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by abdo.haidar

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dear all

I want to ask one simple, how to construct a file server, i mean the hardware needed the softwares to be installed?

also can i make the Domain controler a file server too or i have to do it on seperate machine

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by ---tk---

lol, this can be easy or difficult... all depends on how you look at it.

File server could be as simple as, throwing XP on a PC, slap a 2nd drive in it, right click the 2nd drive and share it out to the network. So this set up requires an OS (hardware of choice, 2nd drive, and thats it) might want to throw an AV on it though :).

Or you could throw Server 2003 for a big network, slap a RAID array on it... if the server is from HP you will need a second license for a RAID 6 with X amount of drives. then again right click a file and share it out...

Yes you can Domain Controller and a file server as one, you can even throw in DHCP, FTP, Web Server, ect... But thats throwing all your eggs in one basket, which is never a good idea. I would leave the two separate just because I don't like all my eggs in one basket.

hopefully that helps! post up if you have any more questions.

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