I think the Exchange box was #3.... Still a bad idea. 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: MarvinC [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 12:44 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Pros/Cons of putting PDC/2DC on Virtual Server Not a small shop but seems to have been built from the perspective of a "small shop". I say it's time for a change starting with demoting that DC running exchange, if possible. gl On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 12:35 PM, Daniel Rodriguez <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: 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]<mailto:[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, René de Haas <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Exactly. Reÿé From: Christopher Bodnar [mailto:[email protected]<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]<mailto:[email protected]> Phone: 610-807-6459 Fax: 610-807-6003 ________________________________ From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[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/> ~
