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  • Thursday, May 03, 2012 12:51 AM
     
     
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    Hi,

    I am new to Hyper-V, I want to setup a redundant server infrastructure running Windows Server 2008 R2 as a domain for [company.com]. I want company.com to have a primary domain controller with a secondary domain controller.

    Example:
    [pdcserver.company.com] and [bdcserver.company.com]. I want to also run a clustered Exchange 2010 along with clustered SQL Server 2008 R2 and fail0ver for IIS for my web server. I also want to run a Forefront TMG on the Hyper-V

    how do I go about accomplishing this solution from scratch?

     

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  • Thursday, May 03, 2012 2:25 AM
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    Hi,

    What you want to do is not a Hyper-V relevant issue and what you want to do is a big case, you need to understand all the roles/features in this case.

    If you are in a test environment, you can put your primary domain controller in a virtual machine. If you  are in a production environment, it is recommended that you put it on a physical server. You can create your first domain controller and an additional domain controller based on the following guides.

    Creating a Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller

    http://blogs.msdn.com/b/kaevans/archive/2010/04/17/creating-a-windows-server-2008-r2-domain-controller.aspx

    Installing an Additional Domain Controller

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733027%28WS.10%29.aspx

    By the way, for Exchange 2010, SQL Server 2008 R2 and IIS, it is recommended that you perform the further research in corresponding community so that you can get the most qualified pool of response. Thanks for your understanding.

    Exchange 2010:

    Exchange Server 2010

    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/exchange2010

    SQL Server 2008 R2:

    SQL Server

    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sqlserver

    IIS:

    Forums : The Official Microsoft IIS Site

    http://forums.iis.net/

     
  • Thursday, May 03, 2012 2:38 AM
     
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    Well, first let us strictly talk about Hyper-V.  You can cross the bridge on the server apps once we're done talking virtualization.

    Hyper-V utilizes Windows Failover Clustering.  So, not only will you need multiple Hyper-V host servers, you will also need shared storage.  Usually iSCSI or Fiber Channel storage area network with dedicated and redundant network equipment.

    If you are looking for more of a step-by-step, I would start reading over the below documents:

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732181(v=WS.10).aspx

    Once you have your cluster, setting up clustering for the Server apps is typically no different than it is if it were not in Hyper-V.  I would suggest looking toward those Exchange and SQL forums for more info.

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  • Thursday, May 03, 2012 9:31 AM
     
     
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    Thank you Vincent, that was such great help.

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  • Thursday, May 03, 2012 9:35 AM
     
     
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    Thank you Hannah, I went through the link you sent me. It was very helpful, I have a clearer vision of what I want to do now. Another question I want to ask in terms of network setup and configuration, what kind of person would know how to setup such an environment in terms of qualifications/experience?

    high Availability with hyper-V

     
  • Friday, May 04, 2012 6:52 AM
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    Hi,

    There are many guides and whitepapers you can refer to.

     
  • Friday, May 04, 2012 7:05 AM
     
     
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    Thanks Vincent, i will really need those guides and white papers. I am in a process to plan and implement hyper-V already.

    high Availability with hyper-V

     
  • Friday, May 04, 2012 7:08 AM
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    Hi,

    You can check the following guides.

    Hyper-V : How many network cards do I need?

    http://blogs.technet.com/b/gavinmcshera/archive/2011/03/27/3416313.aspx

     

    Failover Cluster Network Design with Hyper-V–How many NICs are required?

    http://ramazancan.wordpress.com/2011/07/25/failover-cluster-network-design-with-hyper-v-how-many-nics-are-required/

     

    Hyper-V Networking Best Practices

    http://blog.concurrency.com/sharepoint/hyper-v-networking-best-practices/

     

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