How to Create an HTTP Virtual Server Resource for an Exchange Virtual Server in a Windows Server Cluster

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For the Cluster service to manage each HTTP virtual server, you must create a new HTTP server resource for each HTTP virtual server. This topic explains how to create an HTTP virtual server resource for an Exchange Virtual Server in a Windows Server cluster.

Before You Begin

You must perform the following steps for each Exchange Virtual Server to which you have added a new HTTP virtual server.

Procedure

To create an HTTP virtual server resource for an Exchange Virtual Server in a Windows Server cluster

  1. Open Cluster Administrator.

  2. Right-click the Exchange Virtual Server, point to New, and then click Resource.

  3. The New Resource Wizard starts. In the Name box, type Exchange HTTP Virtual Server - (<EVSName>), where EVSName is the name of the front-end server.

  4. In the Resource type list, click Microsoft Exchange HTTP Server Instance. Verify that the Group list contains the name of your Exchange Virtual Server, and then click Next.

  5. In Possible Owners, under Possible owners, verify that all nodes are displayed, and then click Next.

  6. In Dependencies, add the Exchange System Attendant resource to the Resource dependencies box, and then click Next.

  7. In Virtual Server Instance, in the Server Instance list, select the newly created HTTP virtual server for the resource, and then click Finish.

  8. In Cluster Administrator, right-click the HTTP virtual server instances you just created, and then click Bring Online.