1 Domain with 3 Windows 2003 server?!!?

[gicio]

Hi!

what I will do:

I will setup a new Domain.
1 Windows 2003 server will be the main server (also with Exchange 2003).
The two other Windows 2003 servers must be also in the same new domain.

but how to do it?

must I synchronize active directory of the 3 servers?

can someone give me some tips how to manage this at best?

thx!


regards,



gicio

[Pirate]

The main server would be Exchange Server and also Domain Controller , the other two would be member servers as clients . Authenication process should start with connecting these two member server to the DC .

[plenderj]

I wouldn't put Exchange on the PDC - I mean, if you've 3 servers why not spread around the workload ?

I would setup one machine as the PDC, and then the other 2 machines as BDCs.

[Pirate]

Originally posted by plenderj
I wouldn't put Exchange on the PDC - I mean, if you've 3 servers why not spread around the workload ?

This is customized setup for only two clients , I'm so sure there will no overhead on the server . The setup I suggested would give the admin central database to control clients since the AD is installed only on the PDC .