[isalist] Re: Use of an ISA server between server farm & client PC's
- From: "Thomas W Shinder" <tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 06:32:35 -0500
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Hi Glenn,
What strikes you as unusual with this setup?
Thomas W Shinder, M.D.
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> [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Glenn P. JOHNSTON
> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 12:46 AM
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> Subject: [isalist] Use of an ISA server between server farm &
> client PC's
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> Hi,
>
> I've been asked to implement a novel solution for a new client.
>
> They are replacing an existing single SBS w3K with premium
> technologies, with a six server 'solution' spread across 2
> sites, designed by the technical director who by the way is a
> civil enginer, not an IT person. In the process they are
> moving from a single building to 2 buildings, partly for
> redundacy, but mostly because of the need for a chinese wall
> between the 2 user groups from a client contract perspective.
>
> The 2 sites are only 800M apart, and will linked using 2
> wireless access points and high gain antennas, this should
> work OK. But the 2 sites will have different non trusted
> domains, separate e-mail domains, etc, basically operating as
> 2 separate companies, with only board level management the
> same. Under this arrangement I'm not sure why the wireless
> link exists, but I'm sure that a good reason exists.
>
> There proposal is for each site to have an ADSL2 internet
> Link, feeding into a dual nic'ed ISA2004 server, then into
> the main application server running W3K, exchange 2003, SQL
> 2005 doing active directory WINS, DNS, DHCP.
>
> The novel part of the solution is then for a second dual
> nic'ed ISA server to 'publish' the servers to the LAN where
> the users workstations are located.
>
> Whilst I've never done or seen this config before, I can't
> see any reason why it would not work. They have already
> purchased all of the servers, software, disks, UPS's, and
> other hardware, they are just asking me to put it all
> together and get it working (with a big fat caveat sitting on top).
>
> But, does any one of you wise gentlemen have any comments or
> suggestions on how this will work, or any likely pit falls to
> be avoided.
>
> Regards
> Glenn
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