Hello, What is the best method for providing redundancy with an Exchange front end system? Do you use NLB with multiple front end servers? Do you use clustering? Do you place multiple front end servers behind a hardware load balancer like a Cisco CSS device? Or, is there a better method? Thank you.
On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:19:02 -0700, Greg Mulato wrote: >Hello, > What is the best method for providing redundancy with an Exchange front >end system? > Do you use NLB with multiple front end servers? Do you use clustering? >Do you place multiple front end servers behind a hardware load balancer like >a Cisco CSS device? Or, is there a better method? > >Thank you. Either NLB or a hardware load balancer. Either is fine, neither is "better" than the other. You can't conventionally cluster a FE.
Also depends on the cash you have available, NLB is effectively free where a hardware load balancer can run up into the tens of thousands. What's the scope and size of the Exchange Org? Oliver
There are two backend exchange servers. 1600 users, mostly connecting through RPC/HTTPS. Thank you. "Oliver Moazzezi [MVP]" wrote: > Also depends on the cash you have available, NLB is effectively free where a > hardware load balancer can run up into the tens of thousands. > > What's the scope and size of the Exchange Org? > > Oliver > > > >
Just two FE's? Oliver
Right now there is one FE. Looking to expand to two or three. "Oliver Moazzezi [MVP]" wrote: > Just two FE's? > > Oliver > > >
I'd go with NLB rather than invest more money into a network hardware load balancer. Oliver
