Re: Clustering IIS 6.0 using MSCS cluster on 2 Windows Server 2003 box

I agree whole-heartedly with Edwin. PLEASE use the correct technology for
the appropriate product. This means SQL = MSCS and IIS = NLB.

OK, now that I got that out of the way, since you now find yourself in a
potentially unchanging situation, here are some resources on clustering IIS:

This link walks you through the process of using MSCS for IIS or FTP:

Checklist: Creating a clustered IIS Web or FTP service
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/5d39b359-a911-4813-b41b-04604699159b1033.mspx


This link provides the positioning from Microsoft re: IIS and NLB:

Clustering IIS 6.0 (IIS 6.0)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/WindowsServer2003/Library/IIS/70db50cf-5eb6-4c2e-b60b-f0b8f3fdb915.mspx?mfr=true

"IIS 6.0 Web servers can be made highly available by failover using a Server
cluster; however, Microsoft recommends that you use Network Load Balancing
(NLB). In addition to providing high availability for IIS, NLB is a good
cluster solution for a Web farm scenario because it also offers load
balancing capabilities. NLB is generally less expensive to implement than
Server cluster, which has additional hardware requirements. Windows Server
2003 Web Edition supports NLB."


--
Ryan Sokolowski
MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
MCSE, CCNA, CCDA, BCFP


This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Edwin vMierlo [MVP]" <EdwinvMierlo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:usgU6RrUIHA.2268@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I have seen a lot of
articles on IIS NLB clustering, but I cannot find anything on how to
cluster
IIS using MSCS. Thanks.

that is because you should use NLB for IIS and not MSCS
(although possible to use MSCS, you will find many many many posts in this
newsgroup advicing not to)

solution for your customer is have a 2 node MSCS with SQL and a
(different)
two node NLB for IIS

Rgds,
edwin.




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