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nickgaltry
02-19-2006, 11:11 AM
Hi guys first of all should you use a windows 2003 directory server as a webserver or should a web server run on a seperate server? I am thinking that you should use a different sever for the web server but would like to hear what you think/
BipolarBill
02-19-2006, 04:06 PM
It depends on how many concurrent connections you are expecting. I don't think that it's a good idea to have a PC as server because the performance will suffer for both.

You can use any server OS for the web server. Workstations only allow for 5 concurrent connections and those get used up fast.
Midknyte
02-19-2006, 05:47 PM
should you use a windows 2003 directory server as a webserver or should a web server run on a seperate server?

Do you mean an ACTIVE directory server, as in a domain controller? Do NOT use your DC as a webserver. Run a separate webserver for sure.
nickgaltry
02-20-2006, 06:13 AM
so if you had server that was running active directory which was going to be a promoted to a web server and just a system running windows server would you demote the 1 with AD on and promote the other 1 to a pdc
Midknyte
02-20-2006, 07:55 AM
there is no such thing as a PDC; that's an NT4 term.

why would you need to demote your AD server? just run IIS on the second server to begin with.
BipolarBill
02-20-2006, 11:26 AM
OMG - he really wants to run an domain controller as a web server. Bad idea.

Is this really a domain we're talking about? There are so many n00bs out there running Server as gaming rigs that I don't know what they mean anymore.
nickgaltry
02-20-2006, 04:17 PM
No no this a hypothetical situation in which the windows 2003 servers would be purpose built servers. Trust me I would never run a games PC as a server nor do I think that running a webserver on my DC server is a good idea and would use another server in the first place. But I have been asked what I would do if the DC server was to be promoted to a webserver and as there is a server doing nothing in this network then I would of made this the DC and the existing DC I would demote and and setup IIS on. Just wondered if others would agree with this had they been asked.
Midknyte
02-21-2006, 02:05 PM
the first question should have never come up. If you have another server, then that should be the webserver. you should not ever consider exposing your DC as a webserver, period.

if you mean to switch roles, then you would have to promote the second server to a DC, then demote the first server down, then run IIS.