The alternate creds for DDNS was what I was referring to for the extra stuff comment. As long as there isnt another reason, I think Im comfortable with running it on the DC. Thanks.
- Andy O. ________________________________________ From: Brian Desmond [mailto:br...@briandesmond.com] Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 10:05 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Server OS opinion As long as you set the alternate creds for DDNS its not really a big deal IMO. For something as small as Andys shop it wouldnt really be economical cost/benefit wise to split it up I expect. Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com c - 312.731.3132 Active Directory, 4th Ed - http://www.briandesmond.com/ad4/ Microsoft MVP - https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Brian From: David Lum [mailto:david....@nwea.org] Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 10:38 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Server OS opinion Security. http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/DHCP-Security-Part1.html David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 -----Original Message----- From: Andy Ognenoff [mailto:andyognen...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 8:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Server OS opinion What's the reasoning for no DHCP on a DC - besides the extra stuff you need to do to make DNS updates work correctly? We're a very small shop with only 1 domain/2 DCs and I'm implementing DHCP soon - again, migrating from Netware. - Andy O. ________________________________________ From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:ezi...@lifespan.org] Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 3:52 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Server OS opinion 1) Full Install, with minimal roles, unless core will do it for me and not be an admin headache. 2) Enterprise Edition X64 for E2k7 in a 4 node cluster GEO-Cluster for FT and HA. 3) Domain Controller not with DHCP put that role on a separate server protected, ( Standard Edition) 4) File server, Standard edition, implement file blocking, quotas, and ABE. 5) Always take a minimalist approach, still like gui tools, but if you can do all the stuff from the cmdline or via POSH then you GTG. Z Edward Ziots Network Engineer Lifespan Organization MCSE,MCSA,MCP+I, ME, CCA, Security +, Network + ezi...@lifespan.org Phone:401-639-3505 ________________________________________ From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 8:39 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Server OS opinion Until Server 2008 R2, there is no .NET Framework with Server Core, so anything that relies on .NET (e.g. Exchange) isn't going to work. Administration via GUI can be done remotely (though I suppose sometimes you have to do things at the console) so no having a gui isn't a big -ve in my opinion. I would add your Hyper-V hosts to a domain to make it easier to manage remotely. Cheers Ken ________________________________________ From: Glen Johnson [gjohn...@vhcc.edu] Sent: Wednesday, 22 April 2009 10:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Server OS opinion What flavor of server 08 would you choose for these servers? Core or full install. Exchange 07 Domain controller with DHCP. File server for user home directories. In your opinion does the reduced attack surface and fewer patches outweigh the convenience of having the gui tools and such installed? Ive also got a couple of hyper v hosts and unless someone can convince me otherwise, core will go on them. Any advice or horror stories appreciated. Glen Johnson LAN Admin Virginia Highlands Community College PO Box 828, Abingdon, VA 24212 phone: (276)739-2467 fax: (276)739-2590 www.vhcc.edu ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
