I think it might have been the Windows NT4 Enterprise curriculum book, but
its in print somewhere.

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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
> > 
> > 
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