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Do not configure cluster virtual servers to authenticate only over Secure Sockets Layer in Exchange 2000 Server

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This article was previously published under Q241626

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Summary

When you run Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server on a Microsoft Windows 2000-based cluster, make sure that the POP3, the SMTP, and the IMAP virtual servers are not set to authenticate over Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) only.

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The Cluster service pings the ports of the Internet Information Services (IIS) to determine whether the service is still running. The SSL connection returns data that the Cluster service cannot recognize, and it seems that IIS is not working correctly. This causes the Cluster service to incorrectly fail over Exchange 2000 services.

Note This limitation of Exchange clustering does not apply to Exchange 2003. The Require SSL setting can be configured on Exchange 2003 clusters without causing the IsAlive failure.
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
821839 How to configure IPSec on an Exchange Server 2003 back-end server that is running on a Windows Server 2003 server cluster

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Article Info
Article ID : 241626
Revision : 5
Created on : 12/5/2006
Published on : 12/5/2006
Exists online : False
Views : 277