I have been involved in numerous server installation projects during my employement with Dynamic Computer Solutions. For the last 6 months I have been responsible for all IT aspects of server projects including planning, pre-installation discovery, resource delegation, project timeline, project documentation, post-installation checklists.
I have highlighted below a few of the different projects I have been involved in, my role in the project, and a summary of the project objective. This is just a sample of the numerous projects I have been involved in over the past 2 years.
- Windows Small Business Server 2003 to Multiple Server 2008 Migration (Project Assisting Technician)
Client purchased new hardware along with Server 2008 and Exchange 2007 licensing. Migrated all Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and file and print server roles over to new Server 2008 server. Migrated all Exchange 2003 mailboxes to second Server 2008 server running Exchange 2007. Demoted SBS2003 server to a member server and reallocated it as an application server.
- Windows Small Business Server 2003 Migration to New Hardware (Project Lead Technician)
Client requested to keep same server platform due to third party software not supported on SBS08. Installed SBS03 on new hardware and migrated all server roles, user data, and Exchange mailboxes over to new server.
- Windows Server 2000 Migration to New Server 2003 Domain (Project Lead Technician)
New client had existing Server 2000 running in a workgroup environment. I installed a new Small Business Server 2003 server and migrated all users over to the domain while maintaining their profiles by converting them to domain profiles, removed the old server from the network. Also created new Exchange mailboxes for the users as well as moved all local client data from workstations to the new file server.
- Windows Server 2000 to Small Business Server 2008 (Project Lead Technician)
Existing client was running on an outdated Server 2000 Domain environment and was wanting to bring their network to current technologies. They were quoted a Small Business Server 2008 installation. Since the existing server platform (Server 2000) wouldnt migrate up to the 2008 platform, a new domain was created and implemented. All workstations and user profiles were migrated over to the new server, as well as all data, shares, and printers. New Exchange 2007 mailboxes were configured on the new server for all domain users where outsourced email hosting was used prior.
- Microsoft Workgroup to Small Business Server 2008 with multiple sites (Project Lead Technician)
New client was running in a peer to peer, server-less environment. I installed a new SBS08 platform and migrated all workstations and profiles to the new domain at the main office. All data and printers were moved over to the server as well as Exchange 2007 mailboxes created for all the users. The organization had 9 other locations that they wished to connect to the main office. During the SBS08 domain implementation at the main office, a firewall appliance was installed for border security, port routing, and VPN capabilities. Each remote site had 1 to 2 PCs that needed to be a part of the domain back at the main office. A smaller version of the firewall that was installed at the main office was installed at each of the remote sites. Then a VPN was established between the main office and each remote site. Once access to the main office was established, PCs were joined to the domain and mailboxes were created for the users.
- Physical Servers to Virtual Server Migration (Project Lead Technician)
Existing client had grown enough to require a server infrastructure change. A blade server/SAN storage device solution was quoted to the client. I installed and configured an HP C7000 BladeSystem with 3 Blade Servers. Two of the servers had Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64, and one had Windows 2008 Std. The two Enterprise servers were using Windows Hyper-V hypervisor to run multiple virtual servers that would replace their physical counterparts, as well as hosting virtual desktops. The Enterprise servers stored their virtual machines, and additional data partitions, on dual LeftHand StorageWorks SAN appliances. The servers connected to the SAN partitions through iSCSI over a different subnet accessed through a switch that had a separate VLAN exclusively for the storage devices.
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