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 <drod...@gmail.com>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 <marv...@gmail.com> 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 <rene.deh...@woodward.com >> > wrote: >> >>> Exactly. >>> >>> Reÿé >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Christopher Bodnar [mailto:christopher_bod...@glic.com] >>> *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: christopher_bod...@glic.com >>> Phone: 610-807-6459 >>> Fax: 610-807-6003 >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> *From:* drod...@gmail.com [mailto:drod...@gmail.com] >>> *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. >>> *** >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
