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Too many Servers!!!!

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by kevin7frg

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I've just started working at a place that has 14 servers. There is one PDC with Windows 2000 server, a W2K server for DNS, a W2k server as BDC, 2003 with Backup Exec, a 2003 with Trend Micro, a 2003 with Lotus Notes and the rest are file servers for CNC machines and 10 showrooms around the country. Any help on where to start consolidating these?

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by lowlands

with the info you have given. The only thing I can see is to put DNS on both of your DC's and remove the extra server.
It all depends though on where you servers are geographically, and what kinds of links you have between locations. You'll also want to check the load on the servers and see if it would be possible to combine functions.

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by kevin7frg

There are 14 servers all in the same room running different applications.

by robo_dev

If the boss-man sees that the whole shop is running off of a single box, why does he need you?

Consolidation=single points of failure.

A server just for AV sounds a little excessive, but when a server motherboard goes south, right now you just lose one function. Consolidated, you could lose email AND DNS or PDC AND BDC.

by david.wallis

you could actually stick that all on two servers.... but like rob says, they might not need you then! :)

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