AD -> Active Directory (openLDAP)
F&P -> File and Print server
Questions:
- do we include samba in our server ?
Will we use the AD server for File&Printsharing or only as a logon server* ?
Even with a logon server we will need Samba (?)
- do we include cups ?
See above
- we have to include openldap !
- will we use clustering / failover ?
This is a valid question open to discussion.
- will we integrate our server in an existing network ?
Do we have to take into account that our server will not be the PDC,
but part of a Windows Server branch ?
- do we need DNS and / or DHCP ?
- do we need bandwidth monitoring / optimizing ?
- do we need a GUI ? (//overhead)
- do we need a firewall ?
- what filesystem will we use and will we use LVM ?
- what will be the scale and scope of our server ?
- will we work with source code or with pre-compiled binaries ?
- advantages :
speed
optimization
personalization - disadvantages :
maintenance
documentation
support
