RE: ISA2004, two backend Exch 2003 server without a frontend.

  • From: "Thomas W Shinder" <tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 20:11:21 -0500

Yes, makes sense. Just like they recommend putting the FE server on the
same network as the BE. It was good advice for ISA Server 2000, but not
for 2004.

Tom
www.isaserver.org/shinder
Tom and Deb Shinder's Configuring ISA Server 2004
http://tinyurl.com/3xqb7
MVP -- ISA Firewalls

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thor (Hammer of God) [mailto:thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 7:00 PM
> To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List]
> Subject: [isalist] RE: ISA2004, two backend Exch 2003 server 
> without a frontend.
> 
> http://www.ISAserver.org
> 
> I have no idea why the article would say that, but I see what 
> you mean... 
> I'm thinking it's because it covers both Ex2000 and Ex2003.
> 
> But, I've done it several times before personally, and have 
> not had any 
> issues.  Have you at least tried it?
> 
> t
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Eric Beza" <Eric.Beza@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 4:04 PM
> Subject: [isalist] RE: ISA2004, two backend Exch 2003 server 
> without a 
> frontend.
> 
> 
> http://www.ISAserver.org
> 
> Comments like this worry me a little :o)
> 
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/exchange/guides/E
> 2k3FrontBack/646f1aea-63a3-4696-91f5-7976eaaa71f4.mspx
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thor (Hammer of God) [mailto:thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, 5 August 2005 8:47 AM
> To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List]
> Subject: [isalist] RE: ISA2004, two backend Exch 2003 server without a
> frontend.
> 
> 
> http://www.ISAserver.org
> 
> Just go to the Servers container in System Manager, right 
> click the server,
> go to properties, and check "This is a front end server"  in 
> the General
> tab.  No need to move the boxes.  Note that you can't select 
> this option on
> a cluster node, but if you had a cluster, you'd be sharing the cluster
> resource instance anyway...
> 
> t
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Eric Beza" <Eric.Beza@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 3:05 PM
> Subject: [isalist] RE: ISA2004, two backend Exch 2003 server without a
> frontend.
> 
> 
> http://www.ISAserver.org
> 
> Really, how do I go about doing that. In the Sybex Exch2003 
> manual I have it
> says to move all mailboxes off
> a server before making it a FE.
> 
> Cheers
> Eric
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thor (Hammer of God) [mailto:thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, 5 August 2005 12:46 AM
> To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List]
> Subject: [isalist] RE: ISA2004, two backend Exch 2003 server without a
> frontend.
> 
> 
> http://www.ISAserver.org
> 
> Indeed. You are no longer bound to having a 
> non-mailbox-hosting server in
> Ex2003 in order to make it a FE server as you were in Ex2000.
> 
> t
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Thomas W Shinder" <tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 7:05 AM
> Subject: [isalist] RE: ISA2004, two backend Exch 2003 server without a
> frontend.
> 
> 
> http://www.ISAserver.org
> 
> Hey Tim,
> 
> Does that mean the FE in Exch2003 can host mailboxes?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Tom
> www.isaserver.org/shinder
> Tom and Deb Shinder's Configuring ISA Server 2004
> http://tinyurl.com/3xqb7
> MVP -- ISA Firewalls
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Thor (Hammer of God) [mailto:thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 9:02 AM
> > To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List]
> > Subject: [isalist] RE: ISA2004, two backend Exch 2003 server
> > without a frontend.
> >
> > http://www.ISAserver.org
> >
> > FYI- In Ex2003, you don't have install a separate FE server
> > as you did in
> > Ex2000... You can just set one of the existing ones as a FE
> > server in the
> > server properties.
> >
> > t
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Thomas W Shinder" <tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 9:52 PM
> > Subject: [isalist] RE: ISA2004, two backend Exch 2003 server
> > without a
> > frontend.
> >
> >
> > http://www.ISAserver.org
> >
> > Hi Eric,
> >
> > That's right. You'll need to bind a second address to the external
> > interface.
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > Tom
> > www.isaserver.org/shinder
> > Tom and Deb Shinder's Configuring ISA Server 2004
> > http://tinyurl.com/3xqb7
> > MVP -- ISA Firewalls
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Eric [mailto:Eric.Beza@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 11:46 PM
> > > To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List]
> > > Subject: [isalist] RE: ISA2004, two backend Exch 2003 server
> > > without a frontend.
> > >
> > > http://www.ISAserver.org
> > >
> > > It is telling me that the original listener is using a
> > > siminlar address
> > > and port and can not overlap.
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------------------------
> > > List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist
> > > ISA Server Newsletter: 
> http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp
> > > ISA Server FAQ: 
> http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ
> > > ------------------------------------------------------
> > > Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites:
> > > http://www.techgenix.com
> > > ------------------------------------------------------
> > > You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion
> > > List as: tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > To unsubscribe visit
> > > http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist
> > > Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------
> > List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist
> > ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp
> > ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ
> > ------------------------------------------------------
> > Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites:
> > http://www.techgenix.com
> > ------------------------------------------------------
> > You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion
> > List as:
> > thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > To unsubscribe visit
> > http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist
> > Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------
> > List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist
> > ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp
> > ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ
> > ------------------------------------------------------
> > Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites:
> > http://www.techgenix.com
> > ------------------------------------------------------
> > You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion
> > List as: tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > To unsubscribe visit
> > http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist
> > Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------
> List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist
> ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp
> ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites:
> http://www.techgenix.com
> ------------------------------------------------------
> You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as:
> thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To unsubscribe visit 
> http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist
> Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------
> List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist
> ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp
> ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites:
> http://www.techgenix.com
> ------------------------------------------------------
> You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as:
> Eric.Beza@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To unsubscribe visit 
> http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist
> Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------
> List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist
> ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp
> ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites:
> http://www.techgenix.com
> ------------------------------------------------------
> You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as:
> thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To unsubscribe visit 
> http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist
> Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------
> List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist
> ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp
> ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites:
> http://www.techgenix.com
> ------------------------------------------------------
> You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion 
> List as: 
> Eric.Beza@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To unsubscribe visit 
> http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist
> Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------
> List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist
> ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp
> ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites:
> http://www.techgenix.com
> ------------------------------------------------------
> You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion 
> List as: 
> thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To unsubscribe visit 
> http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist
> Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------
> List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist
> ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp
> ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites:
> http://www.techgenix.com
> ------------------------------------------------------
> You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion 
> List as: tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To unsubscribe visit 
> http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist
> Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 


Other related posts: