> > We only have two domains (had 10 but removed unneccessary > ones. Need these two though) - we are going to have one > forest and have these two domains. We are going to do a > migration (tested worked with only minor issues) and have our > OU's by dept. (we went back and forth on this) > > We will eventually install exchange 2000 with exchange > conference server on another. (buying two machines - already > have specs for these) > > We were going to go with integrated Dns - making both > machines DCs and DNS servers - (these machines will be for > domain1 - domain2 will be NT for a short time but will be > upgraded. At that time, they will get new boxes.) > > I am writing up the proposal and need to recommend some > hardware - not sure with these ideas in mind what is a good > box to buy or anything I should incl.
Sounds like you've already put a lot of work in, hardly "starting out". Sorry I wasn't trying to be condescending earlier, I've just seen people get in a mess by approaching this from the wrong way but it sounds like you've put a lot of thought into this. I would say the systems you mention would be a good start as domain controllers. The only thing you don't mention that I'd worry about while buying the hardware - and to be honest I'm guessing you've already covered this and just not wrote it up here - is backup devices for the servers. For everything else you can take the base system as a good starting point and use performance monitor to figure out if memory requirements are a bit slim, or how much headroom you have for extras if you were hoping to sneak any file or print stuff onto the boxes as well. -- Robert Moir, MSMVP Senior IT Systems Engineer, Luton Sixth Form College "Dogs have owners, Cats have staff" -- This e-mail is intended for the addressee shown. It contains information that is confidential and protected from disclosure. Any review, dissemination or use of this transmission or its contents by persons or unauthorized employees of the intended organisations is strictly prohibited. The contents of this email do not necessarily represent the views or policies of Luton Sixth Form College, its employees or students. List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
