Install IIS on MSCS

[SalvaC]

Dear all

I'm relatively new to MSCS and would ask if someone has already installed IIS6 on a 2003 Cluster.

I've searched the MS Site, but I don't find anything about this topic(I don't like the new MS Search engine).

My question is which steps I have do, to install a fail-over virtual server of IIS. I heard that enable NLB on a Cluster would cause problems.

I would appreciate any suggestions.

Greetings
Salvatore

 

[lambeste]

I just did this yesterday. Follow this link and you should be able to get it done.

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=248025

I know it refers to WIN2K but I found that it applies to WIN2K3 too.

 

[GiaBetiu]

The link is usefull and will give you the steps for having a failover solution with IIS.
NLB is a different matter, and of course do not use both methods.
When to use one or another? I would say:
- use NLB for availability and scalability. take care in the way you keep sessions (set the affinities..)
- use MSCS for availability for critical applications. be carefull that this method is not scalable.

Gia Betiu
gia@almondeyes.net
Computer Eng. CNE 4, CNE 5, MCSE Win2K

http://www.almondeyes.net

 

[victorv]

hi,
as Gia told you NLB and MSCS have different scopes.
However, if you have already set up MSCS, you can use this
to "failover" IIS.

Doing this by yourself yo have to:

- Install IIS on both nodes
- make IIS Manual starting ( World Wide Web Publishing Service in services)
- create 2 cluster resources: ip address + network name
- parametrize IIS to answer at this address
- create 1 cluster resource of type "Generic Service"
giving as service name W3SVC


Doing this more automatically, there is between the cluster resource type a specific IIS services:

choose the way you prefere !

bye

 

[SalvaC]

Thanks to all of your for your responses.

Because I have to temporarly work on another task, I can return to this only in two weeks.

If I have more questions or problems, I will return back here.

Thanks again.
Bye

 

[Petje]

Remember that MS says this about IIS and cluster :

NOTE: Although it is technically possible to set up IIS by using Clustering service, Microsoft does not recommend that you install IIS on Microsoft Cluster server. The recommended method to provide high-availability with IIS is to use Network Load Balancing.

Petje
A+, MCP, MCSE (NT4 + 2000), CCEA

 

[dstynchula]

Hi.

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=248025

contains a reference to an "IIS Server Instance".

As far as I can tell, this object does not exist in windows 2003.

What am I missing?

Thanks in Advance.

Dan

 

[tbjerken]

Dan,

For Windows 2003, you setup a resource of type "Generic Script" that executes a vbs script to shutdown/startup the appropriate IIS services. You can find two samples in WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\INETSRV titled "clusweb.vbs" and "clusftp.vbs".

Terry