Hello, I have a Standard Exchange Organization. I am upgrading to 2007 from 2003 and have one domain controller used right now. What we are planning is to install another domain controller (redundancy), install a new exchange server 2007 server, install a member server ISA 2006 server. I have read where some people recommend using Exchange server on a member server and others as a domain controller. My question is what is the best practice for setting up Exchange server 2007? Should I make that server domain controller or just a member server? Thanks
Member servers. Installing on DCs complicates recovery and failover to other DCs/GCs, not recommended. -- Bharat Suneja MVP - Exchange www.zenprise.com NEW blog location: exchangepedia.com/blog ---------------------------------------------- "ryne" wrote in message news:%232u$7W8KIHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Hello, > > I have a Standard Exchange Organization. I am upgrading to 2007 from 2003 > and have one domain controller used right now. What we are planning is to > install another domain controller (redundancy), install a new exchange > server 2007 server, install a member server ISA 2006 server. > > I have read where some people recommend using Exchange server on a member > server and others as a domain controller. My question is what is the best > practice for setting up Exchange server 2007? Should I make that server > domain controller or just a member server? > > Thanks >
I'm not sure anyone has ever recommended installing Exchange on a DC. Member server.... "ryne" wrote in message news:%232u$7W8KIHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Hello, > > I have a Standard Exchange Organization. I am upgrading to 2007 from 2003 > and have one domain controller used right now. What we are planning is to > install another domain controller (redundancy), install a new exchange > server 2007 server, install a member server ISA 2006 server. > > I have read where some people recommend using Exchange server on a member > server and others as a domain controller. My question is what is the best > practice for setting up Exchange server 2007? Should I make that server > domain controller or just a member server? > > Thanks >
On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:21:09 -0800, "Martin Blackstone" wrote: >I'm not sure anyone has ever recommended installing Exchange on a DC. >Member server.... Unfortunately, someone has...incorrectly. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938237 > >"ryne" wrote in message >news:%232u$7W8KIHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> Hello, >> >> I have a Standard Exchange Organization. I am upgrading to 2007 from 2003 >> and have one domain controller used right now. What we are planning is to >> install another domain controller (redundancy), install a new exchange >> server 2007 server, install a member server ISA 2006 server. >> >> I have read where some people recommend using Exchange server on a member >> server and others as a domain controller. My question is what is the best >> practice for setting up Exchange server 2007? Should I make that server >> domain controller or just a member server? >> >> Thanks >>
Which is why that book went in the dumpster when I moved!
