When you configure Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003 in a
front-end and back-end configuration (FE/BE), the Exchange front-end server
typically relays Internet client protocol commands to the back-end Exchange
mailbox server. A server cluster provides failover capability for Exchange
mailbox servers if they are connected to a shared storage location. Because the
Exchange front-end server does not store mailbox information, there would
typically be only a small benefit to having an Exchange front-end server
installed on a server cluster.
To help increase the fault tolerance of
Exchange front-end servers, use more than one front-end server, and configure
these servers by using a clustering technology such as Network Load
Balancing.
For additional information about the Windows Clustering
technologies in Microsoft Windows Server 2003, visit the following Microsoft
Web site:
For additional information about the Windows Clustering
technologies in Microsoft Windows Server 2000, visit the following Microsoft
Web site:
For additional information about how to deploy Exchange
2003, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
For additional information about how to deploy Exchange
2000, visit the following Microsoft Web site: