the setup process and restart the computer when prompted to do so.


Upgrading the Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server Workstations

Repeat the following steps for each workstation computer you want to update:

  1. From the Desktop, click Start, and then click Manage Server.


  2. After the Manage Server console appears, click the More Task tab, and then click the Manage Computers link.


  3. In the Manage Computers page, click the Add Software to a Computer link.


  4. Select the primary user of the workstation that is being upgraded from the list of users that appears, and then click Next.


  5. Select the name of the workstation that you want to upgrade, and then click Next.


  6. Select the appropriate applications that you want to upgrade or install, and then click Next.


  7. Complete the wizard by clicking Next. A setup script will be created on the workstation. Click Finish to complete the wizard.


  8. When the primary user of the workstation logs on again, the Setup Client Wizard will automatically start. The user should click Next to start the wizard, and then click Next again to start upgrading or installing the client applications. When the upgrade is complete, click Finish and restart the workstation as prompted.



MORE INFORMATION

The following are key SBS 4.0a changes and fixes:

  • Internet Explorer is installed by default on the server. Changes were made to the administration console's HTML so that it will work with Internet Explorer 4.01.

    In SBS 4.0, the Setup Computer Wizard (automated client installation process), installed Internet Explorer 3.02. For SBS 4.0a, Internet Explorer 4.01 is installed by default on new clients and can be installed on existing clients. No option is given to install Internet Explorer 3.02 because it may overwrite the existing 4.01 files.


  • Client memory requirements have been raised to 12 MB RAM (from 8 MB) for Windows 95, 24 MB for Windows NT, and 96 MB free hard disk drive space. This is the RAM requirement for a client to run Internet Explorer 4.01.


  • Service Pack 3 is required for Windows NT clients. This is in the release notes. Both modem sharing and Internet Explorer 4.01 require Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 on the client.


  • Internet Mail/News problems were fixed. Internet Mail and News did not work, by default, in SBS 4.0. The proxy exclusion list had to be manually modified to include Explorer. This was fixed in SBS 4.0a and now clients are automatically configured so that they can use Mail/News.


  • Administration Console script bugs have been fixed. There are some random occurrences where the HTML administration console will stop responding (hang) or give a script error. These have been fixed.


  • 800 KB limit on e-mail message size. In SBS 4.0, if the user sends a piece of mail that is greater than 800 KB, he or she is returned a confusing message from Microsoft Exchange Server. This has been fixed. The maximum e-mail message size has been limited to 800 KB on the Exchange Server computer. The user will get a coherent error message from the Exchange Server computer. The maximum message size exists because of the tuning that was done to Exchange Server. Exchange Server runs in a memory footprint of about 8 megabytes. If this maximum message limit needs to be increased, the Exchange Server optimizer can be run to change the maximum message size. This is not recommended without a thorough knowledge of Exchange Server.


  • Bumppack bugs have been fixed. There were two bugs found in the Client License Add Pack Disks. One occurred when the bumppack would not install if the disk had been write protected. This has been flagged with a new error message that indicates the disk write protect tab is enabled and to disable it. The other occurred when the Temp environment variable on the Windows NT Server computer pointed to a folder that did not exist. Both of these have been fixed.


  • Fax Client removal fails. Removal of the Fax Client on Windows 95 failed with an error when using the Uninstall option. This has been fixed.


Additional query words: smallbiz SBS

Keywords : SBS
Version : winnt:4.0,4.0a
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbinfo


Last Reviewed: September 14, 1999
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