If the hardware will support Hyper-V, you could run two vms, one to act
as a backup DC and the other for TS.
"Frankster" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) ...
> Well, of course, you can give it a shot. It'll prolly work - along with
> some headaches. I've done it before (exchange as well as TS on a DC). I
> just don't recommend it.
>
> On the other hand, you have some pretty high-spec boxes there. Keeping in
> mind that the primary job of a DC is simply to run AD/DNS and authenticate
> users (and you might want to add a DHCP server) it really doesn't require
> the kind of horsepower you have. Another alternative might be to add a
> "leftover" workstation class machine that you already have as a second
> DC/AD/DHCP and use one of your new high-spec machines as a TS.
>
> If you are looking for "concrete" reasons why it won't work to load it all
> on a DC, I don't think you'll find that here. Recommendations are just
> recommendations. AFAIK, there is nothing, technically, preventing it.
>
> -Frank
>
> "Ryan Laurie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:22D1DBD5-E9F2-4C29-BF19-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> What happens if I only have these three servers? My fear is that I only
>> have
>> one domain controller, GC, and DNS server in the domain and no redudancy.
>> Can
>> I setup DNS on the Exchange member server and the rest on the Terminal
>> Server
>> or should I just put everything on the Terminal Server. I have other
>> clients
>> running 2003 Server Standard with Terminal Server installed on one server
>> and
>> have had no issues.
>>
>> "Frankster" wrote:
>>
>>> Hehe... about the only thing worse than running Exchange on a Domain
>>> Controller is running a Terminal Server on a Domain Controller. You
>>> really
>>> can pick 'em! (LOL). At least that's been my experience.
>>>
>>> Anyway - the short story - if it were me, I would buy another box
>>> dedicated
>>> to being a Terminal server. For 5 users, you wouldn't need a really
>>> high-spec box. At least not like the other new ones you described.
>>>
>>> -Frank
>>>
>>> "Ryan Laurie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:3ECE6FA8-DE11-49C8-9C2A-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> > Hello everyone, I was looking for some advice on what I should do with
>>> > my
>>> > 30
>>> > user company’s domain setup or if I’m do the correct and recommended
>>> > setup.
>>> > Currently I bought 2 new servers that are identical except for hard
>>> > drive
>>> > space. The 2 servers are Windows 2008 Standard 64bit and are both
>>> > dual
>>> > quad
>>> > core processors with 8GB of ram. I have added one as the domain
>>> > controller
>>> > in an existing 2003 domain environment and transferred all roles to
>>> > it.
>>> > The
>>> > second server is installed as a member server with Exchange 2007
>>> > installed
>>> > on
>>> > it, I have also transferred all mailboxes from an existing 2003
>>> > Exchange
>>> > server to the 2007 with no issues. Now with the 2 server in place
>>> > this is
>>> > where my question comes. I have the old 2003 domain server which I’m
>>> > thinking of reloading and setting up 2008 and making it a domain
>>> > controller,
>>> > GC (global catalog), DNS Server, for redundancy purposes, and a
>>> > Terminal
>>> > Server for only 5 users. My questions are with the 3 servers in place
>>> > and
>>> > the recommendation not to make the Exchange server a domain controller
>>> > but
>>> > wanting redundancy in my domain environment. Do I have the right
>>> > configuration in place or what would you have done differently? Thank
>>> > you
>>> > all for your time, Ryan.
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>
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