Re: FTP install order W2K Cluster

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Really, now...Shame on YOU..."Advice you don't need and nothing constructive
to add"?

You've got 2 Clustering MVPs trying to help you with advice and
recommendations, yet you complain because you don't like the message...

Good luck blazing your own trail by yourself...thanks for stopping by!

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Ryan Sokolowski
MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
MCSE, CCNA, CCDA, BCFP
Avanade
http://www.Avanade.com

"A troubleshooter's best tool is the Event Viewer and understanding the
events and messages contained therein."

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"Greg Kirkness" <greg.kirkness@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:u$YpeR1pFHA.3812@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> All these people with advice I don't need and nothing constructive to add.
>
> Shame, really.
>
>
> "Rodney R. Fournier [MVP]" <rod@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> message news:%23tKTmk0pFHA.2260@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> And I would strongly, very strongly suggest you DON'T! FTP is so 1980's
>> dude! WebDAV is the way to go baby! Security, security, security.
>>
>> Use IIS and NLB with WebDAV.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Rod
>>
>> MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
>> http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering Website
>> http://msmvps.com/clustering - Blog
>> http://www.clusterhelp.com - Cluster Training
>> http://msmvps.com/clustering/archive/2005/07/20/58233.aspx NYC Clustering
>> class
>>
>> "Ryan Sokolowski [MVP - Avanade]" <ryan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>> message news:%23ouScS0pFHA.764@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>I would strongly suggest that you use NLB to setup your load-balanced FTP
>>>Services.
>>>
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/TechRef/4aa0be73-ef61-4f9c-a071-b390278b4773.mspx
>>>
>>> "Your choice of cluster technologies (server clusters or Network Load
>>> Balancing) depends primarily on whether the applications you run have
>>> long-running in-memory state:. Server clusters are designed for
>>> applications that have long-running in-memory state or frequently
>>> updated data. These are called stateful applications. Examples of
>>> stateful applications include database applications such as Microsoft
>>> SQL Server 2000 and messaging applications such as Microsoft Exchange
>>> Server 2003.
>>>
>>> Server clusters can combine up to eight servers.
>>>
>>> . Network Load Balancing is intended for applications that do not
>>> have long-running in-memory state. These are called stateless
>>> applications. A stateless application treats each client request as an
>>> independent operation, and therefore it can load-balance each request
>>> independently. Stateless applications often have read-only data or data
>>> that changes infrequently. Web front-end servers, virtual private
>>> networks (VPNs), and File Transfer Protocol (FTP) servers typically use
>>> Network Load Balancing. Network Load Balancing clusters can also support
>>> other TCP- or UDP-based services and applications.
>>>
>>> Network Load Balancing can combine up to 32 servers."
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ryan Sokolowski
>>> MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
>>> MCSE, CCNA, CCDA, BCFP
>>> Avanade
>>> http://www.Avanade.com
>>>
>>> "A troubleshooter's best tool is the Event Viewer and understanding the
>>> events and messages contained therein."
>>>
>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>>> rights.
>>>
>>> "Greg Kirkness" <greg.kirkness@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:uyBf0D0pFHA.1948@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Greetings
>>>>
>>>> What is the order to setup an FTP server on a two node Win2000
>>>> Cluster?? I already have other IIS WWW and FTP sites on the cluster,
>>>> but was wondering how to set up a new one.
>>>>
>>>> From what I read, you create the first FTP server manually on one of
>>>> the nodes, then create the IIS Server Instance cluster resource, IP
>>>> address etc on that node. This then creates the appropriate IIS FTP
>>>> site on the other nodes.
>>>>
>>>> Is this correct?? Any advise appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Greg
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


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