Re: NLB with Exch 2003
From: Neil Hobson [MVP] (neil.hobson_at_nospam.silversands.co.uk)
Date: 02/19/04
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Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 15:49:44 -0000
Yup, that's it, NLB front-ends with clustered back-ends. Whilst NLB will
redirect you to another machine, it's the storage where the mailbox is
that's the problem. Even clusters have shared storage.
-- Neil Hobson Exchange MVP For Exchange news, links and tips, check: http://www.msexchange.co.uk <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:12c4f01c3f66b$81bfa560$a601280a@phx.gbl... > Thanks, but don't the NLB computers look like one on the > network and to the world. Doesn't that resolve the > mailbox problem? I may be naive about NLB, but I thought > it was basically was two computers that were like a > mirrored set of drives. > > So is the failure protection scenario require the front- > end/back-end configuration, possibly NLB front-ends and > clustered back-ends? > > My goal is to be able to take any one computer down > completely and not lose service. > > Thanks. > > > >-----Original Message----- > >The main problem is that you cannot replicate mailboxes > between two Exchange > >servers. You need to look into clustering if you want to > provide the > >hardware failure protection that you are looking for. > > > >-- > >Neil Hobson > >Exchange MVP > > > >For Exchange news, links, and tips, check: > >http://www.msexchange.co.uk > > > >"David" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > message > >news:129fb01c3f667$b564c390$a401280a@phx.gbl... > >> I've been tasked with creating a redundant email > service. > >> I've been planning to setup two Windows 2003 servers > with > >> network load balancing enabled and install Exchange 2003 > >> on each. I can't find any documentation on this > >> configuration and I'm beginning to think that it isn't > >> supported. > >> > >> Can someone give me some insight into this problem. > >> > >> Thanks. > > > > > >. > >
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