Robert, Well, anything is possible, but this sort of configuration is certainly not recommended. An Exchange Server is an Exchange Server, a DC is a DC etc. Its generally thought of as a bad idea, however there are always costs associated with deploying larger numbers of servers for (comparatively) smaller regional offices.
That being said, I have done similar things (although with smaller offices), and provided you have all the backup / AV and DR strategies in place, its not a huge issue. Performance and scaling of the server will be paramount to the configuration. For a 150-300 user office it could potentially be a bit of a squeeze to get all the apps on a single box and still provide the required levels of service, however the following is a configuration I've used that has worked in the past. Dual 2.4/2.8 GHz processors 1-2gb RAM RAID Controller, with up to 6 x36gb drives Software installed was Windows 2000, running AD, DNS, DHCP, WINS Exchange 2000 Oracle File and Print Server This was for an office of up to about 50 staff, and the performance levels were quite acceptable. Obviously the recommended Exchange configuration (mirror set, mirror set, RAID 5) wasn't possible in the hardware being used, however Exchange hasn't seemed to be affected (there is obviously a performance hit, but its been negligible). There are risks associated with doing this sort of config, but as long as you are aware of them, and have contingency plans in place, you should be ok. For example Exchange and SQL aren't very good bedfellows, and need optimisation on both sides to make sure the performance is appropiate for both applications. G. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Miller, Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 3:39 AM Subject: A bit off topic - Multiple apps on 1 server > All, > > Excuse me for the slightly off-topic inquiry. We are currently rolling out > Exchange 2000 - we have about 10,000 users in several locations - 150-300 > users per office on average. We run the Exchange 2000 servers also as Domain > Controllers, with the addition of DNS and DHCP. Everything works just fine, > but now the CTO wants to start doing an "Office in a Box" concept - where we > load tons of additional apps on this server. Sort of like Small Business > Server - but with additional licenses (more than 50), and not all the apps > are Microsoft. I thought we were being a bit risky having Exchange on the > same server as a DC, DNS, and DHCP. Does anyone have any advice on this? Bad > idea? Terrible idea? > > Thanks > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang =english > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
