Re: Can you have a BDC in SBS2003?

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From: Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS MVP] (les.connor_at_DEL.cfive.ca)
Date: 02/20/05 

Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 21:22:48 -0600

ok.

But Eric wants 2k3 servers at the remote sites. 

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Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS MVP]
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SBS Rocks !
"SuperGumby [SBS MVP]" <not@your.nellie> wrote in message 
news:%23plOzkvFFHA.3972@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> careful how you interpret it. I'm just doing an experiment now.
>
> The pedant in me suggests:
> You cannot have BDC's in an SBS2003 AD whereas you can in a vanilla 2003 
> AD.
> You can have as many PEER DC's in an SBS2003 AD as you like and are able 
> to supply device type CALs for.
>
> I've just gotta check that I'm right.
>
> How many NT4 Servers are you running?
>
> "Eric" <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
> news:81BC0FF6-2411-47B1-990E-E9A0D8A93EE1@microsoft.com...
>> Thanks a ton Les, I REALLY appreciate it!
>>
>> Eric
>>
>> "Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS M" wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Eric,
>>>
>>> PDC/BDC aren't relevant terms anymore, but I know what you mean ;-).
>>>
>>> It's a common misconception that you can't have additional domain
>>> controllers in an SBS environment. You can have as many domain 
>>> controllers
>>> as you like, but the SBS must be the DC at the root of the domain, and 
>>> hold
>>> all of the FSMO roles.
>>>
>>> So, if you want a main site with SBS2k or 2k3, and remote sites with 
>>> Windows
>>> 2k or 2k3, and you want the remote servers to be domain controllers - 
>>> you go
>>> right ahead. As a side benefit, the servers at the remote sites will use 
>>> one
>>> SBS CAL each, but access to these servers by workstations is covered by 
>>> the
>>> SBS2k CALs ;-).
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS MVP]
>>> -----------------------------------------------------------
>>> SBS Rocks !
>>>
>>>
>>> "Eric" <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:6C905047-A71E-45DA-9C02-7B33DD34250E@microsoft.com...
>>> >I have a main site, and 2 remote sites, all with servers connected via 
>>> >VPN.
>>> > Each site has a cache server that is also a BDC on the domain.  Right 
>>> > now,
>>> > they are all win2k servers.
>>> >
>>> > My question is this:  Can I have a SBS2003 server at the main site, 
>>> > and
>>> > have
>>> > server 2003 boxes at the remote sites that can act as BDC/cache 
>>> > servers?
>>> > I
>>> > know that SBS2000 would not allow anymore that one domain controller, 
>>> > is
>>> > SBS2003 the same?
>>> >
>>> > Any other suggestions on the best way to upgrade and connect all sites
>>> > would
>>> > be appreciated.
>>> >
>>> > Thanks,
>>> >
>>> > Eric
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

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