RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller with GC sizing?

[Bjelke John A Contr AFRL/VSIO]

Cindy, here's the link to the sizer tool. 
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/tools/sizer/default.asp

 John A. Bjelke AFRL\VSIO 
 Business Support Analyst
    UNISYS
 Supporting AFRL 
 Kirtland AFB, NM
  505.853.6087
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-----Original Message-----
From: Rittenhouse, Cindy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 10:08 AM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller with GC sizing?


Please tell me where I can obtain this DC sizer? It sound like to would be
quite useful?
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Lori Demkovich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 11:57
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller with GC sizing?


Howard, it sounds like you asked for a one box solution.  Did you sketch
your domain and DC topology before using the tool? Your user counts will be
spread across multiple DC/GCs - due to multiple sites.  I haven't yet run
the tool for your users as shown below but if I did, I would not be
surprised at the calculation for one server servicing 4000 accounts.

Lori Demkovich
MCSE, MCP Exchange 5.5
MCP Exchange 2000
Enterprise Architect
Info Systems, Inc.

-----Original Message-----
From: Sockrider, Howard L. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 11:18 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller with GC sizing?


We have about 3500 PCs and use NT 4 and Exchange 5.5 today.  There are about
4000 accounts with a good number of distribution lists.  The DC sizer tool
from MS indicates I need a quad CPU box with two arrays.  Really?!?  That
could get very expensive depending on the domain model chosen and level of
fault tolerance employed.  

What are the real world hardware guidelines for DCs and GC servers in a
3000-4000 user domain with several sites and Exchange 2k.


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