I think that was for WINs and not DHCP. I never found one for DHCP when I was looking. NT4 had a registry hive limit that would cause the DHCP server to die a horrible death when the number of scopes and reservations was large, but that limitation is gone with 2000. Currently we have 4 DHCP servers (1 primary 1 backup for each scope) with over 2000 scopes and 25000 clients without any issues. DHCP is pretty lightweight, it does work over slow dial up links.
-----Original Message----- From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 7:46 AM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: RE: How many DHCP Servers? There used to be a formula in one of the NT4 whitepapers on DHCP server sizing. I look at it like this - plan for 2 per well connected network. For instance, we have a dozen or so subnets in our building, but I've only got 2 DHCP servers. Seeing as zone management is a PITA, I'd focus on buying bigger and faster DHCP servers rather than scaling them out to 3 or more in one location. We provide local DHCP for all our locations, though - not a fan of bringing that across the WAN. ------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Jordan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 6:09 AM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: How many DHCP Servers? > > > A simple question - but I suspect a very complex answer! > > How many DHCP servers do I need? > > I will have about 10,000 network access points. > Each point could be used by anyone, but once someone is using > it, they will > keep using it for a week before someone else needs to use it. > Typically > Windows 2000 or XP PC's. > I will also have 15,000 IP based phones. Once these are in > place, they will > only be moved once every 3 months. > > > Presumably, I need to take into account how long it takes to > ask for and get > a DHCP address, how often it is requested and how many > requests each server > can handle within a certain period. > > Any ideas how to calculate this, and come up with a simple > "You need X DHCP > servers"? > > Thanks for ideas, > > Chris > > > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
