You have multiple DCs for redundancy. If one goes down, the others are still available. And your domain (usually) keeps functioning without you having to do a restore.
I'm not sure having FE/BE Exchange servers accomplishes the same goal. Most FE Exchange servers do not have a copy the store in my experience. In terms of splitting AV/WSUS - that's something that can only be decided on a case-by-case basis. What hardware exists? Does the administration of the two need to be split between different people? Are they going to be located in physically disparate sites? Cheers Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS > Rocks [MVP] > Sent: Tuesday, 25 October 2005 11:11 AM > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Geographic Domain Setup > > Oh don't mind me... I'm SBS... if you are going to spend the bucks on > two domain controllers...why not get duplicates on Exchange/ Front > end/Back end OWA and all that jazz while you are at it. I'm just as > concerned about email these days as I am the domain itself that's all. ;- > ) > > Well.. I'd be implementing a domain even without the > spam/spyware/viruses... I have a domain at home :-) > > Edwin wrote: > > Hardware specifications were never mentioned. I agree. Beefy hardware > is > > not needed for WSUS or for a centralized Anti-Virus Server. The > hardware > > was available and this did not add too much if any administrative > overhead. > > Ideally, if the option is available, you will want to isolate points of > > failure; i.e. I would rather have a WSUS or Anti-Virus server go down > > individually rather then have both of them go down because they were on > the > > same box. > > > > Correct. Workstations were operated by end users without administrative > > privileges. It is because of massive amounts of spam, spyware and > viruses > > that a domain was implemented. I basically took away Administrative > rights > > from every one except those that needed it (SysAdmins). In those cases, > > those individuals had their own workstations that were not on the domain > but > > the user still had access to MS Exchange. That way if something > happened to > > their machine it would not affect the entire network. > > > > The files servers' main purpose was not for file sharing. It was for > > storage of roaming profiles and storage of personal files on a networked > > drive. This was needed so that anyone could sit anywhere and still have > > access to their files. SharePoint was available as an option but that > was > > not a domain controlled server and a separate project. > > > > I don't understand what you mean by having a front/back end Exchange > server > > because of the number of boxes built for the structure of the domain. > Could > > you explain how this relates? > > > > > > Thanks, > > Edwin > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, > CPA > > aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] > > Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 8:35 PM > > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Geographic Domain Setup > > > > <me asks stupid question> > > > > You guys really do a separate server for a/v 'and' WSUS? WSUS doesn't > > take that much juice, does need IIS and msde..but still... most folks on > > the WSUS patch management listserve at least aren't putting it on that > > beefy of hardware anyway. Also these days unless you are running without > > local admin rights on those workstations...where's your anti spyware > > server since you are separating things out like that. > > > > Don't you guys want a front end/back end Exchange if you are going to > > start building that many boxes? > > > > TS box? > > SQL? > > Sharepoint? [plain old file and printer sharing is soooo last year] > > > > And lets see...three locations in Hurricane target zones, one in > > Earthquake zones, not quite sure about the risk factors for Atlanta and > > Vancouver. That should be fun :-) > > > > <end stupid question> List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
