RE: Global Catalog Server

  • From: Rick Boza <rickb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Exchange List <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2005 12:41:00 -0500

Read this very carefully:

A Global Catalog server can only reside on a Domain Controller.


On 3/2/05 12:35 PM, "Andrew English" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> http://www.MSExchange.org/
> 
> So using another box such as my DC as the GC for rpc proxy is okay?
> 
> Andrew
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Tolmachoff (Lists) [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 12:18 PM
> To: [ExchangeList]
> Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Global Catalog Server
> 
> http://www.MSExchange.org/
> 
> Then chances are you do not understand what you are doing.
> 
> That means the Exchange servers was a DC prior to installing Exchange
> but
> was not a GC. You did not follow installation instructions.
> 
> If you install Exchange on a DC, it must be a GC before installing
> otherwise
> you will have problems.
> 
> John Tolmachoff
> Engineer/Consultant/Owner
> eServices For You
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bruce J. Rose [mailto:brose@xxxxxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 5:52 AM
>> To: [ExchangeList]
>> Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Global Catalog Server
>> 
>> http://www.MSExchange.org/
>> 
>> I added GC to my rebuilt exchange box fixed problems and has not seem
> to
>> cause any...Yet>
>> 
>> Bruce
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: John Tolmachoff (Lists) [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 9:27 PM
>> To: [ExchangeList]
>> Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Global Catalog Server
>> 
>> http://www.MSExchange.org/
>> 
>> Andrew, if you have a stand alone Exchange server not belonging to a
>> domain...
>> 
>> GC server can only be a DC!
>> 
>> If making their Exchange server a GC fixed problems, their problems
> are
>> rooted deeper than they think.
>> 
>> If the Exchange server is going to be a DC, it must be fully
> configured
>> properly as a DC including GC BEFORE installing Exchange.
>> 
>> John Tolmachoff
>> Engineer/Consultant/Owner
>> eServices For You
>> 
>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Andrew English [mailto:andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 4:32 PM
>>> To: [ExchangeList]
>>> Subject: [exchangelist] Global Catalog Server
>>> 
>>> http://www.MSExchange.org/
>>> 
>>> I am wondering how I would go about install the GC on my standalone
>>> Exchange box? I've been having a lot of problems with RPC over HTTP
>> and
>>> notice a lot people who install GC on their exchange servers (2003)
>>> noticed the problems got fixed.
>>> 
>>> Andrew
>>> 
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