Aug 12, 2012 load balancing exchange 2010 part i august 12, 2012 jaapwesselius 2 comments during teched 2010 in berlin ross smith iv from microsoft suddenly announced that microsoft recommends using a hardware load balancer for exchange server 2010 instead of using windows network load balancing. Load balancing microsoft exchange 2010 with fortiadc highly available, high performing, and scalable deployment with fortiadc dseries appliances exchange 2010 and application delivery microsoft exchange server 2010 was released in late 2009 as the successor to microsoft exchange server 2007. Load balancing exchange 2010 part i jaap wesselius. Oct 07, 2012 do not forget to enable ssl offloading on the exchange 2010 cas servers.
Webmux is also available as a plugandrun appliance. Outlook web app owa is enabled by default when you install the client access server role. For more information check my blog post ssl offloading with powershell. Exchange 2010 haproxy virtual load balancer all about office 365.
Based on our experience getting 2010 load balancing. Load balancing microsoft exchange 2010 pdf not found. Exchange load balancer ms exchange load balancing for. For all versions of exchange, the load balancer is used to load balance all required client connection protocols, as well as inbound smtp connections. Loadmaster makes load balancing exchange 2010 deployments easy through the use of application templates that are preconfigured with the correct persistence and timeout parameters for exchange 2010 services. Exchange 2010, tmg, owa, activesync, someone smarter then i required. Load balancing exchange 2010 cas using zenloadbalancer part. Citrix adm stylebooks simplifies citrix adc load balancing configurations for exchange. With exchange 2010, outlook mapi clients use the client access server cas role in the middle tier as the rpc endpoint, which has resulted in this role being even more critical than in previous versions of the product. Troubleshooting long running mapi connections to exchange.
Exchange 2010, tmg, owa, activesync, someone smarter then. In this 2 part post series, i want to describe how you can use the zen load balancer in order to setup an exchange 2010 infrastructure based on 2 exchange servers and achieve high availability. Ok so load balancing enterprise vault is not going to happen, its a server by server basis, the best you can do is clustering, but absolutely no load balancing. Snapt balancer is a complete software load balancing solution, with a wide. Load balancing exchange 2010, how to find a supported. Load balancing exchange 2010 and enterprise vault vox. Mar 30, 2020 load balancers do a fantastic job, and in any decent size deployment they earn their keep really quickly, however make sure that you buy the load balancer suited to the task, load and the environment. It delivers application availability, application and database server offload, acceleration and advanced applicationlayer attack protection all in a single device, with a unified policy. In a previous post, we have introduced the open source zen load balancer software.
Free virtual appliance helps load balance exchange 2010. Exchange 2010 ssl offloading using zen load balancer part i. Hello folks, this video might help you to deploy f5 big ip virtual appliance with exchange environment. Exchange load balancer ms exchange load balancing for cas. Is anyone using vcns load balancing for exchange 2010 cas load balancing.
To set these static ports please follow this technet guide. The opposite approach is to not use forefront tmg at all, and instead only use the load balancer at the network edge assuming the device is designed for and supported in this scenario. It covers the configuration of the load balancers and also any microsoft exchange 2010 configuration changes. Aug 03, 2016 citrix netscaler is an application delivery and load balancing solution. Active directory site and for each version of exchange. Exchange 2010, cas arrays, and load balancing ars technica. Proper configuration of load balancing for microsoft exchange 2007, 2010, 20, and 2016. Load balancing exchange 2010 using a kemp virtual loadmaster. A loadbalanced array of client access servers is recommended for each. We have a quick and easy wizard which allows you to set up load balancing between as many exchange servers as you require, and many more advanced options. Exchange 2010 requires you to specify static ports for the load balancer to use. Jun 17, 2010 how to correctly use multiple smart hosts to load balance outbound email for exchange 2010 june 17, 2010 by paul cunningham 19 comments a common misconception is that outbound email can be load balanced for exchange simply by provisioning two equal cost send connectors, either using dns to route directly or routing via a smart host for each. Refer to citrix docs to learn more microsoft exchange stylebook. Exchange team no longer recommend windows nlb for client.
