New box. 6-core, 32GB RAM
How should I configure the physical drives in the new box; how about his?
Edit: looks like DC's are incompotible with both SQL server and ArcGIS Server. I'll find a different solution for it. Too bad MS Server 2012 R2 Std didn't come with more then 2 VM licenses...We just cannot justify the datacenter edition price.
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Microsoft calls out some warnings here about installing SQL Server on a domain controller:
Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2014
You cannot run SQL Server services on a domain controller under a local service account.
After SQL Server is installed on a computer, you cannot change the computer from a domain member to a domain controller. You must uninstall SQL Server before you change the host computer to a domain controller.
After SQL Server is installed on a computer, you cannot change the computer from a domain controller to a domain member. You must uninstall SQL Server before you change the host computer to a domain member.
SQL Server failover cluster instances are not supported where cluster nodes are domain controllers.
SQL Server Setup cannot create security groups or provision SQL Server service accounts on a read-only domain controller. In this scenario, Setup will fail.
Microsoft calls out some warnings here about installing SQL Server on a domain controller:
Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2014
You cannot run SQL Server services on a domain controller under a local service account.
After SQL Server is installed on a computer, you cannot change the computer from a domain member to a domain controller. You must uninstall SQL Server before you change the host computer to a domain controller.
After SQL Server is installed on a computer, you cannot change the computer from a domain controller to a domain member. You must uninstall SQL Server before you change the host computer to a domain member.
SQL Server failover cluster instances are not supported where cluster nodes are domain controllers.
SQL Server Setup cannot create security groups or provision SQL Server service accounts on a read-only domain controller. In this scenario, Setup will fail.
Great catch, thank you. I edited the post, moved DC to VM-2 alongside ArcGIS Server.
I got rid of the DC. thanks again for the tip.