[isalist] Re: ISA Intra Array Authentification

  • From: "Greg Mulholland" <gmulholland@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:38:13 +1100

*raises hand slowly and tentatively above head*
 
 
From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Lists
Sent: Tuesday, 13 February 2007 8:13 AM
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] Re: ISA Intra Array Authentification
 
Many of us do but how many will admit it?
 
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From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Thor (Hammer of God)
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 12:44 PM
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] Re: ISA Intra Array Authentification
What's sad is that I actually know that song ;)

t


On 2/12/07 11:36 AM, "Jim Harrison" <Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx> spoketh to all:
..and dey swam and dey swam all over de dam."
 

From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Thor (Hammer of God)
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 10:23 AM
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] Re: ISA Intra Array Authentification

Zinged right by ya ;)

t


On 2/12/07 8:36 AM, "Jim Harrison" <Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx> spoketh to all:
As a rule, it's not a problem unless you have one of several web content
filters that were never tested in this scenario.
Unfortunately, that's a common problem.
 

From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Thor (Hammer of God)
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 7:34 AM
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] Re: ISA Intra Array Authentification

I always thought there was something fishy about Server-side CARP.

t


On 2/12/07 6:12 AM, "Jim Harrison" <Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx> spoketh to all:
No.
You still haven't answered this question: "Are these servers in a workgroup
or domain environment?"
If you send anything, send ISAInfo; not screen captures.

There are three cases where this error might occur:
1.      Intra-array traffic, where each server queries the others for their
interpretation of the array membership (uses machine account by default)

2.      Server-side CARP (uses machine account by default)

3.      Web Chaining (uses the account specified in the rule)


Quit playing with hardware settings - they have nothing to do with this.
 

From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Bogdan Florin
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 10:29 PM
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] Re: ISA Intra Array Authentification

I have an idea:
The security setup on the D:\URLCACHE is the following:
 
Administrators - full
Network Service - full
System - full
 
Does this have something to do with the Authentication error?
 
 

Yours sincerely,
 

Bogdan Florin
   
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From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Jim Harrison
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 2:39 AM
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] Re: ISA Intra Array Authentification

Good - that's been answered.
Are these servers in a workgroup or domain environment?
Are you chaining between ISA servers?
Have you configured any web chaining rules?
 

From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Bogdan Florin
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 2:28 PM
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] Re: ISA Intra Array Authentification

I'm sorry to see you upset.
 
Array properties / IntraArray credentials . is setup "Authenticate using the
computer account of the Array member"
 
 
It is normal to be the same because this proporites are auotmaticaly
sincronized by the array himself as far as I know.
 
 
Do you have any other ideea ?
 
 
 

Yours sincerely,
 

Bogdan Florin
 
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From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Jim Harrison
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 11:38 PM
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] Re: ISA Intra Array Authentification

Stop
Playing
With
Your
Network
Configuration
 
Stop
Playing
With
NLB
Settings
 
Check the intra-array authentication settings for each server in the array.
Make sure that they are *THE SAME* for each server.
 
What; I donn tawk Engrish gud?!?
 
 

From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Bogdan Florin
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 1:17 PM
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] Re: ISA Intra Array Authentification

ISA1, original ip: xxx.xxx.xxx.187
ISA2, original ip: xxx.xxx.xxx.189
 
I follow the documentation enabling NLB on Internal networks and I specify
the virtual ip as: xxx.xxx.xxx.190 (same subnet)
 
The intra array authentification show problems !
 
Than I add a second interface on both servers  (192.168.254.1 and
192.168.254.2) and I specify that this new one should be for intra array, I
also disabled the firewall as described in documentation:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/isa/2004/plan/network_load_balancing_ee.msp
x
 
result > same problems !
 
 
I notice that in Networks I receive this message: You have changed the
network topology. The network diagram does not reflect these changes. All
networks in the network topology are listed in the networks tab.
And I change topology to Edge Firewall with FULL FULL acces > same result  >
intra array problems !
 
I really have no ideea what can be done.
 
And after every change ... I wait peacefully till a corect total and
complete sincronization.
 
 
Any ideea is very warm welcome.
 
