With Windows 2000 the concept of PDC/BDC is gone. You have Directory Controllers with FMSO's, Directory Controllers, and Member Servers. You can install everything and it's brother on a single machine. I have a web development machine at home that is a Directory Controller with all FMSO's, fileshares, apache with PHP and IIS web services, as well as mysql and msde database engines. (I assign multiple IP's to a single nic, and point my workstation to this servers DNS server) all on a 1gb Celeron 500. If you want to get fancy then you can install a single headed MSCS Cluster to handle name virtualization, you just need to have two partitions. One for the local quorum, one as a disk resource. Then you can take all of your servers that you are consolodating move them onto a single machine, and still reference everything with their original name (or not, up to you). The last part of what you talking about is actually server virtualization (v.s. name virtualization which is what MSCS does). Which your going to need to shell out extra cash for something Like VMWARE, (If its just one or two, you could probably do workstation), GSX server would be the next step (way more cash than 3 separate servers). There is that Zen virtualization package just announced, but I haven't played with it, and doubt it will be trivial to install. IMO, for cheap almost virtualization (Since you already own the Enterprise Version), I would recommend the single headed MSCS cluster. Run all your apps on the box, let the OS sort them out. FYI if you are installing an Enterprise CA, make sure IIS is installed first, so that the CA Web pages get installed correctly. You can't just add the CA webpages after you install the CA, then Install IIS. You have to uninstall the CA, install IIS, then re-install the CA. Good Luck. _____ From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steven Mather Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 9:33 AM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Need help on consolidating servers First, I know just enough about 2000 Advanced to be extremely dangerous. I have a rack of servers where I have split out the different machines as web server, mail server, data server, etc. This is my home setup. I am retired from the profession due to a disability. First, I am not hosting any mem/data intensive things so I am way underutilizing the servers. Secondly, I am killing my electric bill and my wife is figuring out how to get me to eat rat poison. Sooo, I need to consolidate. I am not worried about load because everything I have, except PDC, is a Dual Xeon P4 and are mirrored. My ideal goal would be to bring everything down to one server for now and just max out the memory. Like I said at the beginning, server admin. is not my thing so be patient with me. My question(s) 1) Can a machine that I set up as a PDC act as another type of server (i.e. data, web, app, etc.). I am not sure if once you make something a PDC (also my enterprise CA) that I cannot use it as an IIS, SQL, etc. server. Am I wrong? 2) This is a stupid one and I was just wondering if technology has fixed this. I know I can set up a machine to dual boot but can I set up a machine to run 2 OS's concurrently (e.g. at the same time). For instance, can I have, on one box, Server 2000 and XP running in different memory segments at the same time so I can be writing a doc in XP and Advanced Server 2000 is still hosting web and mail? My understanding is the answer is 'no', but I have been on disability for over two years now and something might have come along to address this issue. I like to use XP for my personal desktop and applications. Any advice is greatly appreciated and I will sacrifice a small furry animal on the next full moon in your honor. Steven Mather smather@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:smather@xxxxxxxxxxx> Voice: 813-979-4488 FAX: 813-979-4408
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