This is less a DC issue and more a requirements
issue.
If you need for example more RAM or CPUs than stnd can
support, then you need ent.
If your requirements can be met by stnd then stnd will
suffice.
*Caveat*: Your current requirements may change in the
future. Your future requirements may *not* not be met by stnd edition. Try to
ascertain what your future requirements may be, if possible.
neil
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ryan A. Conrad
Sent: 14 February 2006 15:37
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ActiveDir] W2K3 Std. vs. Ent. for DCs
Dean posted this comment in a recent post:
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I have no
concerns using Standard edition for DCs, I don't see it too often since the
majority of my customers are licensed up the wazoo and use whatever ISO they
stumble across first :o)
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As ironic as it is, we have
recently been prodded by our internal server support group to provide sufficient
documentation (beyond saying "because we want it") as to why we need W2K3 Ent.
instead of W2K3 Std. Thus far the only thing official I've been able to
come up with is the fact that we have multiple DFS roots. They seem to
think that the license costs for Ent. being 3x that of Std. doesn't justify
implementation.
Can anyone point me to some
documentation or specific reasons to stick with Ent.? Ultimately this is what we
want for AD, but somehow our desires are not good enough when it comes to $$$
savings.
Thanks!
Ryan
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