RE: GFI MailSecurity in Exchange 2k Cluster

  • From: Chris Wall <Chris.Wall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "[ExchangeList]" <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 09:30:16 -0500

Alexey,

 

   First of all, let me ask this - Did your Exchange stores start correctly
on the Exchange servers before installing GFI?  Do you show any errors or
codes in your event logs?

 

   Secondly, it is of my opinion - if you have the funding and can afford to
separate services from Exchange I feel it is best to do so.  There are
already enough 'things' that can negatively affect Exchange (especially in
cluster environments) so why introduce another variable such as GFI.  If it
were me, and this is how I have my configuration - I would leave the cluster
for Exchange ONLY services and implement a GFI server on another standalone
server in SMTP mode.   Have the two systems separate allows for more
flexibility in trouble shooting.  

 

   Also take into count the recent blunder by GFI in pushing out a bad Virus
update for Bitdefender.  The fix called for a reboot and stopping IIS
services.  If you have GFI installed on the Exchange server, especially
where mailboxes and Public Folders are homed, you would have negatively
affected all of your end users by following the steps in the 'fix'.

 

   As Steve mentions below - Call GFI for support.  They can at least assist
you with getting GFI running or completely removed from your cluster
environment depending on your plans for deployment.

 

Regards,

 

Chris

 

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From: Steve Moffat [mailto:steve@xxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 9:09 AM
To: [ExchangeList]
Subject: [exchangelist] RE: GFI MailSecurity in Exchange 2k Cluster

 

http://www.MSExchange.org/

I meant contact with a helpdesk tech

 

support@xxxxxxx <mailto:support@xxxxxxx> 

 

S

 

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From: "UNE-Alexey Fernandez, Especialista de Telemática"
[mailto:alexeyf@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 10:37 AM
To: [ExchangeList]
Subject: [exchangelist] RE: GFI MailSecurity in Exchange 2k Cluster

http://www.MSExchange.org/

Yes I have been looking in the KB, but I couldn't find nothing about the
problem I'm having.

 

Alexey Fernandez Suarez

 

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From: Steve Moffat [mailto:steve@xxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 8:04 AM
To: [ExchangeList]
Subject: [exchangelist] RE: GFI MailSecurity in Exchange 2k Cluster

 

http://www.MSExchange.org/

Have you been in touch with GFI support???

 

 

They are pretty good, and very helpful.

 

S

 

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From: "UNE-Alexey Fernandez, Especialista de Telemática"
[mailto:alexeyf@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 9:55 AM
To: [ExchangeList]
Subject: [exchangelist] RE: GFI MailSecurity in Exchange 2k Cluster

http://www.MSExchange.org/

Do you mean I need to install another machine with Exchange (not in cluster)
as a front end server to deploy GFI?

 

Best Regards

Alexey Fernandez Suarez

 

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From: Chris Wall [mailto:Chris.Wall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 12:32 AM
To: [ExchangeList]
Subject: [exchangelist] RE: GFI MailSecurity in Exchange 2k Cluster

 

http://www.MSExchange.org/

As a user of GFI for the past 2 years, I strongly suggest keeping GFI
separate from Exchange - especially in a cluster environment.

 

I think you will have much more success if you put GFI on a Front End stand
alone server and keeping your backend Exchange services separate on the
clusters.

 

Just my two cent though.

 

Regards,

 

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From: "UNE-Alexey Fernandez, Especialista de Telemática"
[mailto:alexeyf@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 8:40 PM
To: [ExchangeList]
Subject: [exchangelist] GFI MailSecurity in Exchange 2k Cluster

 

http://www.MSExchange.org/

Hi,

 

Yesterday I posted a message on the list asking for a procedure to install
GFI MailSecurity on a two node Echange 2000 cluster with Windows 2000. Steve
Moffat answered me and I followed the procedure
<http://kbase.gfi.com/showarticle.asp?id=KBID001516>
http://kbase.gfi.com/showarticle.asp?id=KBID001516 . My one is an active
passive cluster, and I'm using the MailSecurity v8.1. But when I finish
installing and configuring it in cluster administrator, the Exchange
Information Store stops and don't start in neither of the nodes. Can
somebody help me?

 

Thanks in Advance

Alexey Fernandez Suarez

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