Re: Installing DHCP & Print Server on a Win2K3 Enterprise server cluster

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"Neil" <jfkind@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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That's a good point Sasa & Russ. But, this is how the current design is
which was done by a consultancy company earlier (DHCP, File & Print
servers)
and I am trying to get this migrated to Win2K3. So, at this point, well I
have no other option but to go with the existing design.

Is management saying that? Just because a consultant makes a recommendation
doesn't mean you have to implement it.

Also, it will be
additional servers if I have to implement two DHCP servers with two
separate
scopes or having the 80/20 rule.

Not necessarily. You don't have to have dedicated DHCP servers. You can
certainly add the role to another existing server.

I am first of all not sure why they put DHCP on a cluster
server........................

Also, Russ, in my earlier posting, I did not say that you said to Nuke the
cluster, and I am sorry if I did mistype something there. But, I am still
concerned as why cannot I add the newly built Win2K3 server configure the
cluster and join the existing Windows 2000 cluster? I am still confused. I
probably need to go for cluster training............

Again, you are taking the word of a consultant (a Dell person, no less) over
others that are telling you that you can. What you should do is test it.

Also, as you had mentioned Russ, that first test in lab environment, I
really wonder how many companies in real world have a lab environment.

If you are implementing high availability, you better have a test
environment and a good one. In the real world, companies do have test
environments. They do have labs. High availibility is not achieved just by
implementing clustering. High availability is so much more than that. Refer
to this post for more information:
http://msmvps.com/blogs/clusterhelp/archive/2005/08/05/61708.aspx and refer
to this post, too:
http://msmvps.com/blogs/clusterhelp/archive/2005/08/05/61742.aspx

have been with several big corporations also, where they do not want to
spend money for servers to be dedicated for lab alone.

You have been working for poorly managed IT shops. Sorry.

Good luck on your project. I think you are approaching it all wrong, but
that is my opinion. <G>


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Russ Kaufmann
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