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chukarma
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Exchange CCR with VMware HA and DRS

Hello,

I am trying to configure our exchange 2007 environment with CCR on our ESX 3.5 cluster. The ESX cluster is currently configured for HA & DRS. Is this possible or does this falls under the MS clustering Caveat below?

According to the VMware doc, the caveat to using MS clustering is:

Caveats and Restrictions to Running Microsoft Clustering within VMware ESX. This section summarizes caveats and restrictions. The software listed as supported has been tested by VMware. Other software has not been tested. • Clustered virtual machines cannot be part of VMware clusters (DRS or HA).

Thanks in advance,

Daniel

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azn2kew
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Along with your links, you can check this wondering articles 4 parts

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Stefan Nguyen

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iGeek Systems Inc.

VMware, Citrix, Microsoft Consultant

If you found this information useful, please consider awarding points for "Correct" or "Helpful". Thanks!!! Regards, Stefan Nguyen VMware vExpert 2009 iGeek Systems Inc. VMware vExpert, VCP 3 & 4, VSP, VTSP, CCA, CCEA, CCNA, MCSA, EMCSE, EMCISA
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VMmatty
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The other thing to keep in mind is that VMware doesn't support this configuration. VMware doesn't support running MSCS clusters in a DRS/HA enabled cluster. See the following PDF for more info:

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_35/esx_3/r35u2/vi3_35_25_u2_mscs.pdf

Matt | http://www.thelowercasew.com | @mattliebowitz
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azn2kew
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You can also read about VMware & Exchange 2007 internal case study guide to learn more about the architecture/design:

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Regards,

Stefan Nguyen

VMware vExpert 2009

iGeek Systems Inc.

VMware, Citrix, Microsoft Consultant

If you found this information useful, please consider awarding points for "Correct" or "Helpful". Thanks!!! Regards, Stefan Nguyen VMware vExpert 2009 iGeek Systems Inc. VMware vExpert, VCP 3 & 4, VSP, VTSP, CCA, CCEA, CCNA, MCSA, EMCSE, EMCISA
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