Deploying Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Clusters
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Published: July 1, 2001
By Dylan Miller, Jon Hoerlein
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Windows Clustering is a Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server feature that administrators can use to achieve continuous availability of server resources. This book has had minor updates, including removing references to IDE devices, and changing the description of Pending Timeout. This book will help you understand how Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server uses Windows Clustering and how to:
Plan for and set up both Two-Node and Four-Node Exchange 2000 clusters
Remove Exchange 2000 Server from a cluster
Monitor the performance of Exchange 2000 clusters
Maintain the availability of Exchange 2000 clusters
Perform disaster recovery
Note: You must be familiar with Windows 2000 clustering concepts before installing Exchange 2000 clusters.
Details
Number of Pages: 76
Table of Contents
Introduction
Exchange 2000 Clusters
Windows 2000 and Exchange 2000 Version Requirements
Exchange Virtual Servers
IP Addresses and Network Names
Physical Disk
Exres.dll
Quorum Disk Resource
Planning Exchange 2000 Clusters
Dedicating Computers to Exchange
Cluster Configurations
Exchange 2000 Clusters on Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Two-Node Cluster Topology
Exchange 2000 Clusters on Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Exchange Virtual Server Limitations
Fault-Tolerant Storage
Considerations
Upgrading Exchange 2000 Cluster Nodes to Exchange 2000 SP3
Upgrading Exchange 5.5 Cluster Nodes to Exchange 2000 SP3
Separate Storage Group Log Files
Storage Technology
Storage Group Limitations
Multiprocessor Support Limitations
Memory Limitations
Drive Letter Limitations Using Four-Node Clusters
An Example Exchange 2000 with SP3 Four-Node Cluster
Hardware, Settings, and Scenarios
Four-Node Cluster Illustration
Setting Up a Two-Node Exchange 2000 Server Cluster
Requirements
Software Requirements
Shared Disk Requirements
Network Configuration Requirements
Preinstallation Information
Standard Installation
Step 1: Prepare Active Directory for Exchange 2000
Step 2: Install Exchange 2000 Server on Each Node
Step 3: Create the Exchange Virtual Servers
Setting Up a Four-Node Exchange 2000 Server Cluster
Cluster Settings
Understanding Exchange Virtual Server and Exchange Resource Settings
Exchange Virtual Server Configuration Settings
Exchange Resource Configuration Settings
Exchange Logging
Disabling Microsoft Exchange MTA Stack Service Monitoring
Specifying Exchange to Log SMTP to a Shared Disk in Your Cluster
Configuring a Clustered Back-End Server
Step 1: Create the HTTP Virtual Servers in Exchange System Manager
Step 2: Create Virtual Directories to Match the Directories Configured on the Front-End Server
Step 3: Add New HTTP Virtual Server Resources to the Exchange Virtual Server
Removing Exchange 2000 from a Cluster
Removing an Exchange Virtual Server from a Cluster
Task 1: Move All Mailboxes and Public Folder Content to Another Exchange Virtual Server
Task 2: Take System Attendant Resource Offline
Task 3: Delete Exchange System Attendant Resource
Task 4: Ensure the Exchange Virtual Server Object is Deleted from Active Directory
Task 5: Delete Remaining Cluster Resources
Removing Exchange 2000 Installation from a Cluster
Reliability
Failover
Storing Exchange Data
SMTP Queue Directory
.edb and .stm Files
Transaction Log Files
Performance and Monitoring
Memory
Virtual Memory
/3GB Switch
Exchange 2000 Capacity and Topology Calculator
Sizing Active/Passive Clusters
Sizing Active/Active Clusters
Testing Server Capacity
Microsoft Exchange Load Simulator
Exchange Stress and Performance (ESP) Tool
Monitoring Performance
Exchange 2000 Server Cluster Failover Performance
Extensible Storage Engine Log Checkpoint Depth
Microsoft Exchange Information Store Service Connections
SMTP Queue Size
Evenly Distributing Threads across SMTP, IMAP4, and POP3
Tuning Exchange 2000 Server Clusters
SMTP Percentage of Threads and Additional Threads per Processor
Maximum Handle Threshold
Disaster Recovery
Identifying the Cause of a Failure
Backing Up Data on an Exchange 2000 Server Cluster Node
Recovering an Exchange 2000 Server Cluster