Re: Setting up Exchange Cluster with AD

AD controller on a separate machine.

To keep it simple install the OS and Exchange on C:\. Your data stores and
logs will have to be on shared storage so you just need to make sure that
both nodes can see the same LUNs.

This is not optimized just the simplest explanation. For example if you had
a D:\ you could install it on their but the other node would have to be the
same.

Nue
"John Christie" <JohnChristie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:12D1C833-FD30-4A48-AA3F-6EDFB0FD4F02@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> So just to verify. We would need a separate machine as the AD domain
> controller.
>
> What specifically needs to be the same on the clustered machines? ( that
> have exchange server installed)
> --
> John Christie
>
>
> "Nuevo" wrote:
>
>> John
>>
>> MS do not support a AD domain controller in a clustered environment so
>> don't
>> install a DC on your cluster.
>>
>> MS recommends that your cluster nodes be identical but it is not required
>> but they should both on the Windows Cluster HCL. The partition
>> information
>> as it relates to Exchange binaries and data has to be consistent.
>>
>> Nue
>>
>> "John Christie" <JohnChristie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:F63BA1D1-DCC5-4E1D-BFC5-13387C71DC5C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >
>> > This is a general question. We are about to setup a "new" exchange
>> > server
>> > and move our existing exchange to that. With the "new" server we want
>> > to
>> > have
>> > another machine in a "cluster" setup. Operating system will be windows
>> > 2003
>> > and will be exchange2003.
>> > Do the machines need to be identical hardware? ?
>> >
>> > What other things do we need to concern ourselves about on these two
>> > machines.?
>> > Specifically AD, Global catlog settings, Domain settings etc
>> > --
>> > John Christie
>>
>>
>>


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