Not ever seen any issues with having a DC on a virtual machine. I've had DC's on GSX/ESX for probably 4 years now. In production environment, it doesn't replace a physical box in my domain, but for redundancy it's great. We had to keep an old NT 4 domain around for years because of a legacy app and it worked great until we were finally able to shut it down. I've got an entire test domain in ESX VMWare (DC's, Exchange, ISA, SharePoint, workstations etc) and it really works great.
Z, what your looking to do, is very doable, and a very good option for DR. The only reason we don't have our DC's on VMWare is because the IT manager didn't want it. I would run it all virtual with absolute confidence that it would work just fine. I really, really like VMWare ;) On Jan 30, 2008 7:47 AM, Ziots, Edward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Was looking to do Virtual AD controllers and put ESX box at off-site for > DR purposes. > > > > Z > > > > Edward E. Ziots > > Netwok Engineer > > Lifespan Organization > > MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA > > Phone: 401-639-3505 > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* René de Haas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 30, 2008 8:41 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > > *Subject:* RE: VMWARE ESX QUESTION > > > > > > Our ADcontroller is virtual as well. No problem. > > > > *From:* Jeff Frantz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 30, 2008 2:23 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: VMWARE ESX QUESTION > > > > > > Joe, > > > > I P2V'd my entire environment two years ago including two DCs, DNS and > DHCP servers with no issues. > > > > -Jeff > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Haralson, Joe (GE Indust, ES Asset Intelligence, consultant) > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 30, 2008 8:09 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* VMWARE ESX QUESTION > > > > > > I currently have my Domain controller running Microsoft 2003 enterprise > with DNS, and a Second box running microsoft 2003 Enterprise acting as a > print server and running DHCP. However, I would like to VM those boxes. I've > Virtualized lots of boxes in the past , just not to a Domain controller > running DNS or a box running DHCP. Since Domain controllers , DNS and DHCP > apps are such a big part of Microsoft Infrastructure, I wanted to know if > anyone has run into any issues or had success doing a VM on a Domain > controller with DNS or DHCP? Thanks in advance for your responses. > > > > Thanks' > Joe Haralson > Network Infrastructure team > Phone - 847-598-6737 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *** > The information in this e-mail is confidential and intended solely for the > individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this > e-mail in error please notify the sender by return e-mail delete this e-mail > and refrain from any disclosure or action based on the information. > *** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Sherry Abercrombie "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a persistent one." -Albert Einstein ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
