It seems that someone did that already. I took this because they need someone to pick up the pieces. I know that I can figure all this out, its just going to take some time.
Their AD doesnt' look good, either. On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 12:37 PM, John Cook <[email protected]> wrote: > PDC, DC AND Exchange on the same single hosÿÿ€¦..WOW! Recipe for a Resume > generating event if you ask me. > > > > *John W. Cook* > > *Systems Administrator* > > *Partnership For Strong Families* > > *315 SE 2nd Ave* > > *Gainesville, Fl 32601* > > *Office (352) 393-2741 x320* > > *Cell (352) 215-6944* > > *Fax (352) 393-2746* > > *MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I,CompTIA A+, N+* > > > > *From:* Daniel Rodriguez [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, March 26, 2009 12:36 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Pros/Cons of putting PDC/2DC on Virtual Server > > > > Just to let you all know, this not a small shop. > > > > Doing some investigation and found that this was done to 'save money'. Also > found out that they have one physical server that has three virtual servers, > PDC, the second DC and Exchange. > > > > Still trying to figure this all out. > > On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 12:20 PM, MarvinC <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'd never entertain the thought of virtualizing both boxes but have placed > a DC on a virtual server and the only issue I had was that the nic would > become disabled for no reason. Other than that as long as the server is > built to "spec" then it should run fine for small sites. > > Regardless of what the vmware guys say is written placing both DC's on > virtual just doesn't make sense. > > gl > > On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 11:47 AM, Rÿÿé de Haas <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Exactly. > > ÿÿÃÿÿ© > > > > *From:* Christopher Bodnar [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, March 26, 2009 4:45 PM > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > > *Subject:* RE: Pros/Cons of putting PDC/2DC on Virtual Server > > > > Think of it as hardware and look at the possible single points of failure: > > > > LUN (if both servers are on the same SAN/LUN) > > Server (if the host goes down so does AD) > > Dual HBAs? > > NIC (teaming?) > > Redundant switches with multiple NICs? > > Separate power sources to the host? > > > > Personally I would recommend having at least (2) hosts, weather they be ESX > or Hyper-V. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Chris Bodnar, MCSE > Sr. Systems Engineer > Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services > Guardian Life Insurance Company of America > Email: [email protected] > Phone: 610-807-6459 > Fax: 610-807-6003 > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, March 26, 2009 11:34 AM > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Pros/Cons of putting PDC/2DC on Virtual Server > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *This message, and any attachments to it, may contain information that is > privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. > If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are > notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or > communication of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received > this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail > and delete the message and any attachments. Thank you. * > ------------------------------ > > *** > 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. > *** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or > attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to > which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), > confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, > dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this > information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without > the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information > may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act > of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or > unauthorized use or disclosure of this information could result in civil > and/or criminal penalties. > Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really > need to. > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
