I haven't deployed virtual DCs and always shy away from this concept, personally.
1. Management tools of virtual machines still appear to be immature (IMHO). i.e. how would you manage / patch / configure / administer all machines in a uniform, centralised fashion, regardless of physical/virtual status 2. DC performance is paramount, esp. in larger organisations I would need to be convinced that a virtual DC could "compete" with its physical counterpart. If I deploy DCs with 4Gb RAM / separate disk spindles for Db and logs etc etc then I'd be surprised if a virtual DC could equal the performance. Note: Some of the above is not DC specific, but cover my main concerns. neil -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 16 June 2005 13:52 To: [email protected] Subject: [ActiveDir] Virtual Domain Controllers All, Is anybody currently running Domain Controllers in VMware of Virtual Server? Have there been any problems with this environment? There is a big push at my company to virtualize every environment but, I am sure Domain Controllers should be virtualized. One of my biggest concerns is the snapshot feature. I do not have full control over the Domain Controllers and I worry that another Admin will take a snapshot of the DC and make a few changes and if they don't work, revert to the snapshot before the changes. Wouldn't this be the same as using an older ghost image of the DC? I'm just looking for some feedback to see if this is a viable solution. List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ ============================================================================== Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic communications disclaimer: http://www.csfb.com/legal_terms/disclaimer_external_email.shtml ============================================================================== List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
