Yes, the age old question - What exactly is active directory? From what I can gather is just a collection of directories and their services, along with a copy of the GC that makes a server an Active Directory sever. Would it be fare to call A Domain controller an Active Directory or would the DC need to have the Global Catalog as well? Or am I missing it all together.
The reason I ask is because I have a server running AD and Exchange 2003, file, printer and RAS services. Now this is not the best practice and in order for me to get failover/Disaster recovery implemented it is recommended that I remove the AD from that server and put it on its own server, and then I would have to rebuilt the exchange server and re-populate the mail boxes. If anyone could provide me with some recommendations as to the best way to go about that it would be much appreciated. Thanks.
The reason I ask is because I have a server running AD and Exchange 2003, file, printer and RAS services. Now this is not the best practice and in order for me to get failover/Disaster recovery implemented it is recommended that I remove the AD from that server and put it on its own server, and then I would have to rebuilt the exchange server and re-populate the mail boxes. If anyone could provide me with some recommendations as to the best way to go about that it would be much appreciated. Thanks.