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client	the-prairie-schooner	The Prairie Schooner	2026-07-07	HOWARD-HOME/claude-main	projects/gps-rmm-audit/tracker.md live GuruRMM / Syncro 2026-07-07 (endpoint-verified)	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 2026-07-08 night)

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).

Backlinks

• projects/gps-rmm-audit — GPS -> GuruRMM coverage audit