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Jim
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Tue Dec 14, 2004 9:50 pm Post subject:
Disk Resource in a Cluster |
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I want to cluster Exchange 2003. As I understand it, I need to have a drive
that is attached to both servers (iSCSI, SCSI, Fiber). But is it possible
to create a cluster that stores data on a shared network resource instead
(such as \\server\share)? I am looking for a cheap solution so I can begin
some testing before we make a decision on the SAN storage. |
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Rodney R. Fournier [MVP]
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Wed Dec 15, 2004 3:15 am Post subject:
Re: Disk Resource in a Cluster |
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Excellent, testing is a great idea, but why buy hardware? Try either Virtual
Server 2005 or VMWare, both work great!
Cheers,
Rod
MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering
http://www.msmvps.com/clustering - Blog
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| Quote: | I want to cluster Exchange 2003. As I understand it, I need to have a
drive that is attached to both servers (iSCSI, SCSI, Fiber). But is it
possible to create a cluster that stores data on a shared network resource
instead (such as \\server\share)? I am looking for a cheap solution so I
can begin some testing before we make a decision on the SAN storage.
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Gerald Aigenbauer
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Wed Dec 15, 2004 2:54 pm Post subject:
Re: Disk Resource in a Cluster |
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hi jim!
start testing with iscsi. so you can install ms iscsi initiator on both
cluster nodes and for example some freeware (for testing purpose) from
www.rocketdivision.com/wind.html for the "iscsi-target" part.
gerald aigenbauer.
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| Quote: | I want to cluster Exchange 2003. As I understand it, I need to have a
drive that is attached to both servers (iSCSI, SCSI, Fiber). But is it
possible to create a cluster that stores data on a shared network resource
instead (such as \\server\share)? I am looking for a cheap solution so I
can begin some testing before we make a decision on the SAN storage.
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Jim
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Thu Dec 16, 2004 12:26 am Post subject:
Re: Disk Resource in a Cluster |
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Since you brought it up, are you suggesting that we build a production
cluster in a virtual environment? or are you merely suggesting we do the
testing in a virtual environment?
I ask for the sake of a professional opinion as to whether it is ever
advisable to run production servers in a virtual environment as a long term
strategy. In our case, we are a VAR providing our own branded servers, so
the expense of hardware is greatly reduced. However, we do not build any
existing external storage solution that would fit here...
"Rodney R. Fournier [MVP]" <rod@die.spam.die.nw-america.com> wrote in
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| Quote: | Excellent, testing is a great idea, but why buy hardware? Try either
Virtual Server 2005 or VMWare, both work great!
Cheers,
Rod
MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering
http://www.msmvps.com/clustering - Blog
"Jim" <not@home.now> wrote in message
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I want to cluster Exchange 2003. As I understand it, I need to have a
drive that is attached to both servers (iSCSI, SCSI, Fiber). But is it
possible to create a cluster that stores data on a shared network resource
instead (such as \\server\share)? I am looking for a cheap solution so I
can begin some testing before we make a decision on the SAN storage.
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Rodney R. Fournier [MVP]
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Thu Dec 16, 2004 4:45 am Post subject:
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I meant testing and only testing. Its all about Microsoft support.
I do not see anything wrong with using Virtual Server for a production
machine that is not clustered :)
Cheers,
Rod
MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering
http://msmvps.com/clustering - Blog
"Jim" <not@home.now> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Since you brought it up, are you suggesting that we build a production
cluster in a virtual environment? or are you merely suggesting we do the
testing in a virtual environment?
I ask for the sake of a professional opinion as to whether it is ever
advisable to run production servers in a virtual environment as a long
term strategy. In our case, we are a VAR providing our own branded
servers, so the expense of hardware is greatly reduced. However, we do
not build any existing external storage solution that would fit here...
"Rodney R. Fournier [MVP]" <rod@die.spam.die.nw-america.com> wrote in
message news:eteUMIi4EHA.3472@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
Excellent, testing is a great idea, but why buy hardware? Try either
Virtual Server 2005 or VMWare, both work great!
Cheers,
Rod
MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering
http://www.msmvps.com/clustering - Blog
"Jim" <not@home.now> wrote in message
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I want to cluster Exchange 2003. As I understand it, I need to have a
drive that is attached to both servers (iSCSI, SCSI, Fiber). But is it
possible to create a cluster that stores data on a shared network
resource instead (such as \\server\share)? I am looking for a cheap
solution so I can begin some testing before we make a decision on the SAN
storage.
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