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by eric.beauregard

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HI,

We're using Exchange 5.5 on Pentium Pro 200 MHz and we plan to migrate it on a Proliant DL380 2.4 GHz how is a domain controller. I wondering if it's could be a problem to run Exchange on a domain controller ?

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by jellimonsta

M$ recommends that you install your Exchange server onto a system other than a DC. If you currently have it on a Pro 200 I imagine you have a small user base, if that is the case you could probably get away with having it on the DC. Exchange does take up a lot of RAM and PC utilization so if it is going to get hammmered you may want to look at making it a member server.
If you are going to run Exchange 5.5 on Win 2K server you may want to change the LDAP port in Exchange to use port 390 so youare prepared for the option to upgrade to EX2K. Exchange will run on a DC though.

by ireneb

I would suggest running Exchange 2000 on a separate box than domain controller. As you know both exchange and domain controller are "heavy duty" services and it may cause slow performance on the server.

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