Hi all, 2 questions actually. I know this may sound like a stupid question, but it is not without a reason. You install Windows Server 2008 domain on all your servers. You purchase CALs with this desciption: "Enables one user to access Windows Server 2003"? Is this a Windows 2003 domain? Or is itsomething else?On a scale of 1-10,ten being really stupid, how bad an idea is it to have only 1 DC in this domain with no more than 150 user accounts?Thanks!

Im not sure if this answers your question whatsys, but here it goes any ways. 1. your first question, I have no idea. but where/how did you get your CALs? Are you talking about the description on MS Licensing website? 2. I would say about 7. even though it shouldnt be a problem to do this I wouldnt suggest it. but this really depends on various factors in your environment. however I would suggest having two parallel DC, if one goes down the other one will take over. obviously these two DC are duplicates. hope it helps

hi there,You need to understnad your architecture , for any productino environment, i wouldnt personally recommend only 1 DC without an ADC. But if you are runing for a test lab it is sufficient. but i do not think so you would create 150 users for test lab, so i would prefer you to think about more in terms of architecture even before deoloying servers a) number of applications used, do they need any load balancing b) what would be load of the application relying on your DC.c)depends on does your dc need to replication to other DC sainath Windows Driver Development

ozeeo- Im trying to interpret a list of ncessary apps from a consultant for this new AD domain. That description is from a vendor site. Two items are "Windows Server CAL English Lic/SA User CAL"and "Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition 32-Bit/x64 ". No Windows Server 2003. Thats why I ask-is there such a thing as a Windows Server 2008 domain?I thought more than one DC is critical for availability if the GCS goes down. What is 2 in paralell as dupes, is this common?

There are only 3 servers planned- a DC/file server, a terminal server and Exchange.

hi there,for a small number of clients the 3 servers will fullfil the purpose. sainath Windows Driver Development

Hi,For licensing question, you can call 1-800-426-9400 (select option 4), Monday through Friday, 6:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. (PST) to speak directly to a Microsoft licensing specialist. To find contact information for a worldwide office, visit http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/default.aspx. Thanks.

Whatsys, From your posts i understand you are planning to deploy 3 servers, one as a file server/DC, a TS and an exchange server. Actually i almost have exactly the same architecture here as well with some minor differences. I have the following config: srv1 Win 08 Standard Server: Primary DC, AD, DHCP, DNS, File Server, Print Server srv2 Win 08 Standard Server: Secondary DC, TS, IIS, WSUS, WDS srv3 Win 2K: Exchange I am by no mean an expert, especially in architecture but this config has been working fine for me. What i mean by parallel in my previous post was DC replication. In my config when srv 1 DC goes down srv 2 takes over so that the network can be operational. You can take this approach even further in order to increase your networks availability. Regarding your other question, the "Windows Server CAL English Lic/SA User CAL" are licenses for client or workstations. So if you have 20 workstation/users you would need 20 CALs. By default you will receive 5 CALs when you buy Windows 2008 server so then you would have to buy 15 extra. For the serve itself you could use Win 2008 Server standard or Enterprise. They both have everything you mentioned here as far as i know.

Is this a production environment and how may users do you have? Your setup sounds like what this plan is. srv1 Win 08 Enterprise: Primary DC, AD, DHCP, DNS, File Server, Print Server and Acess database back endsrv2 Win 08 Enterprise: Secondary DC, TS, IIS, WSUS, WDSsrv3 Win 08 Enterprise: Exchange 2007Arethere any security concerns with the TS as a DC?Technically or actually, would this be a "Windows 2008 domain"?Thanks for the insight.

Hi, Installing a terminal server on an Active Directory domain controller is not recommended. Allowing users to run programs on a domain controller could create security risks and performance issues. For more information: Installing Terminal Server on a Domain Controller http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc742817.aspx Thanks.

hi there, Joson is correct , you cannot install TS on a Secondary / primary DC , some users have installed it successfully but it produces eroneous errors while authenticating. sainath Windows Driver Development

Yes, I under stand the risks now. Thanks, guys.ButI cant seem to get an answer to my other question: If all servers in the domain are running Windows Server2008, what is the domain referred to as?A Windows 2008 domain?

Hi,Do you mean the function level?You can refer to the following article:Understanding AD DS Functional Levelshttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754918.aspx