I think it might have been the Windows NT4 Enterprise curriculum book, but its in print somewhere.
------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Schwartz, Jim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 1:04 PM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: How many DHCP Servers? > > > 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.unsub%% > ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
