Server on a desktop

[Guest Maurice]

Would like to load the majority of the Microsoft Action Pack onto a home

desktop [server 2003, Exchange, Sharepoint,etc]. Have a 500Gb SATA drive in

a 3Ghz machine which would be dedicated to this project. My questions are as

follows:

 

- Is there a way to have Server 2003 running simultaneously and

independently of Windows XP then load the remaining applications to the same

drive? [i do know about dual-boot] Is there a virtualization 'how to'? This

set up would be for a maximum of 10 connecting at any time

- Is there such a thing as a 'virtual RAID' using either memory, free space

on this intended drive or another drive? Looking for fault tolerance for OS,

data and apps

- My internet connection is a DSL. Is there a secure way to connect and

allow a limited number of colleagues to connect to the Action Pact

Drive alone? - I have a hardware firewall but can this be made to be secure

through VPN?

- I am seeking the experience of administering to a true network including

remote administration. Guidance sought

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: Server on a desktop

 

Have a look here.

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/default.mspx

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualserver/default.aspx

 

 

 

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"Maurice" wrote:

>

> Would like to load the majority of the Microsoft Action Pack onto a home

> desktop [server 2003, Exchange, Sharepoint,etc]. Have a 500Gb SATA drive

> in

> a 3Ghz machine which would be dedicated to this project. My questions are

> as

> follows:

>

> - Is there a way to have Server 2003 running simultaneously and

> independently of Windows XP then load the remaining applications to the

> same

> drive? [i do know about dual-boot] Is there a virtualization 'how to'?

> This

> set up would be for a maximum of 10 connecting at any time

> - Is there such a thing as a 'virtual RAID' using either memory, free

> space

> on this intended drive or another drive? Looking for fault tolerance for

> OS,

> data and apps

> - My internet connection is a DSL. Is there a secure way to connect and

> allow a limited number of colleagues to connect to the Action

> Pact

> Drive alone? - I have a hardware firewall but can this be made to be

> secure

> through VPN?

> - I am seeking the experience of administering to a true network including

> remote administration. Guidance sought

>

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Server on a desktop

 

Maurice <Maurice@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Would like to load the majority of the Microsoft Action Pack onto a

> home desktop [server 2003, Exchange, Sharepoint,etc].

 

Just not ISA.

> Have a 500Gb

> SATA drive in a 3Ghz machine which would be dedicated to this

> project. My questions are as follows:

>

> - Is there a way to have Server 2003 running simultaneously and

> independently of Windows XP then load the remaining applications to

> the same drive? [i do know about dual-boot] Is there a virtualization

> 'how to'?

 

If you want to use both on the same machine, I'd get VMWare Workstation

(it's not free but it has more features than VMWare Server, such as

snapshots) & load SBS into it. Otherwise, you'll have to dual boot, which

may not be useful in your situation. Make sure you preallocate the virtual

disk when you create it (I'd do it out to, like, 300GB or you will be sad :(

> This set up would be for a maximum of 10 connecting at any

> time - Is there such a thing as a 'virtual RAID' using either memory,

> free space on this intended drive or another drive?

 

No....

> Looking for fault

> tolerance for OS, data and apps

 

If you're planning to use this for a dedicated server, rather than a

learning / lab box for yourself, you should probably invest in some better

hardware for it (even if you stick with virtualization). The nice thing

about using a virtual machine is that you can turn it off & simply move it

to another piece of hardware - it won't know the difference.

> - My internet connection is a DSL. Is there a secure way to connect

> and allow a limited number of colleagues to connect to the

> Action Pact Drive alone? - I have a hardware firewall but can this be

> made to be secure through VPN?

 

Your virtual server will have its own IP address on your LAN (use bridged

mode in the VMWare machine) and your firewall will allow the traffic through

to the IP address you wish. Whether you wish to use VPN or not is up to

you - most small businesses would probably allow RWW & SMTP traffic in

directly.

> - I am seeking the experience of administering to a true network

> including remote administration. Guidance sought

 

Hope this helps.

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Server on a desktop

 

Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]

<lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote:

> Maurice <Maurice@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>> Would like to load the majority of the Microsoft Action Pack onto a

>> home desktop [server 2003, Exchange, Sharepoint,etc].

>

> Just not ISA.

>

>> Have a 500Gb

>> SATA drive in a 3Ghz machine which would be dedicated to this

>> project. My questions are as follows:

>>

>> - Is there a way to have Server 2003 running simultaneously and

>> independently of Windows XP then load the remaining applications to

>> the same drive? [i do know about dual-boot] Is there a virtualization

>> 'how to'?

>

> If you want to use both on the same machine, I'd get VMWare

> Workstation (it's not free but it has more features than VMWare

> Server, such as snapshots) & load SBS into it. Otherwise, you'll have

> to dual boot, which may not be useful in your situation. Make sure

> you preallocate the virtual disk when you create it (I'd do it out

> to, like, 300GB or you will be sad :(

>> This set up would be for a maximum of 10 connecting at any

>> time - Is there such a thing as a 'virtual RAID' using either memory,

>> free space on this intended drive or another drive?

>

> No....

>

>> Looking for fault

>> tolerance for OS, data and apps

>

> If you're planning to use this for a dedicated server, rather than a

> learning / lab box for yourself, you should probably invest in some

> better hardware for it (even if you stick with virtualization). The

> nice thing about using a virtual machine is that you can turn it off

> & simply move it to another piece of hardware - it won't know the

> difference.

>> - My internet connection is a DSL. Is there a secure way to connect

>> and allow a limited number of colleagues to connect to the

>> Action Pact Drive alone? - I have a hardware firewall but can this be

>> made to be secure through VPN?

>

> Your virtual server will have its own IP address on your LAN (use

> bridged mode in the VMWare machine) and your firewall will allow the

> traffic through to the IP address you wish. Whether you wish to use

> VPN or not is up to you - most small businesses would probably allow RWW &

> SMTP traffic in

> directly.

>

>> - I am seeking the experience of administering to a true network

>> including remote administration. Guidance sought

>

> Hope this helps.

 

 

Sorry, thought I was in the SBS newsgroup (which is why I mentioned RWW -

you won't have that without SBS). The rest of the advice still applies.

 

Actually for your learning purposes, SBS2003 (which you get as part of MAPS)

may be just the thing for you. If you're planning on running Exchange &

Sharepoint on a DC (the former is definitely not recommended practice in

general) go with a product suite that's designed to work that way. Or, set

up separate VMs for your DC, and for Exchange, etc.