Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Deployment Guide- P38 pps

On a server running Windows 2000: In Control Panel, double-click Network and Dial-up Connections.. - or - On a server running Windows Server 2003: In Control Panel, double-click Network

How to Configure the Public Network in an Exchange Cluster

This topic explains how to configure the public network in an Exchange cluster

Procedure

To configure the public network in an Exchange cluster

1 On a server running Windows 2000: In Control Panel, double-click Network and Dial-up Connections In Network and Dial-up

Connections, right-click <Network Connection Name> (where

Network Connection Name is the name of your public network

connection), and then click Properties

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On a server running Windows Server 2003: In Control Panel, double-click Network Connections In Network Connections, right-double-click

<Network Connection Name> (where Network Connection Name is

the name of your private network connection), and then click

Properties

2 On a server running Windows 2000: In <Network Connection Name> Properties, on the General tab, under Components checked

are used by this connection , ensure that the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) check box is selected

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On a server running Windows Server 2003: In <Network Connection Name> Properties, on the General tab, under This connection uses

the following items, ensure that the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

check box is selected

3 Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties

4 In Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties, click Advanced

5 In Advanced TCP/IP Settings, on the DNS tab, verify the following

information:

 Under DNS server addresses, in order of use, ensure that all

of the required addresses are listed

6 Under Append these DNS suffixes (in order),ensure that the

correct suffixes are listed

How to Configure the Network Connection Order in an Exchange Cluster

This topic explains how to configure the network connection order in an Exchange cluster

Procedure

To configure the network connection order in an Exchange

cluster

1 On a server running Windows 2000: In Control Panel, double-click Network and Dial-up Connections

- or -

On a server running Windows Server 2003: In Control Panel, double-click Network Connections

2 On the Advanced menu, click Advanced Settings

3 In Advanced Settings, on the Adapters and Bindings tab, under Connections, ensure that your connections appear in the following order, and then click OK:

 <Public network name> (where Public network name is the

name of your public network connection)

 <Private network name> (where Private network name is the

name of your private network connection)

 Remote Access connections

How to Verify that the Cluster Service is Running on Each Node

This topic explains how to confirm that the Cluster service is running on each node

Procedure

To verify that the Cluster service is running on each node

1 Log on to any node in your Exchange 2003 cluster

2 In Cluster Administrator, in the console tree, select the cluster name under the root container

3 In the details pane, under State, ensure that all of your cluster

nodes are Online

How to Install the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator in a Windows 2000 Server Cluster

This topic explains how to install the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) in a Windows 2000 cluster dedicated to Exchange

Procedure

To install the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator in an Exchange cluster running on Windows 2000

1 Using a domain account, log on to the cluster node on which you want to install Exchange 2003

2 Click Start, and then click Run

3 Type cmd, and then click OK

4 At the command prompt, type Comclust.exe, and then press

ENTER

5 Repeat Steps 1 through 4 of this procedure on all other nodes of the cluster

6 To verify the installation, in Cluster Administrator, verify that the

Distributed Transaction Coordinator resource appears in the group Cluster Group and is online

7 Right-click the Distributed Transaction Coordinator resource and

select Properties

8 Click the Advanced tab

9 Clear the Affect the group checkbox and then click OK

How to Install the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator in a Windows Server 2003 Server Cluster

This topic explains how to install the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) in a Windows Server 2003 cluster that is dedicated

to Exchange

Procedure

To install the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator in an Exchange cluster running on Windows Server 2003

1 Log on to any node of the cluster

2 Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Administrative Tools,

and then click Cluster Administrator

3 Under Groups, right-click Cluster Group, point to New, and then click Resource

4 In New Resource, in the Name box, type Distributed Transaction Coordinator

5 In the Resource type list, select Distributed Transaction

Coordinator

6 In the Group list, ensure that Cluster Groupis selected, and then click Next

7 In Possible owners, verify that all nodes appear as possible

owners, and then click Next

8 In Dependencies, press and hold the CTRL key on the keyboard,

select both the Physical Disk and Network Name resources that are in

the default Cluster Group, and then click Add

9 Click Finish, and then click OK to confirm that the resource has

been created

10 Right-click the Distributed Transaction Coordinator resource and select Properties

11 Click the Advanced tab

12 Clear the Affect the group check box and then click OK

13 Right-click the Distributed Transaction Coordinator resource, and then click Bring Online

For More Information

For more information about adding the MSDTC resource in Windows Server 2003, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 301600, "How to Configure Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator on a Windows Server 2003 Cluster"

Note:

Knowledge Base article 301600 includes a reference to article 817064,

"How to enable network DTC access in Windows Server 2003"

Exchange Server security best practice to not enable network DTC

access for an Exchange cluster If you are configuring the Distributed Transaction Coordinator resource for an Exchange cluster, do not

enable network DTC access

How to Run Exchange Setup in a Windows Server Cluster

This topic explains how to run Exchange Setup in a Windows server

cluster

Before You Begin

Before you perform the procedure in this topic, be aware of the following:

 The location for the Exchange program files should be on a local drive, and not on a drive that is used for shared storage in the cluster

 When installing Exchange Server into a Windows server cluster,

Exchange must be installed in the same directory location on all nodes After you designate the location for the first node, the same location is used for all other nodes