Can Someone Confirm For Me?

Hello Folks,

Let's see how many administrators or techies are using deja\google
groups....

The company I work for is in need of file\folder reorganization. Home
folders have yet to be implemented but I'm fighting for this to
happen.

We have 2 servers acting, along with other roles, as File Servers.:

One of these servers, we'll say is Server1, has bad sectors on it, is
the new Symantec End Point Manager, participates in AD, and acts as
the print spooler for all printers in the organization (5).

The other, Server 2, is a DC, contains drive shares for file\folder
access, DNS role.

Server1 has displayed problems related to SEPM, bad sectors, and
limited drive space (c:\) for spooling. I'm requesting from our
Director that I'm allowed to change the Spool path. The problems
we've been experiencing is shared directories become slow to respond
and printing stops where a reboot resolves the problem. In my 2
months of working here I've seen this be the root of most user's
frustration. Reason: this is where most of their "network" folders
reside.

I proposed to my Director that we implement home folders and do so on
Server2. Server 2 has over 150GB available on it. I explained the
benefits of setting up home folders through AD: users' data will be
backed up. I also explained the benefits of setting up home folders
on Server2: no more down time in relation to accessing files.

His response was: 1. He didn't want to take away from the primary
responsibility of Server2...DNS.

My Question: would home folders or increased read\write slow down DNS
resolution? Does anyone foresee issues in having home folders setup
on a DC that is responsible for DNS?

Thanks folks,

Tony

> My Question: would home folders or increased read\write slow down DNS
> resolution? Does anyone foresee issues in having home folders setup
> on a DC that is responsible for DNS?

No. We have 50 branch offices that use the local DC for DHCP, DNS, File and
print and DFSR replication. File and print includes the user's home
directories located on that server. It would VERY expensive to put another
server in each office just for DNS.

I would make sure it has at least 2 GB of RAM.

hth
DDS


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> Hello Folks,
>
> Let's see how many administrators or techies are using deja\google
> groups....
>
> The company I work for is in need of file\folder reorganization. Home
> folders have yet to be implemented but I'm fighting for this to
> happen.
>
> We have 2 servers acting, along with other roles, as File Servers.:
>
> One of these servers, we'll say is Server1, has bad sectors on it, is
> the new Symantec End Point Manager, participates in AD, and acts as
> the print spooler for all printers in the organization (5).
>
> The other, Server 2, is a DC, contains drive shares for file\folder
> access, DNS role.
>
> Server1 has displayed problems related to SEPM, bad sectors, and
> limited drive space (c:\) for spooling. I'm requesting from our
> Director that I'm allowed to change the Spool path. The problems
> we've been experiencing is shared directories become slow to respond
> and printing stops where a reboot resolves the problem. In my 2
> months of working here I've seen this be the root of most user's
> frustration. Reason: this is where most of their "network" folders
> reside.
>
> I proposed to my Director that we implement home folders and do so on
> Server2. Server 2 has over 150GB available on it. I explained the
> benefits of setting up home folders through AD: users' data will be
> backed up. I also explained the benefits of setting up home folders
> on Server2: no more down time in relation to accessing files.
>
> His response was: 1. He didn't want to take away from the primary
> responsibility of Server2...DNS.
>
> My Question: would home folders or increased read\write slow down DNS
> resolution? Does anyone foresee issues in having home folders setup
> on a DC that is responsible for DNS?
>
> Thanks folks,
>
> Tony