Setting up a practice network for 290
Squirrel23
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Hi guys,
I'm working through the MS Self paced training book for 290 and I need to set up several computers. I have one set up with server 2003. I've looked ahead in the book and i need another one with server 2003 and one with XP to join to the domain. I'm guessing i can do a dual install for the second server and XP, as they are not needed at the same time in any of the exercises.
In this case. Can I just buy a crossover cable to join them up or will I need a router to do it properly??
Cheers.
I'm working through the MS Self paced training book for 290 and I need to set up several computers. I have one set up with server 2003. I've looked ahead in the book and i need another one with server 2003 and one with XP to join to the domain. I'm guessing i can do a dual install for the second server and XP, as they are not needed at the same time in any of the exercises.
In this case. Can I just buy a crossover cable to join them up or will I need a router to do it properly??
Cheers.
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It makes life so much easier. On my XP computer, I am hosting four 2003 servers and two XP clients, all contained in their own private network.
You need not give them too much leggage as you can get usable performance from allocating 384MB to the 2k3 box and 128MB to the XP.
the xp box will really only be used to confirm things like group policies and security settings are working ok so you dont need to install any additional software other than the base OS.
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Actually not as beefy as many people think.
If you have a reasonable cpu, like a Pentium D or better, then it's really RAM you need more than anything. You can actually set up each Win 2003 server with 128 mb of ram and it runs fine (Exchange needs 192 mb). It's not like you're overloaded with users anyway.
With a 4 gb system running XP as the host, you still have nearly 3 gb of spare ram to play with.
I choose VirtualPC over the others because it's so simple to set up and run and it does the job perfectly well for MCSE training.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Virtual Box. I use VMware Workstation myself, but Virtual Box is my favorite of the free offerings.
I second virtualbox and giving the VMs 256 MB of ram. You can load a decent amount VMs if you're skimpy with the ram.
Also I've made one of the 2k3 servers a DC and i cant join it from the other 2k3 server. I've added it to the domain in the properties of my computer, but it keeps saying its not available even though it appears to be running.
Yes, play around with the network configuration for your VMs. You'll have a few different options. You may need to adjust your host firewall as well.
Can you ping it? If so, you probably have your DNS wrong. You'll need to set the DNS server to the DC; the ability to find DCs and join a domain relies on DNS.
The developers kinda chuckle and roll their eyes when I mention this. Like VM-ing is a known problem?
My guess is you're working with relatively clean installs for your testing, and the incompatibilities occur as a result of other applications, updates, etc. that the person experiencing the problem has.
(ShellExView - Shell Extension Manager For Windows)
VM-ing on a server is a totally differnt case IMHO from setting up a couple of VMs on a laptop to learn servers in the first place.
I know there are a few things that I learned from setting up physical gear that never occurs when you do it in the virtual world. like taking down a subnet by looping a cable on a desktop switch! Might not be on a test, but I am learning this stuff to do work, not for a piece of paper!
wow pretty nifty how it autoformatted that link to nirsoft!