I've got a few VMs with a self contained domain controller running in them and haven't come across issues (that I know of), they're great for developing Solutions on, and you make better use of RAM available running one VM instead of two.
I remember setting up some DEV VMs on Server 2003 following these steps: http://blogs.msdn.com/johnwpowell/archive/2008/07/07/walkthrough-build-a-windows-sharepoint-services-3-0-development-virtual-pc-with-sql-server-active-directory-and-e-mail.aspx It's on a MSDN blog (Microsoft Employee) posted July 2008, and includes steps on installing the Domain Controller and DNS roles on the same VM as SharePoint. I guess the 2 VM setup with separate DC better matches a real life farm though. Sezai. On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Bill Williamson <b...@bbqninja.com> wrote: > His question was "why?" > > everyone knows the advice, but apart from a bug in RC1 VM (which was > years ago now) I've never heard a reason. > > So it's handy to have someone from ms in this thread, as you could > likely answer: > -what goes wrong > and more importantly > -why > > On Friday, February 5, 2010, Aaron Saikovski > <aaron.saikov...@microsoft.com> wrote: > > Hi Joe, > > What I normally do in this situation is to create a domain control in a > VM and my SharePoint dev in another. I like to keep them separate as this > kind of simulates a real world setup. > > I allocate say 1GB ram for the DC and about 4-6GB ram for my sharepoint > VM. > > > > My advice is to keep them separate. > > > > Hope that this helps > > > > Regards, > > Aaron Saikovski > > > > Aaron Saikovski | Senior Consultant | Microsoft Australia > > Tel: +61 2 8817 9280 | Mob: +61 410 480 971 | Fax: +61 2 9870 2499 | > Email: aaron.saikov...@microsoft.com | Blog: > http://blogs.msdn.com/aaronsaikovski > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ozmoss-boun...@ozmoss.com [mailto:ozmoss-boun...@ozmoss.com] On > Behalf Of Joseph Clark > > Sent: Friday, 5 February 2010 3:40 PM > > To: ozMOSS > > Subject: The SharePoint + Domain Controller situation > > > > Hi List! > > > > As a fairly new SharePoint developer, I've seen anecdotal references all > over the Internet about how installing SharePoint and the Domain Controller > server role on the same server is a one-way ticket to disaster town. > > > > What I am yet to discover is *why* this is bad? What problems does it > cause? > > > > I'm trying to setup some nice clean virtual machine images for my > development environment and was wondering what's the ideal setup? > > Should I run my dev environment SharePoint server just using local > accounts? Is it OK to have the DC on the same computer in a controlled > development environment? Should I run an additional virtual machine to act > as the domain controller? > > > > All advice/suggestions appreciated :-) > > > > Cheers, > > Joe. > > > > > > -- > > Register now for Atlassian Summit 2010, June 9-11 > http://summit.atlassian.com > > > > Joseph Clark > > .NET Developer > > > > Atlassian > > +61 422 812 044 mobile > > 173-185 Sussex St. > > Sydney, NSW > > Australia > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > ozmoss mailing list > > ozmoss@ozmoss.com > > http://prdlxvm0001.codify.net/mailman/listinfo/ozmoss > > > > _______________________________________________ > > ozmoss mailing list > > ozmoss@ozmoss.com > > http://prdlxvm0001.codify.net/mailman/listinfo/ozmoss > > > _______________________________________________ > ozmoss mailing list > ozmoss@ozmoss.com > http://prdlxvm0001.codify.net/mailman/listinfo/ozmoss >
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