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| 5972.1 | | BHAJEE::JAERVINEN | Ora, the Old Rural Amateur | Thu May 01 1997 09:01 | 13 |
| Master domain with resource domains sounds ok for this.
There are also add-on tools (like EA) which help to partition
administrative responsibilities even in a single domain.
One does see varying numbers for the max. # of users in a domain.
Basically, it's a function of the maximum SAM database size. Microsoft
recommends not exceeding 40MB for it, and gives some data as to how
much each user, group, machine etc. account needs. If you don't have
thousands of groups, yuou could probably have quite a few more than
15,000 users accounts.
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| 5972.2 | | INTONE::BONAZZOLI | | Thu May 01 1997 11:11 | 7 |
| In NT V3.51, 15K was defined as the upper limit for the
number of accounts and groups in a single domain. With V4.0,
40 mb is given as a user database size, which roughly translates
to 26,000 accounts.
Rich
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| 5972.3 | More questions... | CHOWDA::GLICKMAN | writing from Newport,RI | Tue May 06 1997 09:24 | 31 |
| More questions from this customer site:
(1) from .1
>>> There are also add-on tools (like EA) which help to partition
>>> administrative responsibilities even in a single domain.
What exactly is EA?
(2) Suggestions for naming conventions
Domains
User accounts
Can someone point me to the appropriate documentation?
(3) Suggestions for group policy (Global vs. Local)
Again, can someone point me to the appropriate documentation?
(4) WINS servers using TCP/IP vs. NetBEUI?
(5) Alpha vs. Intel processors -- customer is concerned that software
for Alpha lacks behind Intel. ie, disk utilities.
Currently management is looking at using Alpha for their Exchange
servers and Alta Vista Search engine.
Appreciating any inputs.
Thanks.
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| 5972.4 | | BHAJEE::JAERVINEN | Ora, the Old Rural Amateur | Tue May 06 1997 10:06 | 18 |
| Most of your questions don't really have short answers... but you
should find most answers either on the Developer's library CD, or in a
good NT book (like Minasi's).
(1) re EA: See www.missioncritical.com
(2) I think this is very much customer dependent. I would avoid any
non-alphanumeric characters in domain names. NT usernames can contain
just about anything - even spaces etc. If this is a homogenous NT
environment, you could be flexible, if not, I'd stick to simpler
usernames.
(3) It's really not global vs. local - both have their distinct
purposes.
(4) Most people I know want to get rid of NetBEUI... I'd go for TCP/IP.
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| 5972.5 | | INTONE::BONAZZOLI | | Tue May 06 1997 13:57 | 8 |
| You will likely use both local and global groups. As has been stated,
both have their distinct use in a master domain environment.
A good resource for a quick overview of domains, groups, etc. is the
Concepts and Planning Guide that comes with the V4.0 Server kit and/or
on the V4.0 CD.
Rich
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| 5972.6 | | BHAJEE::JAERVINEN | Ora, the Old Rural Amateur | Tue May 06 1997 14:31 | 4 |
| BTW, if you read German, I can offer you studies we've written for real
live customers... (regarding many, but not all of the areas you've
asked about).
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| 5972.7 | | CSC32::HOEPNER | A closed mouth gathers no feet | Tue May 06 1997 14:33 | 7 |
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Maybe this would be a good time to sell the customer some consulting?
MCS has a planning and install service they sell--they have certified
folks to deliver it.
Mary Jo
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