Windows Small Business Server "Aurora" is a new edition of Windows Small Business Server that introduces cross-premise functionality, providing small businesses with on-premise file and print, security, backup, remote access, and identity management services, combined with optional off-premise services.

1. WINDOWS SMALL BUSINESS SERVER 2011
ESSENTIALS (FORMERLY SBS :AURORA”)
Sean Daniel
Senior Program Manager

2. SMB Windows Server Family
SOLUTION
SERVERS
TRADITIONAL
SERVERS
Complete server platform,
integrated and optimized
Run your business
• LOB application platform
• Unified/federated identity management
• Communications & Collaboration Suite
Customizable Server platform for businesses
of any size
Self-service
Partner-IT or Internal-IT
Store, protect, access
• Simplified setup and management
• Centralized backup
• Anywhere access
Customizable for exact requirements
• Storage
• Infrastructure
• LOB platform
• Communication &
collaboration tools
• Any other app or
infrastructure service
• Standard deployment
and management
tools and processes
• Virtualization

3. Ideal First Server
Easy-to-use solution
Cloud integration
Simplify your life
Your business with you, virtually
anywhere
Windows SBS 2011 Essentials
Get Ready for
the future
 Automatic local backup, simple restore
of server and client computers
 Easily connect to online services
 Work virtually anywhere, anytime
Helps protect data
Helps organize information
Access from virtually anywhere
 Increase business productivity
 Simple, secure, dependable
network
 Easy-to-use storage and sharing

4. • Windows Server 2008 R2
• Server and Client Setup Experience
• Management
• Remote Web Access
• Health Monitoring
• Premium Add-on
Aurora Shares It’s Base With SBS7
Aurora SBS7

5. “Aurora” Deep Dive Agenda
Initial Configuration & Client Set Up
User Management and Identity
User Experience
Monitoring and Alerts
Server Backup
Remote Access

6. Initial Configuration (OOBE)
• Aurora focus on simplifying the setup experience –
less questions, more defaults
• Completes Initial Configuration of the server and
then install Client Connector on each computer
Aurora
Questions include:
Language, country, locale
Clock and time-zone
Obtain updates
Company name
Server and domain name
Administrator and first user name and password

7. Connecting Clients
Can be done by end user (do
not need to be Administrator)
Install process starts from a
Web page
Summary of Aurora steps:
1. Install .NET framework (if
not installed)
2. Enter SBS network user
name and password
3. Option to move existing
local settings and data
(user profiles)
4. Add Computer Description
5. Option to enable
computer to wake up for
client backups
Client Connector has
support for:
Domain Join Capable
computers
Limited support for “home”
skus
User profile migration for
Windows Pro SKUs

8. User Management and Identity
• Uses Active Directory for
Authentication and
Authorization
• User created has
username & password
• Password Policy
• Users can be standard
user or Administrator
user
• Built-in “Administrator”
account is disabled
• Unified logon across all
access areas
• Optional Federation with
cloud services

9. User Experience
Aurora Dashboard
•Simplified central
management for
common tasks
•Consistent experiences
for discovery, navigation,
tasks and getting help
Aurora Launchpad
•Single “go to” place for
users on or off the
network
•Quickly launch common
tasks
•Receive alerts and
warnings (network wide
or local computer)
Remote Web Access
•Access network file
shares from home or
while on-the-road
•Connect to Computers
•Connect to RWA add-ins
•Customizable Links
Aurora only - All users interfaces are extensible by 3rd
parties and support OEM customization

10. Monitoring and Alerts
• Helps administrators
monitor the security
status of their
network
• Extensible:
• Target events to customer
and/or VAP
• 3 severity levels for the
events (informational,
warning, critical)
• Provide custom actions
for addressing, if
appropriate
 Configure alerts to e-
mail with SMTP
server

11. Server Backup
• Based on Windows
Server 2008 R2
backup
• Aurora key scenarios:
• Single File Restore
• Folder Restore
• Server Bare Metal
Recovery
• Client Backup/Restore
• Factory Reset (for
headless servers)

12. Remote Web Access
• Remote Web Access is the new name for SBS 2008 RWW
• Free domain name on *.remotewebaccess.com, with trusted certificate
• Paid Vanity (remote.contoso.com) configuration via supported providers
• Optional (but not recommended) manual configuration case
• Provides secure remote connections to:
• Computers
• Shared Folders
• Links
• 3rd Party add-ins

13. Shared Folders
Management UX
 Simply specify access to
folders on the network
 SDK support to build
additional cloud
integration
End user UX
 Simplified users access
to shared folders

14. • Seamless Cloud Integration
• Add-ins
• Client Backup
• Mac Support
SBS Aurora-only Features
SBS Aurora

15. Seamless Cloud Integration
Suitable for
• Small Businesses looking for cloud enabled services or hosted LOB
applications
• Small Business looking towards BPOS for office/collaboration services
Benefits
• Seamless integration into online and cloud enabled services
• Single point of management for local and cloud based administration
• Enables simple, single sign-on experiences with cloud-based services
• Transparent access for users to both local and cloud based data and
applications
• Integration into BPOS for office/collaboration/email services
• Pre-configured cloud installation wizards to ease deployment steps

16. Add-ins
Add-in
• Functionality that extends
the product to add end user
features, administrative
features, or both.
• OEM Pre-installation during
factory imaging
• Online and on-premise
Add-in Manager
• A centralized location to
manage add-ins installed
from a share, USB key, 3rd
party share, the cloud . . .
• Includes add-in deployment
infrastructure

17. Mac Support
 Mac/Apple clients are now supported out-of-the-
box
 Support for Leopard and above
• Macs Support Initial Configuration, Client Connector,
Dashboard, Launchpad (including health alerts), and Remote
Web Access
• Dashboard integration - Mac appears in Computers
list
• Mac access to shared folders
• Mac can use server as Time Machine backup
destination
• Mac client side support for add-ins
 iPhone support for Remote Web Access

18. Premium Add-on
• One SKU across both Aurora &
SBS7
• Must be part of an SBS domain
• Can be a follow-on sale sold
standalone after initial Aurora or
SBS7 purchase
• Ideal for:
• Line-of-business (LOB) applications
• Virtualization
• Remote Desktop Services Application
Mode
• Backup domain controller
• Other standalone uses
SQL Server 2008 R2 for
Small Business
Windows Server 2008 R2
Standard

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