Configuring IP-Less DAG with 5x nodes and Witness placement ?
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Further on this question: https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/29042654/Configuring-Exchange-Server-IP-Less-DAG-with-PowerShell-script.html
Can anyone here please share some best practice and also recommendations or what's the best way of deploying 5x nodes IP-less DAG on Exchange server 2013 Standard Edition ?
Because from what I can see here: http://msexchangeguru.com/2014/03/21/e2013sp1-ip-less-dag/ and most of the blogs, just consist of 2 node DAG with File Share Witness.
Any help and suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Further on this question: https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/29042654/Configuring-Exchange-Server-IP-Less-DAG-with-PowerShell-script.html
Can anyone here please share some best practice and also recommendations or what's the best way of deploying 5x nodes IP-less DAG on Exchange server 2013 Standard Edition ?
Because from what I can see here: http://msexchangeguru.com/2014/03/21/e2013sp1-ip-less-dag/ and most of the blogs, just consist of 2 node DAG with File Share Witness.
Any help and suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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Better explained in this article.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-IN/library/dd979799(v=exchg.150).aspx
Better explained in this article.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-IN/library/dd979799(v=exchg.150).aspx
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OK, as for the Witness server, can I select non Exchange server to be the File Share Witness ?
Yes you can! You might get an warning message that Exchange Trusted Subsystem is not a member of the local Administrators group on specified witness server. Make sure that you have best up time and availability of non-exchange FSW at all the time.
http://blogs.perficient.com/microsoft/2012/07/creating-an-exchange-2010-dag-using-a-non-exchange-server-as-the-fsw/
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/scottschnoll/2011/06/08/witness-server-warning-message-when-using-certain-database-availability-group-tasks/
https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/2644540/you-receive-an-error-message-when-you-try-to-create-an-exchange-server
http://blogs.perficient.com/microsoft/2012/07/creating-an-exchange-2010-dag-using-a-non-exchange-server-as-the-fsw/
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/scottschnoll/2011/06/08/witness-server-warning-message-when-using-certain-database-availability-group-tasks/
https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/2644540/you-receive-an-error-message-when-you-try-to-create-an-exchange-server
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Great,
I assume that when creating DAG during the business hours, there will be no downtime or email outage / reboot required ?
and the database copy can be scheduled or initiated from ECP manually one DB at a time ?
I assume that when creating DAG during the business hours, there will be no downtime or email outage / reboot required ?
and the database copy can be scheduled or initiated from ECP manually one DB at a time ?
Basically it requires the Microsoft Exchange Replication service and MS Exchange Transport restart. And I guess it's part of DAG configuration.
http://www.netwatch.me/2015/12/29/a-tale-of-two-dags-deploying-exchange-2013-dag-environment-on-nutanix/
http://www.netwatch.me/2015/12/29/a-tale-of-two-dags-deploying-exchange-2013-dag-environment-on-nutanix/
Yes you can
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Hi Guys,
So how do you Pre-Stage the CNO for the Exchange DAG computer Object ?
where should I put the AD computer object and what permission should I assign before executing the below PowerShell command ?
So how do you Pre-Stage the CNO for the Exchange DAG computer Object ?
where should I put the AD computer object and what permission should I assign before executing the below PowerShell command ?
New-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup -Name DAG01 -DatabaseAvailabilityGroupIPAddresses ([System.Net.IPAddress]::None) -WitnessServer PRODFS01-VM –WitnessDirectory “C:\DAG01-FSW“.SOLUTION
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Here is also talks about the permission you need to assign
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff367878(v=exchg.160).aspx
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff367878(v=exchg.160).aspx
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OK, so if I add the Existing Production Mailbox database copies from one server to another, do I need to worry with Activation Preference ?
or can I just type 2 for all the passive mailbox
or can I just type 2 for all the passive mailbox
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Yes you can go ahead with 2 for all the copies adding in 2nd node
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ok, what about the 3rd and 4th node ?
can I just specify 2 for any passive mailbox DB copy
can I just specify 2 for any passive mailbox DB copy
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I'm using Exchange Server 2013 SP1.
It does not matter still it's same
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Thanks all !
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