The Number of Managed NetWare Servers Should Not Exceed 32

• Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51 and 4.0

SUMMARY

You can add multiple NetWare servers to a single Windows NT Server domain. However, to ensure a high level of performance, it is recommended that you add no more than 32 NetWare servers per domain.

MORE INFORMATION

If you have more than 32 NetWare servers to add to Windows NT Server domains, you should divide the NetWare servers into smaller groups, and add each group to a different domain. When dividing NetWare servers into groups, consider what servers must be used by the same people. It is best if all the servers used by a particular group of users are in the same domain, so you should put that group of servers and users into a single domain.

When each NetWare server is added, you specify which NetWare users and groups to transfer from that server to the domain. The domain's directory then contains a sum of all the users and groups that you copied from each NetWare server, plus the users and groups created directly in the Windows NT Server domain.

The list of users and groups being propagated may differ for each NetWare server participating the domain. If a NetWare user needs access only to specific NetWare servers, you can propagate the user's account to only those servers. This enables you to minimize network traffic, making the Directory Service Manager for NetWare more efficient.

For example, suppose members of the Accounting group need access to NetWare servers NW1 and NW2, while members of the Sales_Reps group need access only to NW1. When you specify which groups to propagate to NW1, select both Accounting and Sales_Reps. When you specify the users to propagate to NW2, select only Accounting.