RC-E User Manual
Installation and Removal
Prerequisites for Installing OnSSI RC-E in a Cluster
Two or more servers installed in a cluster.
Tip:
You can find information about failover clusters on Microsoft's web site.
-Regarding clusters in Windows 2003, see
Deploying Exchange Server 2003 in a Cluster
(see
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb123612(EXCHG.65).aspx -
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/bb123612(EXCHG.65).aspx
). http://technet.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/bb123612(EXCHG.65).aspx)
-Regarding clusters in Windows 2008, see
Failover Clusters
(see http://technet.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/cc732488(WS.10).aspx -
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/cc732488(WS.10).aspx
).(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732488(WS.10).aspx)
Either
an external SQL database installed
outside
the server cluster
or
an
internal
SQL service within the
server cluster.
A
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Server 2003/2008 Enterprise or Data Center edition.
Installing RC-E in a Cluster
The section is based on Windows 2008. So, if you are using Windows 2003, descriptions and illustrations might differ
from what your see on your screen.
1. Install the RC-E management server and all its subcomponents on the first server in the cluster by following
the procedures described in Install Management Server (on page 13).
The management server must be installed with a specific user and not as a
Network Service.
This requires
that you use the
Custom
install option, see Install Management Server, step 3 (see "Install Management
Server" on page 13), for details
.
Furthermore, the specific user must have access to the shared network drive
and preferably a non-expiry password.
The service channel and the IIS should both be installed normally with the exact same user, and
not
as
cluster services.
2. After you have installed the management server and the Management Client on the first server in the cluster,
open the Management Client, then from the
Tools
menu select
Registered Services...
a) In
the
Add/Remove Registered Services
window, select the
Log Service
in the list, then click
Edit...
b) In
the
Edit Registered Service
window, change the URL address of the log service to the URL address of the
cluster.
c) Repeat steps a and b for all services listed in the
Add/Remove Registered Services
window.
d) In
the
Add/Remove Registered Services
window, click
Network...
e) In
the
Network Configuration
window, change the URL address of the server to the URL address of the
cluster. (This step only applies to the first server in the cluster.) Click
OK
.
3. Click
Close
in the
Add/Remove Registered Services
window, then exit the Management Client.
4. Stop the management server service (see "Management Server Service and Recording Server Service" on
page 198) and the Internet Information Service (IIS). You can read about how to stop the IIS at Microsoft's
homepage: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732317(WS.10).aspx (see
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732317(WS.10).aspx - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/cc732317(WS.10).aspx).
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