Central admin is simply a web site like any other MOSS site. It's only "used" when you're accessing it.
The things that may become an issue later are the search components (and the office server components if you're using web excel or web infopath). On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 9:50 AM, Peter Milliner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there any drawbacks of having the central admin site on the same server as > the rest of the content or should this be on another server. > > Regards > Peter Milliner > Bendigo TAFE. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Daniel Brown > Sent: Tuesday, 9 September 2008 9:42 AM > To: listserver@ozMOSS.com > Subject: RE: [OzMOSS] SharePoint 2007 2 Server farms? > > Ah excellent! Otherwise it would of meant some grey hairs. > > I personally would go with what you have already said, move the database off > to its own dedicated box, making the front end box a little lighter. > > If 1 machine's stats are higher, I would use the higher one for the database > server as you will instantly see a performance boost from moving SQL server > off the web server.. making it almost a double upgrade :) > > Cheers, > > Daniel > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Milliner > Sent: Tuesday, 9 September 2008 8:48 AM > To: listserver@ozMOSS.com > Subject: RE: [OzMOSS] SharePoint 2007 2 Server farms? > > Thanks for all the advice of everyone - and yes even though it was on one > server I did install as farm and not a single server - I had done some > research and luckily read not to install as a single server - they also > highlighted this on the administrator course I was on. > > Looks like I will need to do some reading and work out best possible > scenario... > > But will probably go with the database server plan (on separate server). > > Regards > Peter Milliner > Bendigo TAFE > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Daniel Brown > Sent: Monday, 8 September 2008 6:38 PM > To: listserver@ozMOSS.com > Subject: RE: [OzMOSS] SharePoint 2007 2 Server farms? > > I do believe stsadm does allow it, so all is not lost if tis a small enough > site/setup/deployment > > And 110% agree that it should be renamed to something better, I've seen way > to many people burnt because of this.. over and over.. > > -DB > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Jeremy Thake > Sent: Monday, 8 September 2008 6:02 PM > To: listserver@ozMOSS.com > Subject: RE: [OzMOSS] SharePoint 2007 2 Server farms? > > That's a good point Daniel. > > Just out of interest as I've not tried it, does the stsadm -o import and -o > export work if it's used the internal database - obviously it works with SQL > instances? > > Personally I think they should rename "single server" to "development > server" and force people to set up a single server farm with all the correct > accounts etc. and spend a little more time up front! ;-) > > Cheers, > Jeremy Thake > Readify | Senior Consultant > > Perth | WA 6005 | Australia > M: +61 400 767 022 | E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | W: www.readify.net | B: > www.made4the.net > ________________________________________ > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Daniel > Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, 8 September 2008 4:20 PM > To: listserver@ozMOSS.com > Subject: RE: [OzMOSS] SharePoint 2007 2 Server farms? > > Hi Peter, > > If you chose the Single Standalone deployment of MOSS in the Configuration > Wizard, You are not able to add any more servers into that farm. > > In order to introduce a second server into a arm of this setup is going to > be painful unfortunately as it uses the Windows Internal Database with local > only access. So getting to the database you to move to SQL server standard > is going to be troublesome. > > However, if you used SQL Server Standard or above, you should not have this > problem. > > > Daniel Brown - SharePoint > MVP<https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Daniel.Brown> > MCTS: Windows SharePoint Services : Configuration > Blog: http://www.danielbrown.id.au<http://www.danielbrown.id.au/> > Mobile: 0419-804-099 > > ý Please consider your Environment before printing this email. > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Peter Milliner > Sent: Monday, 8 September 2008 3:35 PM > To: listserver@ozMOSS.com > Subject: [OzMOSS] SharePoint 2007 2 Server farms? > > Hello all, > > Just some general advice. > > We have SharePoint 2007 installed on a single server. This server has the > database, web content and shared services, central administration all > installed on this server but installed as a farm. > I have convinced the powers to be that we require another server - which > they have agreed. > > Can anyone point me in the right direction on how best to extend the server > farm (will now be a 2 server farm) and what should be moved or added to new > server. Should I just use the second server as database server (or first) . > Central Admin Site? Shared Services? > > Any Assistance is appreciated. > > Regards > Peter Milliner > SharePoint Administrator > Bendigo TAFE > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > OzMOSS.com - to unsubscribe from this list, send a message back to the list > with 'unsubscribe' as the subject. > Powered by mailenable.com > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > OzMOSS.com - to unsubscribe from this list, send a message back to the list > with 'unsubscribe' as the subject. > Powered by mailenable.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > OzMOSS.com - to unsubscribe from this list, send a message back to the list > with 'unsubscribe' as the subject. > Powered by mailenable.com > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > OzMOSS.com - to unsubscribe from this list, send a message back to the list > with 'unsubscribe' as the subject. > Powered by mailenable.com > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > OzMOSS.com - to unsubscribe from this list, send a message back to the list > with 'unsubscribe' as the subject. > Powered by mailenable.com > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > OzMOSS.com - to unsubscribe from this list, send a message back to the list > with 'unsubscribe' as the subject. > Powered by mailenable.com > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > OzMOSS.com - to unsubscribe from this list, send a message back to the list > with 'unsubscribe' as the subject. > Powered by mailenable.com > > >
