CCR Clustering   

I have a question regarding the Public/Private IP setup for the CCR.  They 
say that you have to setup both a Private and Public IP adapter on each node. 
 Does that mean that I have to setup another VLAN on each network for this 
Private network?  There is a different setup on 2008 than 2003 and I’m 
confused as to how it should work.  Also, during the CCR setup, you have to 
assign an IP address to the Cluster.  Is this a public address?  If so, how 
do I decipher which subnet it belongs in?  Obviously the nodes will be in 
different subnets as the will be in completely different geographical 
locations.

date: Fri, 9 May 2008 06:13:01 -0700   author:   Rafavic

Re: CCR Clustering   

For CCR:
How to Move a Clustered Mailbox Server in a CCR Environment
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998282(EXCHG.80).aspx

"Although the Failover Cluster Management tool (Windows Server 2008),
Cluster Administrator (Windows Server 2003), and the Cluster.exe
command-line tool in both operating systems can be used to move a CMS
between nodes, we recommend using one of the following procedures to move a
CMS from the active node to the passive node. ***The Exchange management
tools perform health checks that the cluster tools do not perform, such as
validating the health and state of the passive node before performing the
handoff. If replication is not healthy or if these checks determine that the
passive node is not in an acceptable state for a handoff, the Exchange
management tools will not perform the handoff. If this happens and you still
need to move the CMS to the passive node, you can use the cluster management
tools to do that."***

- Stopping and starting a CMS is done from Exchange tools

- Other than the above move cms scenario, cluster settings are managed from
cluster tools (Failover Cluster Management/Cluster Administer/Cluster.exe),
- Exchange settings are managed from Exchange tools (EMC/EMS)
- Exchange services should not be stopped and started from the Services
console on cluster nodes.
- Exchange 2007 clusters do not have most resources, particularly those for
protocol virtual servers like SMTP, POP, IMAP, etc., that can be taken
offline or brought online independently (without affecting the group).
-- 
Bharat Suneja
Microsoft Corporation

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"Rafavic"  wrote in message 
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>I have a question regarding the Public/Private IP setup for the CCR.  They
> say that you have to setup both a Private and Public IP adapter on each 
> node.
> Does that mean that I have to setup another VLAN on each network for this
> Private network?  There is a different setup on 2008 than 2003 and I’m
> confused as to how it should work.  Also, during the CCR setup, you have 
> to
> assign an IP address to the Cluster.  Is this a public address?  If so, 
> how
> do I decipher which subnet it belongs in?  Obviously the nodes will be in
> different subnets as the will be in completely different geographical
> locations.

date: Fri, 9 May 2008 07:00:13 -0700   author:   Bharat Suneja [MSFT]

Re: CCR Clustering   

Thanks Bharat

"Bharat Suneja [MSFT]" wrote:

> For CCR:
> How to Move a Clustered Mailbox Server in a CCR Environment
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998282(EXCHG.80).aspx
> 
> "Although the Failover Cluster Management tool (Windows Server 2008),
> Cluster Administrator (Windows Server 2003), and the Cluster.exe
> command-line tool in both operating systems can be used to move a CMS
> between nodes, we recommend using one of the following procedures to move a
> CMS from the active node to the passive node. ***The Exchange management
> tools perform health checks that the cluster tools do not perform, such as
> validating the health and state of the passive node before performing the
> handoff. If replication is not healthy or if these checks determine that the
> passive node is not in an acceptable state for a handoff, the Exchange
> management tools will not perform the handoff. If this happens and you still
> need to move the CMS to the passive node, you can use the cluster management
> tools to do that."***
> 
> - Stopping and starting a CMS is done from Exchange tools
> 
> - Other than the above move cms scenario, cluster settings are managed from
> cluster tools (Failover Cluster Management/Cluster Administer/Cluster.exe),
> - Exchange settings are managed from Exchange tools (EMC/EMS)
> - Exchange services should not be stopped and started from the Services
> console on cluster nodes.
> - Exchange 2007 clusters do not have most resources, particularly those for
> protocol virtual servers like SMTP, POP, IMAP, etc., that can be taken
> offline or brought online independently (without affecting the group).
> -- 
> Bharat Suneja
> Microsoft Corporation
> 
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights. Please do not send email directly to this alias. This alias is for
> newsgroup purposes only.
> ----------------------------
> 
> "Rafavic"  wrote in message 
> news:FD007C28-1199-475F-B61F-AA903BA38BA5@microsoft.com...
> >I have a question regarding the Public/Private IP setup for the CCR.  They
> > say that you have to setup both a Private and Public IP adapter on each 
> > node.
> > Does that mean that I have to setup another VLAN on each network for this
> > Private network?  There is a different setup on 2008 than 2003 and I’m
> > confused as to how it should work.  Also, during the CCR setup, you have 
> > to
> > assign an IP address to the Cluster.  Is this a public address?  If so, 
> > how
> > do I decipher which subnet it belongs in?  Obviously the nodes will be in
> > different subnets as the will be in completely different geographical
> > locations. 
> 
>

date: Fri, 9 May 2008 07:12:01 -0700   author:   Rafavic