On 06.11.2014 20:22, af_123xy@... [firebird-support] wrote:

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>
> Hi
>
> i am "new" to databases and i am "going to choose" Firebird.
>
> Supposing that i will have to interact with some MS server where are
> some already installed software, mail server and other softwares i were
> starting to ask if is there any limit about the number of concurrent
> Clients that could access simultaneously to the FB database.
>
>
> Some peoples are suggesting me to do not install FB server on a domain
> controller becouse i will risk a serious perfomance issue.
>
> Some Others are telling that is only a question of server,cache,page
> size ,etc
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>
> i am getting confused becouse
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> i've got some post of the 2012 talking about FB that solved this issue
> but other that tell's that also Microsoft suggest to do not install
> MSSQL on an acvite domain
>
>
> some more tells to do not install "ON" , other to do not install "FB AS
> acting ALSO like a domain controller" (does FB could act in that way?)
>
> all this becouse of a security functionality that Microsoft server apply
> on an DC
>
>
> my main doubt is :
>
> when i will have only 1 server on an already working network
> infrastructure of a customer and i will need to install my "small
> application" that will use FB in a c/s environment without having
> possibility to buy/install a second server , will i risk this
> PERFORMANCE ISSUE becouse of an incomatibility or i could solve it just
> "changing the configuration" of the MS server+ FB_db ?
>
>

hej,

to be honest - setting up an internal test system you may install
whatever you want onto a single server - but keep in mind that it's
internal test that must never go live into production!

As rule of thumb/best praxis: Leave AD-Servers alone!
Why? You don't want messed up AD-Servers.

>
> this are some posts
>
> (FB)
> http://dyemanov.blogspot.it/2012/03/firebird-vs-windows-file-system-caching.html
>
> (MS) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2032911
>
> (postgreSQL) http://help.theatremanager.com/book/export/html/1606
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