First, you must allocate a dedicated private ip address and create an associated a record in dns for the nlb cluster. An extra added cost to exchange 2010 deployments is often a hardware load balancer, or even virtual load balancer appliances. Jun 28, 2010 load balancing exchange 2010 client access servers using an hardware load balancer solution part 2 introduction in part 2 of this multipart article, i showed you how to create and configure the virtual services required for the exchange 2010 protocolsservices as well as how you went about and changed the external and internal urls for each. In exchange 2010, system functionality is split into five server roles mailbox, client access cas, unified messaging, hub transport ht and. Once two or more exchange 2010 servers each with two nics with the cas role installed have been deployed, you are ready to start configuring nlb to provide high availability and load balancing. How to configure a kemp load balancer for ms exchange 2010. Load balancing in exchange 2016 and later build on the microsoft high availability and network resiliency platform delivered in exchange 20. These configuration changes can also apply if you need to get exchange to communicate through internal firewalls. Therefore, using microsoft nlb is not an option in this case. Load balancing microsoft exchange 2010 with fortiadc.
Riverbed stingray traffic manager software selected as. The previous posts based on the current stable release v1. Compare this to exchange 2010, where client access, mailbox, hub. Load balancing exchange 2010 client access servers using an. This section provides stepbystep instructions on how to configure the kemp loadmaster to load balance the various services of microsoft exchange 2010. Nov 25, 2010 exchange team no longer recommend windows nlb for client access server load balancing steve goodman november 25, 2010 one of the interesting nuggets of information coming out from teched a couple of weeks ago relates to microsofts changing advice on whether windows network load balancing should be used with client access servers to. Each service handled by the cas role is briefly described below. Load balancing microsoft exchange 2010 exchange load balancer. Learn about the ways load balancing in exchange server. San francisconovember 28, 2012 riverbed technology nasdaq.
And more interesting, the kemp load balancers are available as hardware solutions and software solutions as a virtual machine. Load balancing exchange 2010 client access servers using. Load balancer 101 for microsoft exchange 2010 20 2016. This page describes which server load balancer partners have completed solution testing with exchange server 2010 and contains pointers to accompanying deployment white papers hosted by the partner. In microsoft exchange 2010, you can dedicate roles to servers, and build redundant platforms with a load balancer to allow clients to connect to services. This mulitpart article will continue to explore integration possibilities between open source software zen load balancer and proprietary software such as microsoft exchange 2010 software. Microsoft exchange 20 load balancing with haproxy haproxy.
Snapt balancer is a complete software load balancing solution, with a wide variety of features and great performance. Exchange server 2010 load balancer deployment microsoft docs. Compatible avec exchange 2010, exchange 20 et exchange 2016. The cas role does not have any builtin load balancing functionality. Snapt is a total solution for load balancing microsoft exchange 2010, 20 or 2016. Load balancing microsoft exchange 2010 with fortiadc fortinet. The qualification program for load balancers is designed to ensure that customers have seamless experiences with setup, support, and use of. Find answers to exchange 2010 autodiscover pointing to client access server instead of f5 load balancer for some clients. Recommended configuration example for netscaler load. The tools website contains stepbystep instructions on how to set up haproxy on either vsphere or hyperv. In exchange 2016, primary functionality was consolidated into a single role the mailbox server.
Software may cut it, and hardware may be required and either will beat windows nlb at actual load balancing based on application state and. How to correctly use multiple smart hosts to load balance. The application also requires long running tcp connections to function as expected. Its highly recommended that you have a working exchange 2010 environment first before implementing the load balancer.
On the exchange 2010, obviously it supports load balancing, typically most companies use a hardware load balancer for the cas servers, theres tons of appliances and software out there. Jul 20, 2010 for this reason a dedicated software or hardware load balancer is the recommended approach for internal outlook to cas connections. As explained in introduction, the table below summarizes the tcp ports and services involved in an exchange 20 platform. You are welcome to come and post questions and comments about your experience with this software. This is only required for exchange 2010, not 20 or 2016. Exchange 2010 haproxy virtual load balancer all about.
