hello, I worked for a company with a similar number of access points like you. they were migrating from a non-switch Ethernet archi to a switch one. Cisco was part of the job (Catalyst was the product to deploy). Cisco insisted to segment the network to range of 3000 IP, by using subnets.
So i recommended you to segment your network into 3 parts by using VLAN and to install 2 DHCP servers per segment (1 prim, 1 backup). Plus, if you have IP phones, do the same with differents segments because traffic have differents constraints. Check Cisco site, maybe they have white papers for that. Wednesday, January 15, 2003, 12:09:07 PM, you wrote: CJ> A simple question - but I suspect a very complex answer! CJ> How many DHCP servers do I need? CJ> I will have about 10,000 network access points. CJ> Each point could be used by anyone, but once someone is using it, they will CJ> keep using it for a week before someone else needs to use it. Typically CJ> Windows 2000 or XP PC's. CJ> I will also have 15,000 IP based phones. Once these are in place, they will CJ> only be moved once every 3 months. CJ> Presumably, I need to take into account how long it takes to ask for and get CJ> a DHCP address, how often it is requested and how many requests each server CJ> can handle within a certain period. CJ> Any ideas how to calculate this, and come up with a simple "You need X DHCP CJ> servers"? CJ> Thanks for ideas, CJ> Chris CJ> ------ CJ> You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] CJ> Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp CJ> To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% -- Best regards, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
