How many servers/Domain controllers

[AnnDroyd]

We currently have 7 servers consisting of:

1 x file server

1 x mail/web server

1 x application server

1 x print server

1 x sql/sims server

2 x domain controllers

 

The two domain controllers are relatively low spec and I'm thinking of consolodating our server structure by moving active directory onto 2 or more of the other servers and decommisioning the domain controllers.

 

How does this compare to the server setups that other schools use? Does anyone have any recommendation on which of the other servers (if any) active directory should exist on?

[tmcd35]

Lost Count! From what I can remember without looking it up we have....

 

Physical -

1 x File server (soon to be VirtualServer05R2 Host - virtualising the current file server)

3 x VirtualServer05R2 Hosts (one of these is also a DC, GC and DNS Server)

1 x Hyper-V2 Host

1 x Kaspersky AV Server

1 x WSUS + RIS Server

1 x DC/GC/DNS Server

 

Virtual (all seperate machines)

DC/GC/DNS, DHCP, 2x Files Servers, Apps Server, Eclipse, 4x SIMS servers, Terminal Server, Spiceworks, 2x Print Servers (1 64bit), Booking Pro, AUP, Yosemite Backup, Assett Database (WAMP), AQA, Star Accounts, and I'm sure there are/will be others.

[Disease]

Curriculum

Physical

 

1 DNS/Print Server

2 DC

1 ISA

1 Mailserver

1 Intranet

1 Fileserver

1 Software

1 Backup Exec/AV NOD32

1 for DeepFreeze/Acronis

1 Frog Server

1 Hyper-V Server

 

4 Virtual Misc servers

 

Admin

 

Physical

 

2 DC

1 Fileserver

1 DNS/Print Server

1 ISA

2 Mailservers (in transition from 2003 to 2010)

1 Sims

1 FMS

1 Data Storage

1 Backup Exec

1 Data Storage Array

[sister_annex]

hmmmm... lets see:

 

5 x Pupil Data Servers

5 DCs

1 Moodle Server

3 Printservers

1 Staff File Server

2 MIS Servers

1 SQL 2005 (soon to be 2008) server

1 AV Server

1 Remote File Access Server

2 Exam Servers

1 ICT Support Server

4 individual Departmental Servers

1 ISA Server

1 Digital Signage Server

2 Application Servers

1 Policy Central Server

1 Exchange Server

1 Pupil Email Server

1 Common File share server

plus the odd testing server

 

In short.... LOTS!!!

 

Of course Physically that equates to 9 servers running VMWare ESXi with a fully virtualised servers

 

Oh we also have 3 Backup servers that run VEEAM and VSphere (all our virtuals are backed up every night) and to cap it off 1 Ghost Deployment Server

 

i think thats about it

[Pete10141748]

Currently we have:

 

1x File

1x Applications / Software Library

1x SIMS/FMS + admin files

1x DC

1x Sophos / Ghosting / Misc

1x FreeNAS

1x Backup D2D2T system

 

Over the summer I hope to be replacing all of the current kit to move to:

2x File

2x DC

1x much beefier Applications / Software Library

1x much beefier SIMS/FMS/Admin

1x Sophos / Ghosting / Misc

1x Spiceworks / IT Dept shared

1x FreeNAS

1x Backup D2D2T system

[pete]

Ideally - keep your domain controllers separate, either as virtual machines or physical boxes. In terms of actual grunt work, DCs do little. In terms of "needs to be available, accurate, secure" it's worth not installing extra cruft on them.

 

We have 4 DCs at present (2 normally, 2 new ones that are around due to a migration from 2003-2008), but we usually run with 2 and that's all they do (1 physical, 3 virtual).

[ezzauk]

We currently have the following setup:

 

Site A

8 x MIS Servers

1 x MIS Disk Backup Server

1 x MIS SAN

3 x DC's

2 x Home area servers

6 x Blades running 20 VM servers

2 x SANs

1 x Deployment/net apps

2 x Internal DNS

2 x External DNS

1 x Smoothwall UTM 1000

2 x Smoothwall NG08

1 x Web Server

1 x Reverse Porxy

1 x Moodle

1 x VoIP Server

1 x Door Access Server

1 x Disk Backup for non MIS

 

Site B

2 x DC

2 x Internal DNS

1 x Helpdesk Server

1 x File Archive Server

1 x Students Web Hosting Server

 

Site C

1 x DC / DNS

 

Site D

 

1 x DC / DNS

 

I think that's all of them, all the sites are linked with LES100 Connections. Currently all internet traffic routes to Site A.

Edited May 19, 2010 by ezzauk