Re: How to Cluster Portal Server 2003

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Node 1 has SPS installed and SPS resolves to node1. The cluster knows
nothing about node1 and SPS; therefore, when you fail over you can not bring
up http://node1 on node2 or anywhere else. SPS is pointing only to node1
http://node1

Node 1 has SPS installed on c: for app and data to shared storage.
In IIS local manager it shows Sharepoint but again node2 knows nothing about
this site as a cluster.

So Somewhere I have to tell/install node 2 with SPS and tell the cluster
about SPS - is there some virtual address etc for the SPS admin and pages I
need to define in the Cluster? And/or what else am I missing?

Thanks

"dave nixon" wrote:

> if required i will set this up on my testbed and failover and supply the
> results
>
> "flash" wrote:
>
> > I can not find any info on MS and your link was not for SPS.
> > I have a cluster which is failover. It has SQL 2000 clustered. I wish to
> > Cluster all or whatever components of SPS - 'how'. Right now only node 1 has
> > SPS installed. This is a small office scenario and a beefy cluster - I wish
> > to run everything from this server and cluster whatever I can for failover.
> > So by your language a small failover farm.
> > Any guidance on 'how to' appreciated.
> >
> >
> >
> > You can also have a small farm, with one SQL server and one front-end server
> > running both IIS and Job/Indexing.
> >
> > I believe this is the correct link, but you can do some searching on their
> > site.
> >
> >
> > "jwillard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" wrote:
> >
> > > Not exactly sture what you are trying to do here. SPS only supports certain
> > > topologies. The standard medium farm, which MS would recommend, has the
> > > following components
> > >
> > > 1. SQLServer installed on a fail-over cluster
> > > 2. Job/Index server
> > > 3. 2 front end Web servers in NLB configuration
> > >
> > > You can also have a small farm, with one SQL server and one front-end server
> > > running both IIS and Job/Indexing.
> > >
> > > I believe this is the correct link, but you can do some searching on their
> > > site.
> > > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7cdc1f2d-f550-49e0-9b74-318da11ba1b4&DisplayLang=en
> > >
> > > any specific questions, please post.
> > >
> > > All of this is detailed very thoroughly in the documentation available on
> > > the MS Website.
> > > "dave nixon" <david.nixon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > news:781846EE-AEEE-4597-AAA4-94626EFFFAF9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > would u have to configure NLB on a cluster?
> > > > Remember this is a windows 2003 cluster and not a sps farm.
> > > > U only need to nlb across more than one front end sps web server...a
> > > > windows
> > > > 2003 cluster with sps acts as a single sps server
> > > >
> > > > "Dan Orchard" wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Yes but its only aware with SQL with SharePoint you will have to
> > > >> configure NLB (Network Load Balancing). Personally I would look at
> > > >> documentation on a medium farm configuration this should clear things
> > > >> up.
> > > >>
> > > >> HTH
> > > >>
> > > >> DAn Orchard
> > > >>
> > > >> dave nixon wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> > sps is cluster aware so it should only have to be installed on node1.
> > > >> > have u tried a failover?
> > > >> >
> > > >> > "flash" wrote:
> > > >> >
> > > >> > > Have a cluster which has SQL 2000 sp4 on it clustered for the
> > > >> > > portal server; both nodes are a member of the cluster. Wish to
> > > >> > > cluster the Portal Server 2003. What do I need to do? I installed
> > > >> > > Portal Server on node 1 right now - app on c: of the node and the
> > > >> > > shared storage contains the data files. Do I install on node 2,
> > > >> > > etc? Can't find any whitepapers.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
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