**Sorry if this isn't the right forum, BUT ... ?? Does anyone have any suggestions on the 'best' approach to setting up a .NET development environment on a departmental-scale? Basic configuration Definites right now --> Server OS = Windows 2000 Advance Server
Developer's OS = Windows XP Database = SQL Server 2000 IIS = 5 NET Ver = 1.1.4322 IDE = VisualStudio.NET 2003 Version Control = Visual SourceSafe 6.0d Hardware Probables --> Quad-Zeon 2.8 hyperthreaded 2 Gigs RAM Raid Storage Systems Redundancy managed locally
Some of the question are: 1- Should both the 'test' and 'live' servers be on one server? 2- Can this one server handle both? 3- Is it 'recommended' to have the ASP.NET application and the SQLServer on the same Server? 4- Is there a recommended way to configure
all components (ie: IIS, Framework, SQL, SourceSafe, etc ...) I feel like I'm forgetting things ... but any extra comments would be greatly appreciated ... thanks all. psinyc
::Does anyone have any suggestions on the 'best' approach to setting up a .NET ::development environment on a departmental-scale? Define "development environment", please. We work with local regular workstations and a number if VMWAre simulated central servers
for the developers, separate testbed (real hardware). Assuming ASP.NET: ::1- Should both the 'test' and 'live' servers be on one server? No. Never. If your program malfunctions and sucks up all CPU, you have efficiently killed hte test server. What about "trying
patches" in the test environment - hard to do if it IS the live environment. We normally have separate testbeds (on Vmware, normally), plus a staging system for the sites which is a "last test on live data". ::2- Can this one server handle both? depends. Yes
for your homepage, not for amazon. ::3- Is it 'recommended' to have the ASP.NET application and the SQLServer on the same ::Server? Depends. If you use the SQL Server very seldom nothing stops you from doing so. Normally security demands a separation - so
that if your front end is abused, the database is still safe. ::4- Is there a recommended way to configure all components (ie: IIS, Framework, SQL, ::SourceSafe, etc ...) Yes, do it right. The right wasy is documented in the documentation :-) ::I feel like
I'm forgetting things ... but any extra comments would be greatly appreciated ... ::thanks all. Separate things out. Why do you want VS.NET installed on a development SERVER? Makes no sense to me. As does, btw. ,raid sotrage on a pure development system.
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