I am setting up a Small Business Server 2000 network for a
small business primarily to host SQL Server and Exchange,
in addition to serving as a domain controller. I am using
SBS because of the reduced cost of the bundled packages
for a network that will have few users. In addition to
the SBS server I will have a web server sitting as a
standalone server in a DMZ (while the web server is
available to the public, it will only be used to contact
the database by internal employees).
I would also like to set up a test server which will need
IIS and SQL Server. I know that SBS must run as the root
domain controller and no more than one instance of SBS can
run in the same network, however it is cheaper for me to
use another edition of SBS for the test server instead of
purchasing Win2K Server and SQL Server 2000 separately. I
would also like to use SBS so the test environment mimics
as closely as possible the production environment.
I would like some recommendations on whether this is the
best way to implement or if running two different domains
for test and production will cause too many headaches.
Any help is appreciated.