Installtion Options

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One of the first decisions you need to make before deploying an ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition array is where to place the Configuration Storage server. The Configuration Storage server is a computer hosting the ADAM database, which stores the array’s firewall policies. A single Configuration Storage server can store firewall policy for multiple ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition arrays, and these arrays can be located anywhere in the organization.

ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition supports the following Configuration Storage server placement scenarios:

  • The Configuration Storage server and array members are located in the same or in trusted domains. The Configuration Storage server is on a non-array member computer.
  • The Configuration Storage server and array members are located in the same or in trusted domains. The Configuration Storage server is installed on an array member.
  • The Configuration Storage server and array members are installed in a workgroup. The Configuration Storage server is installed on a non-array member computer.
  • The Configuration Storage server and array members are installed in a workgroup. The Configuration Storage server is installed on an array member.
  • The Configuration Storage server is installed on a domain member. The array members are installed in a workgroup.

The most straightforward installation scenario is when the Configuration Storage server and array members are all part of the same Active Directory directory service domain, and the Configuration Storage server is installed on a computer that is not an array member. This ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition Quick Start Guide discusses this scenario only. For information about how to configure the ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition using one of the other scenarios in the preceding list, see ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition Help and supplemental documentation at www.microsoft.com/isaserver.