Yes but Enterprise is a bit less expensive than Data Center. Jon
On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 9:03 AM, N Parr <npar...@mortonind.com> wrote: > If you buy CPU licenses of Data Center Server you can run as many as you > want. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Monday, June 14, 2010 5:08 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Virtualisation structural question > > If you purchase the Enterprise version of 2k8 R2 I think it comes with 4 > virtual licenses. That would allow for: > VM Host on physical machine > > DC1 on Virtual machine 1 > > DC2 on Virtual machine 2 > > Exchange server on Virtual machine 3 > > File server on Virtual machine 4 > > The only think I have never done is machine 3. I don't do nor have I ever > touched Exchange but I did have a TechNet person tell me that it was a > supported configuration but depending on what you have running on the front > end of Exchange you would need a really beefy Host to support it but that > would be more for someone Exchange orientated than me to say. > > Jon > > On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Oliver Marshall < > oliver.marsh...@g2support.com> wrote: > >> I'd love to but we dont have enough licenses. >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> G2 Support >> >> Network Support : Online Backups : Server Management >> >> >> >> Web: www.g2support.com >> >> Twitter: g2support <http://twitter.com/home?stat...@g2support> >> >> Newsletter: www.g2support.com/newsletter >> >> >> >> *From:* Malcolm Reitz [mailto:malcolm.re...@live.com] >> *Sent:* 14 June 2010 16:29 >> >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* RE: Virtualisation structural question >> >> >> >> I would prefer to run the host as VM host only. I would also create 3 VMs >> – DC, file, Exchange. I don’t like to mix file services in to a domain >> controller as it creates security administration issues. >> >> >> >> -Malcolm >> >> >> >> *From:* Oliver Marshall [mailto:oliver.marsh...@g2support.com] >> *Sent:* Monday, June 14, 2010 06:15 >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* Virtualisation structural question >> >> >> >> Hi chaps. >> >> >> >> Can I kick some thoughts around here and look for some comments? >> >> >> >> We have a few old servers that we need to upgrade to new versions. >> Basically we will be upgrading several Windows 2003 servers running file >> services, AD and Exchange 2003. We will be replacing these with 2008 64bit >> R2 servers running Exchange 2010. >> >> >> >> As running Exchange 2010 on a DC isn't recommended (though it appears that >> it isn't not-supported as such) we are looking at having two servers; one >> for AD and file roles and one for Exchange roles. Clearly this lends itself >> to virtualisation quite nicely with both 'servers' running on a parent host. >> >> >> >> The question is really this: Should the AD/File roles run in a VM or on >> the parent host itself, with Exchange being a child VM on the parent host ? >> >> >> >> So this; >> >> >> >> Physical Host: VM-HOST1 >> >> Roles: Hyper-V Host >> >> Domain: Workgroup >> >> >> >> VM Name: AD-1 >> >> Role: DC/GC/FILE >> >> Host: VM-HOST1 >> >> Domain: MYDOMAIN >> >> >> >> VM Name: EX-1 >> >> Roles: Exchange 2010 >> >> Host: VM-HOST1 >> >> Domain: MYDOMAIN >> >> >> >> Or this; >> >> >> >> Physical Host: VM-HOST1 >> >> Roles: Hyper-V Host, DC/GC/FILE >> >> Domain: MYDOMAIN >> >> >> >> VM Name: EX-1 >> >> Roles: Exchange 2010 >> >> Host: VM-HOST1 >> >> Domain: MYDOMAIN >> >> >> >> My feeling is that the former is neater, that is with both the AD server >> and the Exchange server being VMs on a parent host, than the latter. >> >> >> >> Any suggestions? How are you chaps structuring things ? >> >> >> Olly >> >> >> >> >> >> Network Support >> Online Backups >> Server Management >> >> Tel: 0845 307 3443 >> >> Email: oliver.marsh...@g2support.com >> >> Web: http://www.g2support.com >> >> Twitter: g2support <http://twitter.com/home?stat...@g2support> >> >> Newsletter: http://www.g2support.com/newsletter >> >> Mail: 2 Roundhill Road, Brighton, Sussex, BN2 3RF >> >> >> >> G2 Support LLP is registered at Mill House, 103 Holmes Avenue, HOVE >> >> BN3 7LE. Our registered company number is OC316341. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
<<image002.png>>
<<image001.jpg>>