 
 

Yours sincerely,
 

Bogdan Florin
 
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From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Jim Harrison
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 5:23 PM
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] Re: ISA Intra Array Authentification

It's only a "best practice" if you operate NLB on Windows prior to 2003 SP1.
There is no valid "traffic" or "functionality" requirement to have a
separate intra-array NIC if you're running non-NLB or Windows 2003 SP1 or
later.
 
The fact is; changing your network or NLB configuration will not affect the
authentication used to communicate between array members.
Check the authentication selection & IP address defined for each member in
the array - they *MUST AGREE*.

 

From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Gerald G. Young
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 7:05 AM
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] Re: ISA Intra Array Authentification

Well, technically, not exactly, although it is a best practice.
 
There are two ways to work around this. These are:
 
1.     Run NLB in Multicast mode - not something I consider a good idea
because you will most likely end up having to hard code a bunch of network
devices' ARP tables.

2.     Use the UnicastInterHostCommSupport Registry key (assuming Windows
2003 SP1).


The link for 2., above is http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898867.
 

Cordially yours,
Jerry G. Young II
Application Engineer, Platform Engineering and Architecture
NTT America, an NTT Communications Company
 
22451 Shaw Rd.
Sterling, VA 20166
 
Office: 571-434-1319
Fax: 703-333-6749
Email: g.young@xxxxxxxx
 

From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Steve Moffat
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 6:50 AM
To: ISA Mailing List
Subject: [isalist] Re: ISA Intra Array Authentification

Intra-Array Communication
When you use ISA Server integrated NLB, each computer running ISA Server
services requires an additional network adapter, for intra-array
communication. We recommend that these network adapters be physically
connected to each other (for example, through a single switch), and not to
other network segments, to ensure that they receive only intra-array
communication. You should then configure intra-array communication to use
the IP address of the new adapter on each server. The configuration
procedures are described in the topic Configuring and Securing Intra-Array
Communication in this document.

Therefore it needs at least 2 nics
 
S
 

From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Bogdan Florin
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 3:00 AM
To: ISA Mailing List
Subject: [isalist] Re: ISA Intra Array Authentification

I did this and I found interesting documentation.
 
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/isa/2004/plan/network_load_balancing_ee.msp
x
 
please be kind and confirm if my understanding was right:
 
-       to have ISA with one Ethernet card only working in ARRAY there is
also required to configure Network Load Balancing.
 
Or . TWO Ethernet will be a MUST ?
 
Thank you.
 
 
PS: on Isa 2000 it was simple creating the array, joust add second server,
same settings and work but in 2004 it seems they change something more.
 
 

Yours sincerely,
 

Bogdan Florin
CEO
InterNetCon - Satellite Internet Services
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From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Jim Harrison
Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 10:21 PM
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] Re: ISA Intra Array Authentification

Search the help for "intra-array account".
Make sure that it's set the same for al servers in the array.
 

From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Bogdan Florin
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 11:30 PM
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] ISA Intra Array Authentification

Dear Colleagues,
 
I come to you with a simple question and I trough that you can help me
faster than any other documentation.
 
We have an ISA Server 2004 connected to our main domain, with only one
interface and used purely for caching. The settings are all ok, everything
works all right. In this enviroments we add another server with intentions
to have 2 servers in array. We would like to make a fail over at DNS level
with same record and two IP.
 
After this array created successfully, there is one error on each ISA
machine:
Description: ISA Server cannot connect to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx proxy server
because the server requires authentication, either when chaining or for
intra-array communication. However authentication failed because the
specified credentials were incorrect. Check authentication credentials and
try again.

While XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX is the address of OTHER server. In this spirit I reach
the conclusion that there is a problem in INTRA ARRAY communication.
 
The second server it have CARP Load factor to 1 and the old server have CARP
Load factor to 100. In this enviroments .. When an end user connects to the
second server it got the following error:
 
?      Error Code: 502 Proxy Error. Logon failure: unknown user name or bad
password. (1326) 
?      IP Address: server isa old
?      Date: 2/6/2007 7:18:37 AM 
?      Server: server isa new
?      Source: proxy 

I can only conclude that Intra-Array authentification is the problem.
 
If you can provide me a fast advice I would appreciate very much.
 
 
 

Yours sincerely,
 

Bogdan Florin
CEO
InterNetCon - Satellite Internet Services
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