---
type: client
name: the-prairie-schooner
display_name: "The Prairie Schooner"
last_compiled: 2026-07-10
compiled_by: HOWARD-HOME/claude-main
sources:
  - projects/gps-rmm-audit/tracker.md
  - live GuruRMM / Syncro 2026-07-07 (endpoint-verified)
  - clients/prairie-schooner/session-logs/2026-07/2026-07-10-howard-server-migration.md
backlinks:
  - wiki/projects/gps-rmm-audit.md
---

# The Prairie Schooner

GPS client (Syncro cid 3664974). Contact: Tina Coalter, Tucson AZ.

## Machines (4 in RMM)

| Host | Client / Site | OS | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| `Mel-PC` | The Prairie Schooner / Main | Windows 10 Pro 22H2 | online |
| `TPS-SERVER` | The Prairie Schooner / Main | Windows Server 2016 Essentials | online |
| `TPS-SVR` | The Prairie Schooner / Main | Windows Server 2019 Standard | online |
| `TPS-Tina` | The Prairie Schooner / Main | Windows 11 Pro 23H2 | online |

## GPS billing & backup status

- GPS: 5 devices billed. Backup: **1 seat billed**.
- **Backup status: FAIL — no current backup.** Endpoint-verified 2026-07-06: `TPS-SERVER`
  has Windows Server Backup configured to a USB disk, but it last ran 3/7/2018 (~8 years
  dead). No current backup anywhere. Pays for backup, nothing is backing up. Do not provision
  off the billing count — per-client decision ([[feedback_backup_targets_never_guessed]]).

## Server migration IN PROGRESS (2026-07-07, PAUSED — resume after SonicWall->UniFi swap)

Replacing aging **TPS-SERVER** (Server 2016 Essentials, Lenovo TS140, 3.8 GB RAM, disk
87% full, sole DC/CA/DNS/file/QuickBooks host) with **TPS-SVR** (Server 2019 Standard,
HPE MicroServer Gen10+ v2, 32 GB RAM, 5.3 TB). Domain `TPS.local`.

**Done so far:**
- Full data pre-seed TPS-SERVER -> TPS-SVR `\\TPS-SVR\Share` (`C:\Share`): Quickbooks
  144 GB + Deployment 22 GB + **clean company file** `schoonerQB2025.QBW` (3 GB, copied
  with QB service stopped, verified byte-for-byte). QBWebConnector = no real integration.
- **TPS-SVR promoted to DC** (2nd DC, GC, DNS). AD/DNS **fully replicated** (17 users,
  11 computers, 6 GPOs, zones), repl **0 errors both ways**. Static IP **192.168.1.135/24**
  gw .1, DNS = .125 + 127.0.0.1, forwarders 1.1.1.1/8.8.8.8 (dead Norton removed).
- **OLD TPS-SERVER remains PRIMARY**: holds all 5 FSMO, QB host, file server, the DNS
  clients use. Users unaffected. Schema was v87 -> promotion adprep'd to v88.

**Key constraints / decisions:**
- **No SonicWall access.** SonicWall (192.168.1.1) = gateway + DHCP, hands clients
  DNS=**192.168.1.125** (old DC). Howard replacing it with a **UniFi gateway 2026-07-08**
  to regain DHCP/DNS control. Until then, retiring old DC would break client DNS.
- QB references host by **IP in the `.ND`** (`ServerIp=192.168.1.125`) but the `.ND`/`.DSN`
  regenerate when the hosting server changes — delete stale `.ND` at cutover, verify it
  shows the new host IP before letting clients in.
- Q: drive map + deploy GPOs are all keyed to name `\\tps-server` -> keep the name via a
  DNS+SPN **alias** on the new box (netdom computername /add). No printers/redirection/roaming
  to migrate. Legacy GPOs (IP SEC, NeT Communication, LT Deployment) defunct -> prune.

**Remaining (resume tomorrow after UniFi swap):**
1. Transfer 5 FSMO roles to TPS-SVR (briefly re-enable Administrator, then re-disable).
2. Migrate the **Enterprise Root CA** `TPS-TPS-SERVER-CA` — TEST the non-exportable key
   export (`Backup-CARoleService`) BEFORE committing; CA still auto-enrolls DC certs.
3. Configure QB Database Server Manager on TPS-SVR (host `C:\Share\Quickbooks`, service
   Automatic, regen `.ND`, firewall ports); recreate shares with ACLs (pre-seed was
   data-only); re-enable Shadow Copies.
4. With UniFi: point DHCP DNS at the new DC (removes the forced ".125 takeover"); decide
   final IP (keep .135 + alias, or assume .125). Reserve the DC IP in UniFi DHCP.
5. Cutover (brief, users out of QB): stop QB on old, final `.QBW` delta copy, verify a
   workstation opens QB from new server.
6. Demote + power off old TPS-SERVER; activate TPS-SERVER name alias; clean multi-homing
   (.120/10.10.10.5 records) + remove unused DHCP/Print roles on new box.
7. **Stand up a real backup on the new server** (original reason: nothing was backed up).

Creds vaulted: `clients/prairie-schooner/tps-domain-admin` (guru), `.../tps-administrator`
(built-in Admin, reset to provided pw, now DISABLED again), `.../tps-svr-dsrm` (DSRM).

## History Highlights

- **2026-07-07** — Server migration begun (TPS-SERVER -> TPS-SVR). Data pre-seeded (166 GB
  QB+Deployment, clean company file verified); TPS-SVR promoted to 2nd DC, AD/DNS replicated
  0-error; static IP .135 set. PAUSED on no-SonicWall-access blocker (client DNS = .125 via
  DHCP we can't change) — Howard replacing SonicWall with UniFi to regain DHCP/DNS control.
  Old server left as primary; users unaffected. See session log 2026-07-10.
- **2026-07-06** — GPS audit: backup FAIL confirmed (WSB last ran 2018).

## Backlinks

- [[projects/gps-rmm-audit]] — GPS -> GuruRMM coverage audit
