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When designing systems (e.g. an active directory infrastructure), how do you handle the idea that you should compromise reliability by implementing on a more accessible platform?

For example, you manage your own hardware, and a system admin not managing your hardware tells you to deploy a domain controller on a VM, for which you'd have to deploy a more complex setup to make reliable. How do you handle this? Do you think compromising a system like this is bad (having to go a more risky way)?

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Reliability and accessibility are NOT mutually exclusive, despite appearances to the contrary. – John Gardeniers Dec 13 '10 at 0:39
You haven't told us enough about what you're designing, and why the other admin : 1. has any say in what you're doing 2. why he thinks that adding a DC as a VM guest is the right thing to do – mfinni Dec 13 '10 at 1:20
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I'm not sure why a DC in a VM would be in any way less reliable. I doubt this question will escape a 'subjective' close without significant editing. – Kara Marfia Dec 13 '10 at 4:46
The only thing I can think of, that would apply to anyone, would be timekeeping issues. Specific to his environment, he may not trust the VMware infrastructure, which may or may nor be a valid concern. As written, of course, we have no idea. – mfinni Dec 13 '10 at 15:28
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