How to Create an HTTP Virtual Server in Exchange System Manager

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When you create an Exchange Virtual Server, during the creation of the Exchange System Attendant resource, Exchange creates an HTTP virtual server resource.

This topic explains how to use Exchange System Manager to create an HTTP virtual server.

Before You Begin

The following steps must be repeated for each Exchange Virtual Server in the cluster.

Procedure

To create an HTTP virtual server in Exchange System Manager

  1. Open Exchange System Manager.

  2. In the console tree, expand Servers, expand the server that you want to configure as a back-end server, and then expand Protocols.

  3. Right-click HTTP, point to New, and then click HTTP Virtual Server.

  4. In Properties, in the Name box, type the name of your front-end server.

  5. Next to the IP Address list, click Advanced.

  6. In Advanced, under Identities, select the default entry, and then click Modify.

  7. In Identification, in the IP address list, select the IP address of this Exchange Virtual Server (the back-end server). This IP address must match the IP address resource value you previously configured for the back-end server.

    The Identification dialog box

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  8. In the Host name box, type the host header of the front-end server. This is the name by which the clients access the front-end server. The host header for the Exchange Virtual Server must map to the host header on the front-end server.

    Note

    Client requests to the front-end server use a specific host, such as https://mail.contoso.com. A virtual server on the front-end must have the "mail.contoso.com" host header configured. The front-end server then proxies the request to the back-end server, which must also have the host header configured on a virtual server.

  9. Verify that TCP port is set to 80, and then click OK.

  10. In Advanced, if you want to add an additional identity, click Add, and perform Steps 6 through 8 again.

    Note

    Consider adding several identities to the virtual server that list all the ways that a user might access the front-end server. For example, if a front-end server is used both internally and externally, consider listing both a host name and a fully qualified domain name, such as "mail" for internal access and "mail.contoso.com" for external access.

  11. In Advanced, click OK twice to create the new HTTP virtual server.