RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers?

2012-02-12 Thread Paul Hutchings
, or a single Windows VM acting as the CAS? From: Paul Hutchings [paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk] Sent: 02 February 2012 12:31 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers? So what is the pro of that approach over doing LB for RPC too

RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers?

2012-02-02 Thread Paul Hutchings
Subject: RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers? A couple of things: keep in mind that loadbalancer.org (and the other companies) are in business to sell load balancers. Therefore they recommend you LB everything. Most companies get along just fine with only doing ports 80 and 443

RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers?

2012-02-02 Thread Paul Hutchings
: Steve Goodman [mailto:st...@stevieg.org] Sent: 01 February 2012 23:00 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers? +1 on Kemp in particular, I have been recommending them to my customers when faced with a similar decision. Just a heads-up, pricing wise

RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers?

2012-02-02 Thread Sobey, Richard A
: bounce-9482517-8066...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com [mailto:bounce-9482517-8066...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] On Behalf Of Paul Hutchings Sent: 02 February 2012 09:46 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers? This is clearly where I have a lot of reading

RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers?

2012-02-02 Thread Paul Hutchings
: 02 February 2012 10:16 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers? Doesn't stay running and high availability mean approximately the same thing?! :) I'm a bit confused how you've got a CAS array but you're not currently using a NLB/HLB. Actually

RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers?

2012-02-02 Thread Steve Goodman
February 2012 09:46 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers? This is clearly where I have a lot of reading to do. To clarify, high availability isn't the absolute end-goal here, the end goal is to stay running even and a little manual intervention

RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers?

2012-02-02 Thread Paul Hutchings
10:16 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers? Doesn't stay running and high availability mean approximately the same thing?! :) I'm a bit confused how you've got a CAS array but you're not currently using a NLB/HLB. Actually, it makes a bit more sense

RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers?

2012-02-02 Thread Steve Goodman
that's part of the array hosting the CAS role. Steve From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk] Sent: 02 February 2012 11:10 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers? And to balance RPC I guess I'm back where I started with the docs from

RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers?

2012-02-02 Thread Sobey, Richard A
server that's part of the array hosting the CAS role. Steve From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk]mailto:[mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk] Sent: 02 February 2012 11:10 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers? And to balance RPC I guess

RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers?

2012-02-02 Thread Paul Hutchings
Specific load balancer or just a shedload of mappings? From: Sobey, Richard A [mailto:r.so...@imperial.ac.uk] Sent: 02 February 2012 11:23 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers? I'll say now that we don't use static ports. From: bounce-9482555-8066

RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers?

2012-02-02 Thread Michael B. Smith
Subject: RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers? I don't think there is a particular downside. When the US wakes up I am sure Michael may have a different take, but assigning a static port avoids having to load balance a large number of TCP/IP ports for RPC. In essence to set static ports

RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers?

2012-02-02 Thread Paul Hutchings
: Thursday, February 02, 2012 6:18 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers? I don't think there is a particular downside. When the US wakes up I am sure Michael may have a different take, but assigning a static port avoids having to load balance

RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers?

2012-02-02 Thread Michael B. Smith
Yep. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 6:52 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers? Even on the LAN

RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers?

2012-02-02 Thread Paul Hutchings
and cost of LB required. From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: 02 February 2012 12:15 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers? Yep. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Paul

RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers?

2012-02-02 Thread Steve Goodman
direct at the moment. Steve From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk] Sent: 02 February 2012 12:32 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers? So what is the pro of that approach over doing LB for RPC too? Keeping in mind I'm trying to avoid

Re: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers?

2012-02-02 Thread Webster
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RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers?

2012-02-01 Thread Michael B. Smith
I don't know anything about loadbalancer.org (I'll go take a look later), but the appliances from either Kemp or Coyote Point work just fine and you don't have to do anything with RPC ports. I have both widely deployed with clients. (I've also got expensive ones deployed - but for most

RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers?

2012-02-01 Thread Michael B. Smith
Subject: RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers? I don't know anything about loadbalancer.org (I'll go take a look later), but the appliances from either Kemp or Coyote Point work just fine and you don't have to do anything with RPC ports. I have both widely deployed with clients. (I've also

RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers?

2012-02-01 Thread Steve Goodman
Subject: RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers? I don't know anything about loadbalancer.org (I'll go take a look later), but the appliances from either Kemp or Coyote Point work just fine and you don't have to do anything with RPC ports. I have both widely deployed with clients. (I've also

Re: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers?

2012-02-01 Thread PRamatowski
...@stevieg.org] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 05:59 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues exchangelist@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: Load Balancer vs. 2 more Exchange Servers? +1 on Kemp in particular, I have been recommending them to my customers when faced with a similar decision. Just a heads-up