Add backup Exchange or mail server to existing acct?

[Frank Hughes]

I have setup two MS Exchange servers, both running independent but identical
configurations. Using WANsync software, I have setup one server to failover
to the other.

Incoming mail fails over fine. The POP users, however, will need a way to
connect to the failover server at different IP address. Is there a way to
enter a backup server configuration in Outlook? The two servers will always
be in sync, so it shouldn't matter which one the user is connected to.

TIA.

Frank Hughes.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

How about setting up a second profile for the user to use in that situation?

 

[Frank Hughes]

Thanks for the response.

I am looking for a seamless solution ...w/o any user intervention .. any
other ideas?

Frank Hughes
BSN

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

For POP users, you'd have to write some detection script to determine
whether the server is offline (not my area of expertise) and then change the
IP address -- easiest way would be to use a Hosts file.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Brian Tillman]

I have setup two MS Exchange servers, both running independent but
identical configurations. Using WANsync software, I have setup one
server to failover to the other.

Incoming mail fails over fine. The POP users, however, will need a
way to connect to the failover server at different IP address.

Why would they need IP addresses at all? They should use fully qualified
domain names. When one server failes, change the A or MX records in the DNS
to point to the other server. The client need not know anything has
happened.

 

[Frank Hughes]

That works great if the customer has control of the DNS records. If they
are managed by a registar, it could take up to 24hrs for the changes to take
affect.

Thanks for the input...

Frank Hughes
BSN