Re: Number of DCs/GCs per location

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Thanks to all of you for your replies.

I thought user authentication is done by querying the GC not an 'ordinary'
DC? In this case it would make sense to keep down logon WAN traffic, but it
seems, this is not the case? Has that changed or am I simply wrong with my
assumption?

Thanks again,
Max

"Jorge de Almeida Pinto" wrote:

> that is true!
>
> better yet... it doesn't matter if all DCs are a GC!
>
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> "/kj" <kj@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >">> We are planning to migrate from NT to one single AD 2003 domain. "
> >
> > In a single domain it matters little if all DC's are GC's.
> >
> > /kj
> >
> > "Jorge de Almeida Pinto"
> > <SubstituteThisWithMyFullNameSeparatedByDots@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:OT4JbGWFGHA.2012@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> one GC per branch location should be enough.... if that one dies the
> >> queries will over the WAN link until the local DC/GC is restored
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> (HOPEFULLY THIS INFORMATION HELPS YOU!)
> >> # Jorge de Almeida Pinto #
> >> BLOG --> http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/jorge/default.aspx
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> >> "Max Giessler" <MaxGiessler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:6824898C-2F6A-4879-82B4-7123B22E00E3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> I've got a question regarding the number of DCs (with GC functionality
> >>> enabled) per location.
> >>>
> >>> We are planning to migrate from NT to one single AD 2003 domain. Our
> >>> company
> >>> has several locations worldwide, each with 50 to 120 users. We plan
> >>> installing Exchange Standard servers in each location along with a DC,
> >>> which
> >>> also acts as a GC for the domain. The locations are connected with
> >>> eachother
> >>> by WAN links (~2MBit) in an IP VPN.
> >>>
> >>> Now the question is: Is one DC/GC sufficient or should for backup
> >>> purposes
> >>> two (or even more) DCs be installed per location? In my opinion one
> >>> should be
> >>> enough as in case of failure, the other location's GC could be queried
> >>> for
> >>> user logon etc.
> >>>
> >>> I'd be happy to receive your feedback.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks and regards,
> >>> Max
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>
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