If you wish to scale your microsoft exchange server 2010 deployment with high availability, you must first have a pair of barracuda load balancers joined in a cluster. A load balancer introduction video is hosted by exchange server mvp jaap wesselius on why you need to loadbalance ms exchange 2010. Microsoft exchange 2010 provides businesses with email, calendar, and contacts on pc, phone, and web. Load balancing exchange 2010 client access servers using an hardware load balancer solution part 3 introduction. These instructions apply to exchange 2010 sp2 and later. Exchange 2010 load balancing with the kemp loadmaster vlm100. Exchange 2010 client access array and load balancing. How to load balance the exchange 2010 client access server services using an external hardware based load balancer solution. Load balancing of microsoft exchange is not possible using a single lb vserver.
Mar 20, 2014 consider the scenario where you have outlook or other mapi applications that connect to exchange server 2010 through a hardware load balancer or other network device. Avanus virtual webmux is a sophisticated and powerful microsoft exchange server load balancing solution for onsite private cloud computing environments and for popular cloud service providers. Exchange 2010 autodiscover pointing to client access server. The most common configuration is to use static ports, which means modifying the exchange configuration. Jan 11, 2012 we also described a basic configuration where web servers where load balanced through the zen load balancer software. Remaining questions are if the vip is on a different subnet than the exchange 2010 servers yes, they are here and if the exchange servers use the load balancer as their default gateway again yes.
It includes full support for load balancing exchange 2010, 20 and 2016. Load balancing exchange 2010 with f5 ltm jaap wesselius. That said, you can get the haproxy virtual load balancer up and running in your exchange 2010 lab environment without being a linux expert. This article assumes you are connected to the barracuda load balancer web interface and have an activated subscription. Microsoft exchange 2010 balanced by kemp network world. Configure barracuda load balancer with exchange 2010. Mar 27, 2010 load balancing exchange 2010 client access servers using an hardware load balancer solution part 3 introduction. Nov 24, 2012 in this article i am going to take a quick walk through of the kemp loadmaster vlm100, a virtual load balancer appliance from kemp technologies load balancing has become one of those skills that exchange server administrators need to learn, like active directory, storage, and pki. When this is combined with the availability of thirdparty load balancing solutions both hardware and software, there are multiple options for implementing load balancing in your exchange organization.
Rvbd, the performance company, today announced that riverbed stingray traffic manager, a software and virtual edition application delivery controller adc, is now a certified load balancer for microsoft lync 2010. This page lists the server hardware load balancer hlb partners that has completed interoperability qualification testing with exchange server 2010 and contains pointers to accompanying deployment white papers hosted by the partner links to partner and nonpartner white papers can also be found under the vendor section in the bottom of this wiki page. Rest easy knowing that snapt is run on thousands of clients microsoft infrastructures, and trusted by brands such as nasa, target, mtv and more. Microsoft exchange server 2010 deployment barracuda campus. Configuring nlb for exchange 2010 cas load balancing kraft. Microsoft, which verified meleruds description of how exchange 2010 works, suggests either running each exchange service on a separate server, or running an external load balancer, such as kemps. An extra added cost to exchange 2010 deployments is often a hardware load. First of all, im pleased to announce that haproxy and the aloha loadbalancer are both able to loadbalance exchange 20 as well as 2010. In exchange 20, roles were consolidated into client access server and mailbox server. Snapt is a microsoft partner, and the snapt load balancer comes preconfigured to load balance microsoft exchange. In this article i would like to spend some time on load balancing principles and in a follow up article on kemp technologies, a 3 rd party vendor that makes exchange server 2010 certified load balancers. Using haproxy with ms exchange 2010 haproxy technologies.
172 1405 453 314 529 1169 856 781 56 971 1521 828 743 979 1083 627 1641 1469 875 1023 133 579 1333 860 482 1255 104 1548 211 1145 892 1299 109 326 796 209 1324 254 1411 1254 755 205 381 681 4 288 1248