Re: Using Exchange 2003 across two AD Sites



On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 10:21:09 +0100, "Dan @ Work"
<dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I am planning to set up two new sites running Windows Server 2003 Standard
>edition and Exchange 2003 Server Standard edition. These two sites will be
>connected via a managed VPN solution. The overall intention of this install
>is to keep the data on the sites separate, whilst sharing the same Exchange
>system, therefore helping balance the load over the VPN tunnels.
>
>I am considering either using a two trusted domain or a child and parent
>solution, but I'm not sure which will give me the best and easiest solution
>to install and support.
>
>Can anyone suggest the best way of doing this without purchasing enterprise
>software?
>
>Regards
>
>Daniel Eales
>

If the two locations are conencted by a hardware based vpn then you
should just install their DC into the same domain as yours, then
configure replication to occur at set times (if you have bandwidth
issues, otherwise don't bother)

Decide what you want to do with AD first, don't even think about
Exchange just yet, you're not ready for that planning stage yet.
.



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