F-SECURE ANTI-VIRUS FOR MICROSOFT EXCHANGE 6.62 -, Administrator'S Manual

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2.3.4 Microsoft Exchange Cluster Environment
F-Secure Anti-Virus for Microsoft Exchange can be installed on a
Windows 2000 Advanced Server or Windows Server 2003 Enterprise
Edition cluster. The product supports standard two-node Active-Passive
and Active-Active clusters.
F-Secure Anti-Virus for Microsoft Exchange needs to be installed
separately on both cluster nodes. When installing in Microsoft Exchange
cluster environment, the product must be installed in centrally managed
mode, so that you can configure and manage the product with F-Secure
Policy Manager. Changing the product settings with F-Secure Anti-Virus
for Microsoft Exchange Web Console is not supported in cluster
environments, but it can be used for some quarantine management
functions.
The settings on both cluster nodes must be identical. To ensure this,
place the servers as their own domain in the F-Secure Policy Manager
Console and configure all the settings on the domain level, not on the
host level.
It is recommended to install a local F-Secure Content Scanner Server on
both cluster nodes. However, if a remote F-Secure Content Scanner
Server is used, the dedicated IP address of each cluster node must be
visible to the remote F-Secure Content Scanner Server.
When installing the product, the setup program detects Microsoft
Exchange Cluster automatically. The setup program also creates a cluster
resource for the product automatically. The cluster resource makes it
possible to use the product in the cluster, by giving the control of the
resource to the cluster service. This and other resources together
guarantee that the product works properly in the cluster in every situation.
You can check the state of the resource in Microsoft Cluster Administrator
console, under the same branch where the Exchange resources reside.
For detailed instructions, see “ Deploying the Product on a Cluster ” , 344 .
Microsoft Exchange needs to be properly configured and running in
the cluster before installing F-Secure Anti-Virus for Microsoft
Exchange.