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Exchange Server 2007

Dear Experts,

i am having Exchange 2007 inntalled on Win 2008 OS. i am planning to add one more exchange as H/A server.

my current exchange is installed on a blade server with high specifucation, i have one hp server HPDL380G6 i want to use hp server as H/A server. both server located in same LAN and same location.

my requirment is in case of primary server down, H/A server should be able to responed clients in mimimal downtime. i am not expert of exchange could any expert suggest me something good?

ashok_523

Exchange 2007 has many HA solution, but it depends on the role that is installe don your server.
Please let us know the roles running on this server.

Refer the belpw link for more information..
http://technet.microsoft.com/hi-in/library/bb124721(en-us,EXCHG.80).aspx

ManojExchange

Below link should be helpful in creating clustered environment:

http://www.simple-talk.com/sysadmin/exchange/exchange-2007-mailbox-server-clustering/

Thanks

itubaf

ASKER

current server is a single stand alone server and all roles are installed on it, Mailbox, CAS, Hub transpoprt.

ashok_523

i would suggest to run the CAS and HT on one server and you can go for CCR cluster for mailbox server role.
You can go for NLB cluster for CAS nd HT server for HA ....

find the link below for CCR configuration.

http://www.msexchange.org/articles_tutorials/exchange-server-2007/high-availability-recovery/deploying-exchange-2007-sp1-ccr-cluster-windows-server-2008-failover-cluster-part3.html

itubaf

ASKER

dear ashok thank you for your reply, will this effect my current emails? i dont want any down time in my email.

itubaf

ASKER

Dear Experts,

i will not be able to answer you for next 2 days, soory for my late replay in adnvance.

ashok_523

As you already have a mailbox role you can't add the existing to a ccr cluster. I
nstaed you need to Install and configure the CCR cluster and move all mailboxes to the cluster - you can't add your existing server to the cluster because the cluster needs to be configured before exchange 2007 is installed.

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itubaf

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how about a third party replication software? is there any free replication software availible ??