Exchange clustering question

[gerbieIT]

I am setting up an Exchange clustered environemnt and I am not too sure on how to set up IIS with a certificate in this kind ov environment..

Any help would be greatly apperciated!!

 

[WhoKilledKenny]

IIS with a certificate? Are you planning on running OWA in your cluster? If yes, I would stear you away from that. Set-up your mail servers in the cluster and create separate front end sever(s) for OWA. Stick the Front end Server(s) in your DMZ and keep the mail servers protected...

 

[58sniper]

I would have to agree. Set up a FE box and put the certificate there.

Also, don't forget that a cluster does NOTHING to resolve database and TL problems. With a cluster, you still only have a single copy of your databases.

Pat Richard, MCSE MCSA:Messaging CNA
Microsoft Exchange MVP
Want to know how email works? Read for yourself -

http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2821.txt

 

[gerbieIT]

The reason I didn't go with a FE box is because I have a cluster environment at one location and a stand alone Exchange server in another location. I didn't know how having one FE box would play in that kind of environment...

 

[fuego007]

OWA will work just as well as a FE server as it would if it were on any one of your BE servers. It doesn't care where it is as long as it can communicate with the other servers.