Suitable server for DHCP service

Hi everybody,

We currently run our DHCP server on a clustered Windows 2000 server. Next
month we move to a new SAN which means I need to move the DHCP service. I've
read the documentation and am happy with th process of moving all my scopes
to another server. What I need is some advice on which server to move to.

We are a two site AD linked by a 100Mb private fibre connection. All
computers use the clustered DHCP server in Site 1. Site 1 and 2 have around a
450/350 computer mix. I was considering moving the DHCP service to one of the
two Domain Controllers in Site 1. The DC I have in mind is a single Pentium 4
Xeon 3.06GHz (hyperthreaded) with 2GB of RAM and a single 36GB mirrored
partition. It is also the RID and Infrastructure Master for the domain. Would
there be a huge problem with using this server?

Thanks in advance,

Steve.

I usually run DNS/DHCP and WINS all on the DC. If there is more than one DC
I run all of them on each. Each machine is configured the same except for
the DHCP Exclusions which keep DHCP from giving out duplicate addresses.
The WINS are Push/Pull Partners of each other.

--
Phillip Windell
www.wandtv.com

The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft,
or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.
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"smc2005" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:2C0F7FBA-1E56-4ADB-A57D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi everybody,
>
> We currently run our DHCP server on a clustered Windows 2000 server. Next
> month we move to a new SAN which means I need to move the DHCP service.
> I've
> read the documentation and am happy with th process of moving all my
> scopes
> to another server. What I need is some advice on which server to move to.
>
> We are a two site AD linked by a 100Mb private fibre connection. All
> computers use the clustered DHCP server in Site 1. Site 1 and 2 have
> around a
> 450/350 computer mix. I was considering moving the DHCP service to one of
> the
> two Domain Controllers in Site 1. The DC I have in mind is a single
> Pentium 4
> Xeon 3.06GHz (hyperthreaded) with 2GB of RAM and a single 36GB mirrored
> partition. It is also the RID and Infrastructure Master for the domain.
> Would
> there be a huge problem with using this server?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Steve.

Hi Philip,

Thanks for the response. From what you say it sounds like I should be OK.

Best wishes,
Steve

"Phillip Windell" wrote:

> I usually run DNS/DHCP and WINS all on the DC. If there is more than one DC
> I run all of them on each. Each machine is configured the same except for
> the DHCP Exclusions which keep DHCP from giving out duplicate addresses.
> The WINS are Push/Pull Partners of each other.
>
> --
> Phillip Windell
> www.wandtv.com
>
> The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft,
> or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
> "smc2005" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:2C0F7FBA-1E56-4ADB-A57D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi everybody,
> >
> > We currently run our DHCP server on a clustered Windows 2000 server. Next
> > month we move to a new SAN which means I need to move the DHCP service.
> > I've
> > read the documentation and am happy with th process of moving all my
> > scopes
> > to another server. What I need is some advice on which server to move to.
> >
> > We are a two site AD linked by a 100Mb private fibre connection. All
> > computers use the clustered DHCP server in Site 1. Site 1 and 2 have
> > around a
> > 450/350 computer mix. I was considering moving the DHCP service to one of
> > the
> > two Domain Controllers in Site 1. The DC I have in mind is a single
> > Pentium 4
> > Xeon 3.06GHz (hyperthreaded) with 2GB of RAM and a single 36GB mirrored
> > partition. It is also the RID and Infrastructure Master for the domain.
> > Would
> > there be a huge problem with using this server?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Steve.
>
>
>