Adding a Front End Web server to a Moss 2007 farm
Currently i have a simple moss setup. Single app server running all the MOSS 2007 services and two SQL servers mirrored looking after the databases.
To improve availibilty i would like to add a Front web server. I've read through the documentation, and i understand how to add it, using the config wizard.
What i'm having trouble understanding is how you configure host headers / DNS / WINS(?) for the Front End Web server. Does the sharepoint config wizard take care of this for you? or do you have to setup this up yourself? Is so how? I have no experience with host headers, by the way :-)
The current setup is a single DNS entrey which resolves to the IP address to the MOSS site. What do i have to do / reconfigure IIS to include the Front End web server?
Hope you can help
thanks
Answers
- if you add a new MOSS Front-end in addition of this one, you need to do an NLB (network load balance) for load distribution on this 2 servers. (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240997/en-us)
MOSS replicate che configuration of IIS (also host header) on the new server for you (but not customization, custom web part ecc..).
you need to change your DNS entry with your Virtual IP (read the article..)
this is for your information: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/WindowsServer2003/Library/IIS/883a9544-3f70-4d46-a6df-bbadbd1fe7de.mspx?mfr=true
Regards,
Francesco
www.sharepointinside.it- Marked As Answer bylatitude505 Wednesday, August 06, 2008 11:06 AM
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- if you add a new MOSS Front-end in addition of this one, you need to do an NLB (network load balance) for load distribution on this 2 servers. (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240997/en-us)
MOSS replicate che configuration of IIS (also host header) on the new server for you (but not customization, custom web part ecc..).
you need to change your DNS entry with your Virtual IP (read the article..)
this is for your information: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/WindowsServer2003/Library/IIS/883a9544-3f70-4d46-a6df-bbadbd1fe7de.mspx?mfr=true
Regards,
Francesco
www.sharepointinside.it- Marked As Answer bylatitude505 Wednesday, August 06, 2008 11:06 AM
- Thanks Francesco, makes a bit more sence now