Exchange 2000 on a DC documentation?

anonymous · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 30

I am trying to find official documentation on whether or
not Exchange 2000 should be installed on a DC. I have
always installed applications on member servers but I need
Microsoft documentation stating best practice of
installing on a member server and NOT a DC. This does not
relate to SBS which would be a DC.

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Neil Hobson [MVP] · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 104

From Chapter 4 of the E2k Deployment Guide on TechNet:

"Best Practice Except when you are deploying Exchange 2000 in a Small Branch
Office (SBO) or a Medium Branch Office (MBO) where there is only one server
(for example a domain controller), you would not normally install Exchange
2000 on a domain controller."

--
Neil Hobson
Exchange MVP

For Exchange news, links and tips, check:
http://www.msexchange.co.uk

wrote in message$13c2e330$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> I am trying to find official documentation on whether or
> not Exchange 2000 should be installed on a DC. I have
> always installed applications on member servers but I need
> Microsoft documentation stating best practice of
> installing on a member server and NOT a DC. This does not
> relate to SBS which would be a DC.

anonymous · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 30

Neil do you have a link to that because all I can find is
the E2k3 deploment guide. Thanks
>-----Original Message-----
>From Chapter 4 of the E2k Deployment Guide on TechNet:
>
>"Best Practice Except when you are deploying Exchange
2000 in a Small Branch
>Office (SBO) or a Medium Branch Office (MBO) where there
is only one server
>(for example a domain controller), you would not normally
install Exchange
>2000 on a domain controller."
>
>
>--
>Neil Hobson
>Exchange MVP
>
>For Exchange news, links and tips, check:
>http://www.msexchange.co.uk
>
> wrote in message
>$13c2e330$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>> I am trying to find official documentation on whether or
>> not Exchange 2000 should be installed on a DC. I have
>> always installed applications on member servers but I
need
>> Microsoft documentation stating best practice of
>> installing on a member server and NOT a DC. This does
not
>> relate to SBS which would be a DC.
>
>
>.
>

Neil Hobson [MVP] · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 104

Sure!

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a8f1ec07-276a-4360-bb3a-fa8c56469acf&displaylang=en

--
Neil Hobson
Exchange MVP

For Exchange news, links and tips, check:
http://www.msexchange.co.uk

wrote in message$779260a0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> Neil do you have a link to that because all I can find is
> the E2k3 deploment guide. Thanks
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From Chapter 4 of the E2k Deployment Guide on TechNet:
> >
> >"Best Practice Except when you are deploying Exchange
> 2000 in a Small Branch
> >Office (SBO) or a Medium Branch Office (MBO) where there
> is only one server
> >(for example a domain controller), you would not normally
> install Exchange
> >2000 on a domain controller."
> >
> >
> >--
> >Neil Hobson
> >Exchange MVP
> >
> >For Exchange news, links and tips, check:
> >http://www.msexchange.co.uk
> >
> > wrote in message
> >$13c2e330$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> >> I am trying to find official documentation on whether or
> >> not Exchange 2000 should be installed on a DC. I have
> >> always installed applications on member servers but I
> need
> >> Microsoft documentation stating best practice of
> >> installing on a member server and NOT a DC. This does
> not
> >> relate to SBS which would be a DC.
> >
> >
> >.
> >

Vincent Yim [MSFT] · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

If you're looking for more technical reasons on why Exchange on a DC is a
bad idea, 2 of the biggest ones are:

1. DSAccess API won't work to its fullest potential. If the Active Directory
services are busy or aren't responding, the Exchange services will typically
"fail-over" these queries to other DC's in the forest. However, when
Exchange is installed on a DC, the failover will not work (by design), and
Exchange will continue to try to query the local DC.

2. All services run under LocalSystem so there is a greater risk of exposure
should a security bug be found (e.g. a bug in AD which allows an attacker to
access the AD will also allow them to access Exchange, and vice-versa)

Vincent Yim
Microsoft PSS
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"Neil Hobson [MVP]" wrote in message@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Sure!
>
>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a8f1ec07-276a-4360-bb3a-fa8c56469acf&displaylang=en
>
> --
> Neil Hobson
> Exchange MVP
>
> For Exchange news, links and tips, check:
> http://www.msexchange.co.uk
>
> wrote in message
> $779260a0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> > Neil do you have a link to that because all I can find is
> > the E2k3 deploment guide. Thanks
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From Chapter 4 of the E2k Deployment Guide on TechNet:
> > >
> > >"Best Practice Except when you are deploying Exchange
> > 2000 in a Small Branch
> > >Office (SBO) or a Medium Branch Office (MBO) where there
> > is only one server
> > >(for example a domain controller), you would not normally
> > install Exchange
> > >2000 on a domain controller."
> > >
> > >
> > >--
> > >Neil Hobson
> > >Exchange MVP
> > >
> > >For Exchange news, links and tips, check:
> > >http://www.msexchange.co.uk
> > >
> > > wrote in message
> > >$13c2e330$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> > >> I am trying to find official documentation on whether or
> > >> not Exchange 2000 should be installed on a DC. I have
> > >> always installed applications on member servers but I
> > need
> > >> Microsoft documentation stating best practice of
> > >> installing on a member server and NOT a DC. This does
> > not
> > >> relate to SBS which would be a DC.
> > >
> > >
> > >.
> > >
>
>

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